How long is appropriate to wait for a drink while sitting at a slot machine? The other day I wound up spending an extra $40 at the machine while waiting for my drink order. I should have just got up, but I feel bad about ordering and then leaving. Often times I don't order at all because I don't want to wait around. So, how long is appropriate to wait after ordering before I move on?

Several years ago, the incomparable Debbie Reynolds bought a casino in Vegas, which failed. What happened that it wasn’t a success?

Is there still a Playboy Club in one of the hotel casinos just off the Strip? If so, where is it located? If not, what years was it in operation?

I seem to recall that Carl Icahn was given a deadline of August or September to cover up his his Strip monstrosity [Fontainebleau] to make it less dreadful. The deadline has come and gone without any sign of anything happening. What gives?

You said [in the November 25 QoD] MGM only sold one of the former Mirage resorts [Treasure Island], but what about the Golden Nugget? I'm pretty sure that was included in the MGM sale and was sold within four or five years of the original transaction.

Concerning the QoD on December 8 [about casinos aimed specifically at a Latino market]. My wife and I make the drive from Fresno to Las Vegas twice a year and we like to go through Death Valley. We often pass by a big sign for El Sueño, in Beatty, Nevada, and wonder about it. It appears to be an abandoned casino project. Was that aimed at Hispanics?

OK, we just read about the merger between MGM and Mirage Resorts [in QoDs 11/25/16], but right after that, Harrah's bought Park Place Entertainment. Can we have a history update here, please?

Part Two of "How MGM Wound up Owning the West Side of the Las Vegas Strip."

Considering the apparent problems SLS continues to have establishing itself in the market, can we speculate that maybe tearing down the Stardust was a mistake? Outside of a smaller buffet size, what was really wrong with the old place? (Wayne Newton's act doesn't count.) Was it falling apart or just plain old? We never stayed there but did gamble there, a little.

What effect, if any, do you feel the outcome of the presidential election will have on the gambling industry in Nevada? Do you see the run up to the election as a good time or a bad time to invest in casino stock?