A story from Bloomberg says that the LVH Superbook has 14 players holding tickets for Auburn to win the national championship at 1,000-1 odds. Can a player offer to sell the bet back to the casino (before the final game)? Are players allowed to sell bets to other players?

I just saw something on New Year's Eve about Beacher's Madhouse. What is it?

What is the latest on Gansevoort hotel?

I was driving east on Fremont and saw about three blocks of "heritage" motels on the north side all boarded up and fenced off. Is this part of some project to restore them or are they all just going to be torn down?

I first started following the story about Steve Wynn wanting his dealers to split tips with supervisors when it broke some years back. Wynn has since won in court, but I am still puzzled by this story. Can you possibly shed some light on exactly why Wynn (and supposedly other casinos?) want dealers to split tips with supervisors. In general, how many employees split each tip/toke given at any table game? If I give a $25 tip to a table game dealer, how much is truly going to that dealer? I know it varies by casino, but I’d like an idea, especially at the bigger Strip properties.

What do you think about all of the new shopping malls that have been announced and/or are under construction on the Strip? I count five new malls (at Treasure Island, the Linq, Bally’s Grand Bazaar, the new "urban park" next to New York-New York, and the remodel of the Tropicana). I come to Las Vegas to gamble, not to shop, but maybe I’m in the minority now. Has shopping replaced night/day clubbing as the latest trend for Strip casinos?

We drove by the Las Vegas Club recently. Does the baseball player above the door facing The Plaza commemorate anyone in particular? If so, what's the story?

In the QoD dated March 27, 2013, you discussed a former Las Vegas horse-race track. Was there not also an auto-race track that was run (I think) by the Stardust hotel? I remember going to it once about 1965/1966 to see a Can-Am race featuring the cars of Carol Shelby. Could you fill in any more details?

Haven't heard much about the off-Strip casinos lately. How are the Boulder, Rancho, Station, and Summerlin casinos faring?

We recently stayed at Harrah's Rincon, and in the room they mentioned a program where the leftover soap and shampoo in each room was recycled by a not-for-profit organization. Can you give us some information about this?