What was the out come of the hidden safe in the walls of the now-closed and remodeled Bill's Casino in Lake Tahoe? I read the owner had a bunch of people try to open it, but never heard what was in it, if anything?

My wife and have visited Las Vegas twice a year since 1998. And every time we visit there are increasingly more timeshare representatives present at the casinos. Do the casinos benefit from them being there? Is there anywhere that I can find a list of casinos that allow them in their establishments? I get so tired of being harassed by them when entering the hotel/casino that I have paid to stay at. I would love to book at one that doesn’t allow them.

Have always been puzzled by the casino/hotel ratings used on your casino list. Aliante, Bally’s, Cosmo, Harrah’s, and Sunset Station all are rated 4.5, yet Caesars Palace is rated at 1.5. Can you provide the criteria used for these ratings?

Will the comp dollar points at Bill's Gamblin' Hall be transferred to the Total Rewards card after Bill's reopens or will they disappear?

I really need your help! Just returned from a Holland America Cruise (Nieuw Amsterdam) where I won a $2K video poker jackpot (4,4s plus kicker, triple double bonus $1 machine). The casino manager told me "federal law" required them to file an IRS tax form, even though I won the money in international waters. I asked what the specific "federal law" was and they could not answer me. I refused to provide my SS# and they refused to pay me my $2K. This is NOT about me wanting to avoid paying taxes. I know full well I must report all income regardless of where I earned/won it. This IS about tax law and principle, however. I don't know what to do at this point and would very much appreciate your advice/opinion. I am out $2K and a new tax year is starting on top of that. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Sometime ago, some casinos experimented with providing food service at slot machines. I believe at least one downtown casino had tried it. But we never heard much more about that experience. Can you provide an update?

Do all the Caesars Entertainment hotels now charge an early check-in fee? I visit regularly, stay at their no-resort-fee hotels, and was surprised in December at Planet Hollywood that it was $25 to check in before noon and $15 from noon until 3:00 p.m. Are they trying to make up for the loss in resort fees that the MRI hotels are charging?

With the closing of Bill's Gamblin' Hall in early February 2013, what will happen with the shuttle service from Bill's to the Gold Coast and Orleans? Also, what will happen with the Tix4Tonight service that was at this location?

The current LVA newsletter mentioned MGM’s CityCenter selling 427 condo units at Veer to a New York investment firm for an average price of $279,000. Are all the units purchased studio units or one- or two-bedroom units? And will the new owners plan to do with these recently acquired units?

I heard that the employee dining room and three or four restaurants at the Gold Nugget were closed by the Health Department for "imminent threats to health." In a word, what the heck?