I can't believe how bad The Rio looks. When exactly was the last time it was painted?

I see the Las Vegas World's Beer Fest start has been delayed, any news on this?

Over many years of visiting Las Vegas I always seem to come home with several chips from different casinos, some still open some closed. I have a couple hundred in casino chips sitting around. Is there a place I could take them all to cash in, or would I have to go to each casino that are still open? And how bout the closed ones?

In the book Cullotta, a photo of the "Chicago Outfit circa 1970s" names one man as Joseph "Little Caesar" DiVarco. Just wondered if this person had a connection with Little Caesars, the little dive-of-a-casino on the Strip years back? Enjoyed the book a lot, BTW.

The other night I noticed a new sign on Main Street in front of the somewhat remodeled Plaza. The sign stated "Swingers Club" and "Dueling Pianos". Does the term "swingers" on that sign make reference to a '40s and '50s genre of music or is it advertising the sexual networking genre?

Has there been any talk of when the Sahara will be imploded?

From what I can tell, the sports books have three basic types of parlay cards: ties-lose, ties-win, and 1/2-point, on the latter of which there are no ties. Payoffs vary to compensate for the treatment of ties in each case. Is there a set order of how these cards compare to each other? That is, if I'm in a book with two of them or all three, is there a basic strategy that tells me which one to play?

Any news on the opening of the Margaritaville Casino? I'm bringing my wife to Vegas next month to celebrate our anniversary. We are looking forward to playing at Margaritaville since it's always five o'clock in Las Vegas.

There has been a lot of talk about the Plaza lately - the rooms, dining area, and casino. But I have not heard anything about the pool they have on the top floor. Is anything new happening there or is it "out of sight, out of mind"?

What was the name of the long ago strip property located near the Monte Carlo that had a large clown on the front of the building and behind the clown's head was either a ferris wheel or a roller coaster with characters riding in it? This property no longer exists.