What do casinos do to "clean" the chips used at their table games? The issue of disinfection/sanitization of these multi-handled items has to be of interest to many people. What's the scoop -- or are you afraid to annoy your casino friends if admitting they do nothing about germ-laden chips?

I’ve seen a few references to Claudine Williams recently passing away. They say she was a gambling pioneer in Las Vegas. I’m sure I’m wrong, but I thought she was a French torch singer married to Andy Williams. Who was Claudine Williams and what did she have to do with Las Vegas?

If you are lucky and win a huge jackpot, one that pays annually, say, $50K or so, what happens if the casino or game manufacturer files bankruptcy or goes out of business?

I've noticed that many casinos have great old rock and roll playing continuously in the background. I've enjoyed this terrific music at casinos ranging from El Cortez to South Point and even at The Aquarius in Laughlin. Is this from a service like satellite radio, a great collection of CDs, iTunes or what?

A friend of mine was staying at the Tropicana during NAB/BEA convention this past April. While he was at the Convention Center, he saw a TV report that one of the towers at the Trop had been closed because it didn't meet "code." He wasn't affected where he was staying. Which tower was it? Used to love the Tropicana till the last owners took the fun away and got rid of a lot of very experienced dealers, waitresses, pit bosses. What's happening with it now that they are in bankruptcy?

One of my memories of my first trip to Las Vegas was seeing the picketers outside of The New Frontier. I remember hearing that they had been there for years. Can you tell me about the history of the labor action, how long it went on for and how is was resolved?

You mentioned in your April 28, 2009, QOD that there are current and former employees who retain casino hotel room key card codes. If that is the case, is the room safe a secure place to keep your valuables or are those compromised as well?

You had at one time a link that listed all the RV parks and resorts with fees and phone numbers and addresses. Have you updated this list lately and where did you move this list to?. I thought it was under where to stay, but I don't seem to see it there. Have any new ones opened yet? We are coming out for the winter and need to start makeing a reservation soon.

A friend is thinking of filing for bankruptcy, primarily due to credit card debt plus some casino markers. He was told that most debt can be erased by bankruptcy, but not debt owed to casinos. Is that correct?

Whatever happened to the animatronic Foster Brooks that was placed in the MGM Grand when it first opened in 1994? It was described as costing over $150,000, and took over 825 man-hours to build.