I was playing at Terrible's last week and had a matchplay coupon out when I was dealt a blackjack. The pit boss instructed the dealer to pay me 3 for 2 on the chips I had bet, but only even money on the coupon. Was this the correct pay out? If so, is that the standard pay out when using a matchplay and being dealt a BJ in most Las Vegas casinos?

I was recently told that all buildings, casinos, and restaurants between Harrah's and Paris on the center Strip are going down to make room for three megacasinos. Is there any truth to this rumor?

Your QoD on the Mirage buyout (5/28/06) left me hanging like a Saturday serial... What was the '60s deal with Steve Wynn you referred to that Kerkorian needed to get revenge for?

What's the story behind Tom and Tim's selling of the Golden Nugget? Seems like they only bought it to be in that TV show. Did they lose money? Why did they sell so quickly?

There was a shrine (not sure what kind) at Caesars Palace for years which was donated by someone (duh!) and I think it was supposed to always face east and I think Caesars said they would never move it. Since the huge addition onto the front of Caesars, has the shrine been moved or removed completly? Where did it go? Thanks!

In 1967 I worked briefly in Las Vegas and the Hacienda was the extreme south end of the Strip. Now it's difficult to remember exactly where it was, and how far south the Strip has grown. Do you have any interesting information on the southward expansion of the Strip over the decades?

If I were to get read the dreaded "Trespass warning" by say, Harrah's casino security and the Las Vegas cops are NOT involved, would that mean I am barred from all Harrah's-owned casinos or just the ones in Nevada?

We love Aureole at Mandalay Bay and Charlie Palmer Steak at the Four Seasons. What can you tell us about Palmer, the celebrity chef who runs both restaurants and is opening a hotel in Las Vegas?

I heard that the Four Queens Hotel rent electric scooters for $20 dollars a day. Is this true? My father-in-law is handicapped and he could use an electric scooter to move around the casinos on Fremont Street. Do other casinos provide this service?

Do any of Las Vegas' "name" restaurants offer cooking or demonstration classes?