Is the concert and convention "pie" big enough for everybody? Certainly some off-Strip venues, like Boyd Arena and UNLV will suffer. Rodeos are now moving to T-Mobile next month. This latest proposal from Sands is for a 17,500-capacity concert hall? And there are new proposals from Wynn? Good grief!

You recently wrote that property taxes are being paid on the stagnant Fountainebleu. Since Carl Icahn purchased the property in 2010 and he's trying to sell it, how much has he paid so far in property taxes?

I recently saw on "Pawn Stars" the D casino was selling their Sigma Derby game (my all-time favorite machine -- I used to stay up all night at the Stardust back in the '80s playing it). On the show, Rick's expert appraised it for $35,000 to $40,000, so did they make a deal or not? And if it's gone from the D, are there any other casinos in Las Vegas that still have a Sigma Derby machine?

You’ve recently been talking about the history of hotel themes, including MGM Grand, with the Wizard of Oz and all. Do you have any information you can share about the "kidnapping" of Toto from the former Emerald City in the casino, and his subsequent return?

The themed era in Vegas is often regarded as a bust but wasn't that period one of the most profitable? Isn't this the time when visitation was at its highest and gross revenues at near all time highs? It seems to me that once the removal of all the themes started is when everything tanked.

Regarding the sale of the Palms from TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners 49 percent each to Red Rock Resorts: Is the Maloofs’ two percent included in the sale?

Las Vegas Resort Historic Attractions Revisited, Part III: Caesars Magical Empire

Vegas Resort Attractions, the Bygone Years, Revisited: Caesars’ Omnimax; The Forum Shops; and more!

Last June we promised a concluding fourth installment to our history of Caesars Palace’s resort attractions -- itself a mini-series within an epic 11-part history of original Strip attractions. Finally, in honor of Caesars' 50th birthday this year, here it is -- enjoy!

While in Las Vegas last week, we learned that Boyd Gaming bought the Cannery and Easteide Cannery, and the Station Casinos bought the Palms. Since MGM owns much of the Strip, which casinos remain independent still?