You wrote recently about how one of the Maloof brothers was trying to sell his Palms Place pad, and it got me wondering more about what George and the others are all up to these days? Seems the family went from being so high profile to now, when I never hear about them at all.

Did the huge place at the Palms (the one owned by the former owner, with the helicopter pad) ever sell?

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the band Hootie & the Blowfish once own/run a bar in Las Vegas and what ever became of it?

Did Michael Jackson ever play at a Las Vegas casino? If so, which one?

Manneken Pis? What the hell is that?

I was watching a little bit of Casino on cable TV yesterday, including a scene about the Las Vegas "Black Book" which bans people from entering a casino. Does that still exist? If it does, is there a way to find out who is in it?

With Britney Spears signing on for another two-year Las Vegas residency, I was wondering if her per-show income reported is hers exclusively -- does Caesars Entertainment pay all the other costs for backup singers, etc. associated with the show?

I recently visited Vegas and observed that the latest themed slot machine is one featuring Britney Spears. Celebrity themed slot machines come and go in Vegas. I want to know what celebrity-themed slot machine has been the most popular down through the years until this present time?

Why is the year 1922 used on the coins represented in the "welcome" letters on the famous "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign?

I just finished reading your "Question of the Day" for August 22. In your answer, the former CEO of the Las Vegas Club was quoted as saying that the Tamares Group owns 11 acres of property downtown. I was wondering where the 11 acres are located?