Various news articles from October 2011 reported that Wayne Newton planned to open his house, Casa de Shenandoah, for public tours starting in January or February 2012. Have the tours begun yet? If not, is there an updated schedule for when they will begin?

A feature on the Railroad Pass casino last year pointed out it holds Nevada State Gaming license No. 4. Which casinos held the first, second and third licenses?

Before and during the Rat Pack years, casino lounges were full of live music that lasted until dawn. Other entertainers would drop by after their own headlining shows around town. Lots of banter with the crowd. Are there any like that today - downtown, Strip, or neighborhood?

I understand that there was a piece in a 1993 issue of LVA about Jean Scott’s famous 50-day stay in Vegas (with 49 nights comped). The archives only go back to 1999, though. Any way that you could re-post that article? Thanks!

Who is (or was) the Jerry in Jerry's Nugget?

In a recent forum trip report the writer saw the final performance of Shecky Green. We saw him perform many years ago at the Sands Hotel and never forgot how funny he was. It seems he lived a very colorful life in Vegas. Can you revisit some of his legendary antics and tell me more about his life? It seems I read he suffered from severe depression.

Does Millicent Siegel sign autographs? I am a huge fan of Ben, and would love to speak to her.

I noticed that the slots at the airport have card readers on them, like the ones in the casino for your MLife/Total Rewards/etc., and was curious if they were there for a certain card or if they were just pre-installed on them to begin with and didn’t work for anything?

Will there be anything special going on the weekend of Elvis’s birthday? In town for wife’s b’day that weekend.

We just got back from a stay downtown, and we noticed lighted metal art, over 4 stories high, on a couple of sites on Charleston. Are they paint brushes? Candles? Torches? Are they seasonal or part of some program?