How do you feel about hedging a parlay?

Re the recent question on chips - is it legal to sell unused chips? For example, I know someone with a $50 chip from Ceasars, I give him $40 for it and take it to Vegas. Any clouds on that horizon? Thank you. PS - years ago you guys had a pregnant iguana in your offices - whatever happened to iguanettes?

Fezzik Friday: Nationally syndicated (ESPN) sports-talk radio and TV personality Colin Cowherd has been hot with his football picks thus far this season, and he's made several references to moving the lines in Vegas when he gives out his picks on the air. While I didn't hear it first-hand, I'm told bookmaker Jimmy Vaccaro addressed that, saying something to the effect of "Not only does Cowherd not move the line in Vegas, he doesn't even move it in Bristol" (ESPN is headquartered in Bristol, CT). Cowherd has a big audience. Is his media clout strong enough to have an effect, or is Vaccaro right in suggesting he's full of it?

Fezzik Friday: I've spent a lot of time studying sports betting and following advice from many of the industry's top players. Yet I'm losing, and losing big over the first seven weeks of this year's college and pro football seasons. To say I'm discouraged is a monumental understatement. Should I stop and reassess? How do the pros handle a losing streak.

You sometimes reference "good handicapping" and "good betting." Can you elaborate on the distinction and is there a third component (or more) to winning sports betting?

In the book Cullotta, a photo of the "Chicago Outfit circa 1970s" names one man as Joseph "Little Caesar" DiVarco. Just wondered if this person had a connection with Little Caesars, the little dive-of-a-casino on the Strip years back? Enjoyed the book a lot, BTW.

What’s the story behind the changing scores in the USC/Utah game last week and how did the sports books handle it?

I'm always amazed by the high number of entrants for the expensive football contests, which I know can be attributed to the pros pursuing the big prizes and notoriety (a la Fezzik's back-to-back Hilton wins). Do these same pros also play all the low-entry-fee and free contests?

I heard recently that Jerry Lewis is no longer the MDA National Chairman and that he will not appear on the 2011 telethon Labor Day weekend. Will the telethon go on as scheduled from the South Point?

In the old TV show Vega$, where was Dan Tanna’s home and what type of building was it, as he seemed to park his car in the living room?