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2009-04-01
I read a recent article regarding Las Vegas Sands’ loss of a lawsuit regarding their Macau license. The article made reference to Sheldon Adelson helping the Chinese government in a deal with the U.S. government. Will you explain what the deal between the governments was and what Sands did or was supposed to do for the Chinese?
2009-03-26
I recently saw an obituary for a filmmaker named Ray Dennis Steckler, who lived in Las Vegas. What can you tell me about him?
2009-03-19
I have an authenticated, autographed business card for "The Jim Thorpe Supper Club & Casino." Yes, THAT Jim Thorpe. He died on March 28, 1953. The card also says "Pittman, Nevada." Where is/was Pittman? When was this casino/supper club open? What all can you tell us about it?
2009-03-10
This being the fourth anniversary of HST's choice to leave this plane ... where exactly was the Mint casino and what is the history of the MINT 400?
2009-03-08
What do you make of the big flap over President Obama dissing Las Vegas as a place to hold a convention?
2009-03-04
There was a little blurb in our newspaper last Sunday about the mob museum in Las Vegas. How long will it be till it's opened?
2009-03-02
I have a vague recollection that Debbie Reynolds once had a casino and hotel in Las Vegas. How’s my memory? Is it so that there was a Debbie Reynolds Casino & Hotel?
2009-02-26
In the 2/21/09 QoD, you said Handsome Ed Clark wasn’t the father of Clark County. So who was this "Clark" who the county was named for?
2009-02-24
I was wondering if you could discuss the history of Piero’s Italian Cuisine on Paradise and Convention Center Drive. I’ve been told it used to have a different name and was popular mob hangout.
2009-02-20
Is Clark County named after Ed Clark and is Cashman Field named after James Cashman?
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