With Chinese Lunar New Year almost upon us again, can you give us your annual round-up of which casinos will be offering 'good luck' Year of the Monkey chips this year? Thank you!

I saw on Twitter that the Mirage now has its own beer, Mirage IPA. Do you know who brews it for them? Has anyone at LVA sampled it? I am interested in your impression.

Are the hallway areas leading to the guest rooms people stay in under taped video surveillance in hotels like the Tropicana? How about the public elevators? (Double checking my info for book I’m ready to publish on Las Vegas. Thanks.)

A number of years ago I saw an ad for a mine-your-own-opals mine. I think it was in the Red Rock area. I went there but it was closed. Do you know anything about this and are any other places like this near Las Vegas?

Will personal mobility scooters be allowed on the Strip during the New Year celebrations?

In a recent QoD you used the word "dealertainers." Can you give us a Las Vegas definition, please?

Las Vegas has thousands of hotel rooms that typically provide some level of personal care items such as soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc. Each day these single use containers go into the hotel trash. Is there any effort to recycle the discarded plastics generated by the hotel industry in Las Vegas?

The iconic and gorgeous Riviera neon street-side signage will be going to the Neon Museum, right?

In my city in Illinois we have weekly pickup of recyclables (as well as a separate weekly pickup for yard waste). Can you tell me about residential recycling in Las Vegas? Is it done or are there recycling centers for drop off?

I noticed there are a lot of trails in the Anthem section of the valley (most southern part of Eastern Avenue). Are these hiking trails? Are they popular? Are they safe?