Have always been puzzled by the casino/hotel ratings used on your casino list. Aliante, Bally’s, Cosmo, Harrah’s, and Sunset Station all are rated 4.5, yet Caesars Palace is rated at 1.5. Can you provide the criteria used for these ratings?

I really need your help! Just returned from a Holland America Cruise (Nieuw Amsterdam) where I won a $2K video poker jackpot (4,4s plus kicker, triple double bonus $1 machine). The casino manager told me "federal law" required them to file an IRS tax form, even though I won the money in international waters. I asked what the specific "federal law" was and they could not answer me. I refused to provide my SS# and they refused to pay me my $2K. This is NOT about me wanting to avoid paying taxes. I know full well I must report all income regardless of where I earned/won it. This IS about tax law and principle, however. I don't know what to do at this point and would very much appreciate your advice/opinion. I am out $2K and a new tax year is starting on top of that. Thanks for any help you can provide.

A short time ago you opened up the archives in order to have you readers submit any QoDs that were missing. How did this go? Did you recover a lot of the lost files???

A couple weeks ago there were tremendous winds in Laughlin. Apparently, a window in a Riverside hotel bar blew in, injuring several people. This would seem to be a big story, but I can't find any information on it.

I heard that Wynn Las Vegas replaces the carpet every 9 months, while other hotels replace theirs after many years. My wife would like to know what they do with the old carpet, since she thinks it would be great in our basement casino.

You guys are always updating road closures in and around the Las Vegas area. It made me wonder how many of your members are locals or within a 4-hour drive of the area? Just curious.

Who serves the best burger in Las Vegas? Reader Poll feedback.

I noticed this year's MRB Palms all purpose comp coupon no longer includes the spa. I checked the Palms website and there is no mention of spa other than Drift Spa at Palms Place. What happened to the spa in the Palms?

Happy New Year!

Whatever happened to Kaiser medical insurance in Las Vegas? If I recall correctly Kaiser provided policies in Hawaii, California and Nevada.