My American brother and his Costa Rican wife are coming to Las Vegas for her first ever visit to Vegas. My brother had a question, what happens if she wins a jackpot of some nature? As a foreign visitor if she taxed?  Will the casino withhold some or all the taxes? I'm sure foreign visitors have won jackpots every now and then, so what is done about taxation?

Is it relatively easy to drive to Valley of Fire and Mount Charleston and how long would the round trips take from the Strip approximately? Would you need high clearance vehicles?

In craps, why would you bet the pass line? It’s always been said, the larger the betting area, the more advantageous to the house. Wouldn't it be better to take that pass line money and spread it to the any crap, eleven, and seven? All of these pay odds. If a point is rolled instead, put your big bet on the odds. That pass line is only needed if you want to roll the dice. Am I wrong?

What are they building by the pool at Circus Circus? A water park? Free for guests?

We've all seen the iconic photo of the lady wearing the atomic bomb swimsuit.  Is she still with us?  Do you have any information on her career or other life details?

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With the recent addition and quick subtraction of "good video poker" machines at Four Queens, I was wondering which casinos have been the most consistent over the years and decades of having and keeping "good video poker" machines. Specifically, I'd be interested in Full-Pay Deuces Wild video poker, but casinos with historically good machines are welcome.

Being a casino host seems like it could be a tough job, especially trying to please high-maintenance customers. So how do casino hosts earn their salary?  Is it a yearly salary, do they work on commission? Is their salary tied to quotas like how many dollars they bring in from the customer, how many times a year people visit?

My question pertains to Pai Gow Poker. I live in NJ and have family that recently re-located to Tampa a few years ago. On my visits I stop in at the Hard Rock Seminole in Tampa. My favorite game is Pai Gow and after playing there the last 5, I just found out that they have modified the hand structure for the game. In Pai Gow Poker, a A-5 straight is the second-best straight behind A-10. My question is, is that even legal? They claim it as a house rule. That’s like changing the order of poker hands (i.e., let’s make 2 pair beat 3-of-a-kind). I was astonished when I heard that.

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