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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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I was recently at Fiesta Henderson and I noticed that the crap and blackjack tables had a new max bet of $1,000, almost triple what it used to be. I was surprised that a far-off casino with a reputation as a grind joint would suddenly accept that much action. Why would a casino do that?

In May 2016 there was a multi-day musical event in Las Vegas called Rockin' Rio. It was going to be an annual event and there was talk of extending it to a six-day event this year, but I've not heard a peep about it. What's the story?

Today’s News on 4/24 said Palace Station was opening its new state-of-the-art bingo room on April 28. If the casinos are trying to attract the Millennial crowd, it seems to me that bingo is not the way to go. I can’t imagine too many Millennials are into it. Yet I understand that several casinos have been upgrading their bingo rooms. Is bingo a big win for the casinos? And what is state-of-the-art in bingo technology?

There's obviously been a lot of discussion about the new parking fees at MGM and Caesars properties. But what about the two (unaffiliated?) valet spots at the Shoppes at Mandalay Bay and the Forum Shops at Caesars? Are they under the same policies?

I moved here from Maryland four years ago and have always wondered how Maryland Parkway got its name. I'm not aware of any other Vegas streets named after states or of things named Maryland in other states, so it seems like there must be a story behind it.