I have heard that Planet Hollywood will be updating all of the hotel rooms in the hotel. Is this true? If so, how long will it take for them to be completed?

I will be in Las Vegas with my sister on February 3 and was wondering if the public is allowed into the memorial service for Celine's husband. Any specifics on time, admittance, etc., would be appreciated.

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.

I recently visited Fremont Street and saw the new "performance circles" for the buskers. They look like giant poker chips, spread out across the pedestrian walkway. They definitely make Fremont less chaotic and more organized, which to me is both good and bad. It seems safer, but also that some of the fun has been lost. Has there been any response to the new system?

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.)

After a recent successful craps table outing on the Strip I cashed in several large denomination "checks"- often erroneously referred to as "chips." I was wondering how many counterfeiters attempt to defraud the casinos and how many are successful. The checks themselves must be costly to manufacture. Can you tell me more about casino checks?

To complement yesterday's Reader Poll results, regarding what new things you were most looking forward to for Las Vegas in 2016 (which didn't amount to much!), here are the results of the previous reader survey that we ran at the end of last year, regarding your biggest disappointments of 2015.

Casino Royale has a large portion of the casino floor walled off and under construction. Table games have been moved to the back. What are the remodel plans?

I was saddened to hear of David Bowie's death. The news got me thinking: Did he ever play Las Vegas? I know the Stones and other rock legends of that era have played Sin City on more than one occasion, but I don't recall ever hearing of a Bowie concert. If he did, when and where was that? And if not, any insight into why not?

I know there is no lottery in Nevada, but with the Powerball jackpot well past the breakeven point, I'm wondering how many in the LVA family will be making the trek to California to play? I know there are a lot of advantage players in your group, but with such a small sample size (potentially a single draw) I'm curious how that affects their decision-making.