When was the street name "Las Vegas Boulevard" officially designated? And before that was it South 5th Street, Highway 91, or L.A. Hwy? I've seen all three used.

What will happen with the Riviera’s gaming license? What is the value of a gaming license in the current economy, are there any others for sale, and what geographic restrictions are placed on the "existing" licenses?

I recently returned from Mexico, Riveria Maya. The resort had a casino (closed for repairs at the time), but from what I could learn and see for myself it contained one blackjack table, a roulette wheel and at least two banks of slot machines (approximately 24). It was always my understanding that casino gambling was not legal in Mexico. Has it changed? If so, any plans for a large casino/resort?

All the news articles about the new game show Monopoly Millionaires Club has it taking place in Vegas but no location is ever mentioned. Just coming back from Vegas we never heard anything about it either. Can you find out where it was taped?

With the possibility of Duke being in the championship of the NCAA Basketball tournament against the Kentucky juggernaut, does anyone out there in Vegasland find this déjà vu-like? After all, when UNLV won the whole thing in 1990, they also faced the Blue Devils in the final. As we know, UNLV crushed them. I’m wondering if you can tell me what the line was on that game?

I heard that the IRS is going to start requiring casinos to issue players a W-2G when they hit a jackpot over $600 on a slot machine instead of over $1,200 like they do now. That is crazy. I'd always heard that they needed to raise that threshold, which was set back in the '70s, not lower it.

While making a recent farewell visit to the Riviera, we noticed how many more of its slots have progressives than the Caesars Entertainment properties we play at. I understand that normally casinos have to transfer the progressive amount to another machine on the floor if they remove a progressive. What happens in the case a casino closing for good like the Riviera, what happens to all those accumulated progressive jackpots?

I was speaking with a high-limit dealer from Cosmopolitan today and he said the cocktail waitresses have to pay 25¢ for each drink poured at the bar. I don’t know how accurate this information is, or whether it includes non-alcoholic drinks. Does this sound right to you? If it is true, do the patrons who stiff the waitresses cost them that much in the long run, or do they typically get enough to make up for it?

With the rising popularity of craft beer, are there any craft breweries in Las Vegas that offer tastings and/or tours?

Why are so many of the roads in Henderson named for minerals? I know there was industry there, but was there mining nearby? Did they supply Nellis Air Force Base?