Three hotel-casinos I visited recently, Aria, Mandarin Oriental and Vdara, have a very distinctive interior fragrance that makes me remember each hotel separately. What are the reasons for why hotels have fragrances now? Is this done on purpose? And what is the name of the fragrance from each of these hotels? Can guest have them at home, too?

A guy on the radio was talking about the NFL playoffs and said, "I’m following the chalk this weekend." I know "chalk" has something to do with favorites, but can you elaborate?

There are a huge number of restaurants that opened on the Strip in 2014. Can you provide a list of the new "white tablecloth" restaurants as we will be celebrating our anniversary and I would like to try one of the new places that opened this past year. Many thanks.

What do you do when dice go off the table?

I am hearing that there will finally be another IMPLOSION in Vegas...the Clarion? Any info? Best hotel to view it from?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Will Teller's amazing The Tempest return to Las Vegas?

Are there any places in Vegas where you can sit in front of a roaring fire?

I recently tried to exchange a couple hundred dollars’ worth of rolled coins at my bank. I was told that the coins had to be unrolled, then placed in a special bag, with all kinds of personal and account information on it, and it would take five to seven working days before the amount would be credited to my account. The teller told me to go to Walmart, where they have CoinStar machines. I checked one out: 9.8% service charge! That got me to wondering if any casinos in Las Vegas issue bills at the cashier’s cage in exchange for coins anymore, now that all the slot machines are coinless? Should I lug all my small change to Vegas?

I am fascinated by the incredible, electronic video signs at most of the Strip hotels. Which hotel was the first to have a video one? Which Strip hotels do not yet have one? Which is the largest in total size? Aria definitely has the tallest, how tall is it?