I’ve always thought that the most likely days for casino patronage to be very low and very high to be one week apart: Namely, Christmas for the low and New Year’s Eve for the high. How close am I to being right?

Today I'm wearing my Shag With a Twist shirt. Several years ago I saw it at the Plaza - as it turns out, it's still my all-time favorite show seen in Vegas (and that includes the Cirque offerings). Is there a soundtrack CD? How might a small local theater company obtain the script?

In researching slot articles, I read that "a new slot machine costs approximately $9,000 to $11,000. In Nevada it normally takes a casino about 100 days of operation to recoup the investment." One hundred days seems very long to recoup the cost of a slot machine. On average how much do Strip and downtown casinos make per day? Also, what slot machine is the most expensive slot machine to have ever been purchased?

What ever happened to Chef Tina Martini? She had a cooking show at the M and it was great. Seem like she disappeared without a trace.

A story from Bloomberg says that the LVH Superbook has 14 players holding tickets for Auburn to win the national championship at 1,000-1 odds. Can a player offer to sell the bet back to the casino (before the final game)? Are players allowed to sell bets to other players?

I just saw something on New Year's Eve about Beacher's Madhouse. What is it?

I flew into Vegas on Mon., Oct. 21, and saw something that appeared to be a little creepy. There was a small black plane flying with a larger plane almost touching the wingtips (went on for many hours). Any idea what this was? Neither plane had any identifying marks or numbers. Could it have been from Area 51 for training?

TBA

What is the latest on Gansevoort hotel?

What ever happened to three of our favorite restaurants: Rafters in the ’80s, Port Tack, and the Tillerman? All three had excellent seafood and Rafters had some wonderful appetizers, as I remember.