The TV show "Pawn Stars" has caused people to be lined up on the sidewalk to get into the store just to look, but how does one get into the shop to actually pawn or sell items to them?!

Do you have any idea why cell-phone service is so bad in hotel/casinos unless you're outside the buildings? Last week when I was in Las Vegas I -- and guests staying at different hotel/casinos -- had the same problem. Are the hotel/casinos trying to suppress service because of possible cheating?

We go to Vegas for the stimulation but sometimes it just gets to be too much and we need to chill for a few hours. Could you recommend some public parks that are close to either downtown or The Strip, ones with grass and restrooms and free parking?

One year ago today (9/20) a story on Channel 13 News talked about the rebirth of the Summerlin mall behind Red Rock (see ktnv.com/news/local/170585956.html) They said work would begin in a couple months. Seriously? As someone who lives nearby, I see nothing. What's the scoop?

Has there been any update on the fate of Speed The Ride, which you last informed us had a possible new home at (yet another) shopping mall that was planned for somewhere in the valley?

What is your take on the Cosmo's "black hole" of a casino (as David McKee refers to it)? Do they simply know nothing about gamblers and running a casino? Are the bankers who own it too risk averse and took the "gamble" out of the table rules and pay tables? One would think a nice property like the Cosmo would be able to attract a fair share of high rollers.

I assume you are following the drama on Johnny Football. At least, I'm sure the sports bettors are. I saw that they had pulled down all of the lines for Texas A&M after the controversy hit. My question is, what happens to bets that were already made in this case. Are they still valid, or could the casino choose to void them? I'm also interested in what happens to the win totals for the season -- are those bets also voided?

We were at the grand opening of Jokers Wild, but it seemed to close just as quickly. What happened? We heard there were under the table deals that delayed it. Now it's part of Boyd, but I think it went through other owners. How did Boyd get it and what price did they have to pay to get it?

I understand that Lorena Peril has recently left from her lead role in Fantasy at the Luxor. Do they have a permanent replacement for her yet? Knowing that name recognition sells tickets, are they going to try to bring in someone like when they had Angelica Bridges as the headliner, or similar to the strategy followed with Peepshow?

Is it true that the Venetian in Macao is the largest building in the world?