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.

I was driving east on Fremont and saw about three blocks of "heritage" motels on the north side all boarded up and fenced off. Is this part of some project to restore them or are they all just going to be torn down?

What ever happened to Nevada Numbers? Is it still around?

I first started following the story about Steve Wynn wanting his dealers to split tips with supervisors when it broke some years back. Wynn has since won in court, but I am still puzzled by this story. Can you possibly shed some light on exactly why Wynn (and supposedly other casinos?) want dealers to split tips with supervisors. In general, how many employees split each tip/toke given at any table game? If I give a $25 tip to a table game dealer, how much is truly going to that dealer? I know it varies by casino, but I’d like an idea, especially at the bigger Strip properties.

What do you think about all of the new shopping malls that have been announced and/or are under construction on the Strip? I count five new malls (at Treasure Island, the Linq, Bally’s Grand Bazaar, the new "urban park" next to New York-New York, and the remodel of the Tropicana). I come to Las Vegas to gamble, not to shop, but maybe I’m in the minority now. Has shopping replaced night/day clubbing as the latest trend for Strip casinos?