We just got back from a stay downtown, and we noticed lighted metal art, over 4 stories high, on a couple of sites on Charleston. Are they paint brushes? Candles? Torches? Are they seasonal or part of some program?

What is Oscar Goodman's actual involvement with the new steakhouse in the Plaza? I'd been under the impression that the former mayor owned the joint, but I've heard rumors that isn't true at all. Say it ain't so!

Happy New Year!

How does the playoff status of NFL teams affect the spread for week 17? For example, how do you treat it when a playoff team goes up against an also ran? What about teams who might rest key players? Any insider tips on how to take advantage?

Any idea if the music played with the fireworks on New Year's night will be played on any of the radio stations in town?

Will the casinos have anything special planned for Chinese New Year ?

Do you have any updates on the Sigma Derby games left in Vegas? Or other casinos around the world?

Merry Christmas!

We have gone to the River Palms in Laughlin six times in the last three years. Each time we go there are fewer and fewer slots, and [fewer] table games. The downstairs is completely empty of all slots, table games and video poker: just a blank floor. I know that management keeps saying it’s going to be remodeled, but three years of this? The rooms need to be redone and the outside of the tower has peeling paint from the ground floor to the top. It looks like they are abandoning the property. Can you get the straight answer?

Fezzik got his butt kicked in his football picks this year. What is he going to do next year to adjust?