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?

You seem to have a hand on the pulse of the hotel industry. We are trying to determine how many of the 300,000+/- New Year’s Eve visitors will check out of their hotel rooms on New Year's Day (Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012). Could you do us the favor of finding that out for us?

As a regular reader of QofD, I know about the famous big slot wins at Excalibur and Orleans, but what are some more recent "Megabucks" slot wins this year (and where)?

Is there any truth to the rumor that the group that owns the Plaza is trying to sell the Las Vegas Club?

What Food Network chefs have places to eat on the Strip?

Does Jerry Lewis still live in Vegas?

How do "betting exchanges" work? Are they better or worse for the player? And do you think the entry of William Hill into the market might portend an exchange for Nevada?

I just saw a new casino game being discussed on Twitter called Scossa, played with dice. My question is not really about it, but more about how new games are introduced to a casino in Las Vegas. What is the standard method to get new games approved and introduced in Las Vegas casinos?

In a few days I will be making my annual visit to the Strip. Wondering if you can identify where I might be able to purchase fresh fruit, since I've changed my eating patterns.