Five times each year the Bellagio Botanical Gardens change their theme. Do you know what weeks of the year these changes take place? (Twice we've had the misfortune of being in Vegas when the changeover is in progress.)

In the 1960s, I was under the impression that Las Vegas and Reno were more or less equal in number of casinos and popularity with gamblers. Obviously, Las Vegas is way ahead in both categories now. Any idea what happened that caused Reno's gambling economy to swoon while Vegas's was booming?

Do sports books still strive to balance their action, and should they?

I read the answer to Sassy Sally and you mentioned the Vegas Club and that there was a story about it. I stay there every visit and would like to know the story you mentioned.

If prostitution is illegal in Las Vegas, how is it that those people can hand out flyers on the Strip advertising the "services" of prostitutes?

Here's Part II of your feedback to the recent Reader Poll regarding your favorite off-Strip restaurants.

As promised, we're running the best of your feedback to our recent LVA Reader Poll regarding your favorite off-Strip "locals" eateries. The response was tremendous and you picked some places that we heartily agree with, some less so, and plenty we've never heard of and are now curious to try. So, without further ado, here's what you said:

At one time, it seemed like Las Vegas was opening more roller coasters than casinos. But then they started imploding them. How many roller coasters does Las Vegas have today?

Is successful sports betting more art or science?

In your recent QoD, you wrote that the Cosmopolitan "squashed" the old Jockey Club, completely hemming it in on three sides. How did that happen? Did they make some kind of deal? And what does the Jockey Club get out of it?