Our best friends went to Las Vegas for the first time last month and asked a question that we had never considered. Are there any female whales?

If this has been answered I missed your response. Back when the building of large casinos was going full bore and many of the old places were being imploded, what did the contractors do with all the material that had to be removed before building could start? Was in put in a dump, used as land fill, etc? Just curious.

When you win something on slot machine, is it okay to just hit respin/spin and automatically collect that amount or should you just let it accumulate on its own? I recently won 10,000 pennies and just let it tick up, but I've also hit respin and collected instantly. I was told by another player that I shouldn't do that. Why? It just takes so long sometimes to collect, especially if it's a large amount.

Which of the now-demolished/rebranded properties do you miss the most, and why? Reader Poll feedback -- Part II.

Which of the now-demolished/rebranded properties do you the miss most, and why? Reader Poll feedback -- Part I.

For years now I've seen some version of an ad from the Gold Coast that says, "Our slots paid out more than $39,000,000 in jackpots last month" (and I've seen similar ads with lower numbers for bars). This must mean the players lost more than $39 million, right? But is there any way to use this payout information to determine which casinos' slots are loosest?

Can you discuss the legality of alcohol in limos? The property I used to stay at would pick my wife and I up in a limo and it was always stocked with beer. My host at a different property said they weren't allowed to have alcohol in their limos. Is it illegal to drink in a limo or to provide free drinks in them?

We've been playing Let It Ride since the game came out several years ago. Is there any way that the new shufflers can determine the hands, because for the past two years it seems like there are a lot fewer good ones being dealt, especially at the Indian casinos. Is there any way the odds can be determined by the shuffler? We play it at least 15 hours a week.

What happened to the free white tigers at the Mirage? My daughter went to see them in their glass exhibit and said they closed it. The only way to see them is to pay now.

What is going to happen to the "Classic Jazz Band" from the Gold Coast. Have you heard if they are planning to appear anywhere else?? I’ll be lost now when I go to GC as that was such great entertainment for us older people ... this "kid music" is not much for our ears. Love your website, keep up the good work.