What is going on with the Vdara "death ray"?

What is up with The Meridian at Hughes Center? It was a hotel resort, now it is not. It looks great in photographs but when you arrive there is some large electrical transformer or something in front of the property. The entrance off of Flamingo Road is closed, then not closed. Someone said there are a lot of pending lawsuits regarding this property. It looks nice and perfectly located to the Strip for someone looking for non-gaming accommodations.

I read a book entitled "War of the Godfathers" and the book states that a casino was to built by operatives of the Chicago Mob. It also suggests that former Desert Inn owner, Moe Dalitz was murdered. I have followed the history of Las Vegas and the Mob for years and I don’t know anything about "The Star" and i believe that Moe Dalitz died of natural causes. Can you verify?

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: