Is it true the Castaways (Showboat) hotel closed on the weekend prior to the Super Bowl? Why was Castaways unable to compete?

Whatever happened to the old Black Forest restaurant that used to be on the Strip, I believe? I thought I heard that it burned down. If so, why was it not replaced? I have many fond memories of good food there.

I will be in Vegas in December for two weeks and I want to know if there are day trips by bus that we can take. I heard that there are some that we can take that will take us across state lines.

What will the Las Vegas Hilton do with the large banner on the building when Barry Manilow moves to the Paris Hotel?

Can we get a Ted Binion update? Is Rick Tabish out of prison? What about Sandy Murphy? After watching the movie, it left a lot of questions.

Battista's was the first restaurant my wife and I ate at on our first trip to LV in the '80s and we always try and go back once each trip. My question is who was/is Battista? He seems to have had his photo taken with every celebrity of the '60s and '70s. He seems to have thought he was quite the athlete.

Do you have an update on the Ultimate Sports Resort being built?

The Nancy Grace in me is wondering what the story is behind the body that was found near the Nevada border town of Primm, last June. He was identified as Carlos Leon-Martinez, 52, a heavy gambler who frequented the Monte Carlo and other casinos in Primm and Las Vegas. What's the story?

Can you compare the Oasis of the Seas, the giant new cruise ship that was just launched, with the giant MGM Grand in Las Vegas?

I remember a while back you guys posted a story about the Jockey Club and how it’s still standing while CityCenter is built around it. I posted a picture up on flickr of the Jockey Club and had a comment pop up... I want to make sure that my explanation was correct, that the reason was due to the Jockey Club having a couple thousand(?) owners? Here’s the actual goings on: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkotich/3971127416/ I’ve put in a couple links for you guys in my response. If you could remind me, or even just reply in-thread, that’d be great.