I look at the blogs every day, and have noticed that Jean Scott has not had a new blog entry since October 7th. Her blog on that day referred to her bout with the swine flu. Is she okay?

While in Las Vegas last week, I noticed a couple of resorts using artificial grass. Is this a new trend? Is it being done to save money on maintenance and save water?

So, if the Lege only meets every couple years, does Oscar Goodman really need to spend too many nights in Carson City if he becomes governor?

Can you tell me which hotels in Las Vegas are classified as "5 Star"?

If a double-zero roulette game has a 5.26% casino edge, why is a single-zero game 2.70% and not 2.63% (half of the first)?

My family and I are going to be in Vegas next month for a vacation and in the past we have had trouble finding food late at night. We enjoy staying up gambling and drinking until three or four in the morning and would like to have a little bite before bed, but nothing is open. Can you tell me where we can grab a bite at that time of night on the Strip without having to get room service?

I heard a wild story about a group of dealers that pooled their money and bet a football game every week with some sort of fantastic result. Do you know anything about this? I heard it was at the Hilton.

Is it correct that the best place to exchange foreign currency in Las Vegas is in the casinos themselves, because they have the best rates (as they're looking to encourage you to gamble and take your money another way)?

We were told if anyone can help us it would be the Las Vegas Advisor. Do you know who may still offer the card game pan?

I really enjoy reading the daily blogs and especially David McKee's entries. I always like to put a "face" with the name and although there is a picture of David on his page, I don't know anything about his background on the Las Vegas scene. I wonder if he would like to fill us in?