I just saw a review for a band called The Mapes. Did it get its name from a hotel in Reno?

Why doesn't Hard Rock let me take alcohol into the hotel room? There is a guard watching for violators.

I was driving down Flamingo Road recently and noticed the Stan Fulton Building - International Gaming Institute. Who was Stan Fulton and why did UNLV name the building after him?

Over the past couple of years a number of condo/condo-hotels have opened on or near the Strip: Allure (428 units), Boca Raton (756), Juhl (341), Loft 5 (168), Panorama Towers (600), Turnberry Place (636), Platinum (255), MGM Signature (1,728), Palms Place (599), Trump International (1,282). These (there may be others) total 7,293 condos. Yet to come in the next or two are some additional thousands at CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Planet Hollywood, and others. Considering the current real estate market, how have the sales gone for the projects already open? Are many in foreclosure? Were many deposits (made several years ago when prices were still escalating) forefeited?

After a pivotal hand in the National Heads-Up Championship poker final shown on NBC, Huck Seed got a 9 on the river for a straight to beat Vanessa Rousso's ace high. Huck proceeded to ramble on about the hand, then said "I didn’t slow-roll you, did I?" Vanessa said "No, don’t worry about it." But she was visibly agitated. Can you explain what happened there?

Having just read that Hawaii is the 7th largest of markets for gamblers to Las Vegas, it made me wonder what cities are in the rest of the top ten.

I read in an earlier "Question of the Day" that Orson Welles lived in Las Vegas. What more can you tell me about that?

I subscribed to What's On magazine back on March 3, 2009. I have received only one magazine in seven weeks. When I call them, they always promise me they'll send the next issue to me the next day, but I never receive them. My question is, are they going under due to the economy?

This one is for Jean Scott. Regarding the decrease in comps and casinos refiguring their comp policies, I noticed that Harrah's Total Rewards players club has shortened their point expiration period to 6 months from the date of last play. All the rest of the clubs at other casinos (at least in Nevada) use 12 months or longer. Is this a recent change and what is the response out there from other players?

I have asked this question a couple of times and cannot get an answer from LVA. My wife and I play blackjack at several different places. When we have the opportunity to double down, we find that many casinos give us the card face down, but others do not. Can you explain this variation of conduct?