Whatever happened to the animatronic Foster Brooks that was placed in the MGM Grand when it first opened in 1994? It was described as costing over $150,000, and took over 825 man-hours to build.

There have been emails circulating stating that you should never return your hotel card keys because the magnetic strip contains your credit card number and other personal information and with a scanner this information can be retrieved. True or False?

I keep reading that casinos in Atlantic City are having a hard time these days. How long has Atlantic City had casino gambling?

What is this company Bait & Tackle? They appear to be some kind of porn company, but it’s not clear. They offer $500 to do ... I have no idea. They have billboards –- loads of them –- on the southern end of I-15.

I have heard that at the Bellagio buffet, if you don't want to wait in line, you can jump right past the line and sit at the bar. Is this true and if so how exactly does it work? Do you just walk by and tell the hostess that you want to sit at the bar? Do you still have to pay the cashier in advance? Are there any other buffets where this works? I am a big buffet fan, but hate lines, so this is very interesting knowledge.

Could you furnish a list of casinos and what company owns them along with the ticker symbol on the stock exchange? I was trying to research a couple and am having a hard time finding this info.

Having had success playing Texas hold 'em tournaments online, I'm now ready to tackle a live tournament at a casino. What advice can you give me so that I won't be spotted as a live-game rookie?

The thrilling conclusion to the narration of the 450-mile drive between Las Vegas and Reno.

I'm considering a car trip where I hit both Reno and Las Vegas. What is the drive like between the two cities? Is it scenic or is it monotonous? Do any of the towns along the way have anything interesting for a driver passing through?

In place of today’s previewed question about hotel key cards and identify theft, we’re running a different security-oriented question. The reason for the substitution is that this one’s topical, so we wanted to run the answer while it was still in the news. We’ll run the key card answer on 5/7/09. This question was also submitted by a journalist whose work we greatly admire, so we wanted to help out with the answer to his query asap – and we got a QoD out of it in the process!