My wife and I will be arriving in Vegas on Sunday Dec 7th. We will be staying at the Rio on the 7 & 8, and then staying at the Palazzo until we leave on Friday the 12th. What would be avaliable for a medical scooter at both casinos? What charges will there be?

We are planning our yearly trip to Vegas and have decided to try a new hotel. I reviewed the hotel ratings posted on your Web site and am somewhat confused. The previous hotel we stayed only received a 3-1/2 star rating, yet had real good comments, while the new hotel we are looking at although rated at 4-1/2 stars, without near the same amount of good comments. In fact, most were negative comments. Can you please explain your hotel rating method for this Web site. There must be more to it than just customer comments. Thanks.

The famous Welcome to Las Vegas sign is such a symbol and easily recognized as an icon of the city. Has it (or its less famous Welcome to Downtown sign) ever been involved in any type of accident or damaged? I know when I visited at the beginning of October they were working on a parking lot to keep picture takers safe, but I just wonder about the possibilty of crime involving the sign.

In a casino, a good tipper is called "George." Where did this come from? And is there a word (you can print) for someone who wins a lot, but doesn't tip?

Every time a casino is about to open, I hear about a "soft" opening. What is the difference between a soft opening and a grand opening?

I'll be coming to town December 4-8, staying at the Mirage. Will I see a volcano operating? Thanks!

Does Max Rubin control the Blackjack Hall of Fame? I saw it once at the Barona casino and wondered who gets to decide who's in it and who's not. Is it Max Rubin?

In your answer for QoD 11/12/08 you used the term 86'd. What does that mean and were did it originate?

When I was out in January of this year, I heard that there might be a new casino going in just outside of Vegas, just before the [Paiute] Indian reservation on the way to Indian Springs. Is this true?

What ever happened to Michelle VanRee and Deogee, the hypnotic dog? They were last seen at the Stardust, just before the implosion... Can you review the hypnosis shows still playing in Las Vegas? No need to publish--just think about the answers and I'll receive them.