I've recently read that sliding a $20 tip toward the hotel check-in clerk and asking if there are any "complimentary upgrades" available can help get you a better room. I've never before heard of tipping a check-in person. I'm going to be arriving at Mandalay Bay in just a few days and wonder if this trick really works. Should I try it?

How inclined are Vegas casinos to give a comp (such as a meal, a discounted room, or something more valuable) to a table player who does not have a player's (rating) card?

My wife and I are frequent visitors of Las Vegas. The food portions are generally huge! We are not big eaters. At Paco's at the Sahara, they serve up awesome fajitas, which has easily enough food to fill us both. But we feel guilty just ordering one plate, so we order two and either stuff ourselves and be very uncomfortable or we waste a ton of food. Do resturants frown on couples ordering one plate and sharing it??

Sometimes I stand and watch my brother play a table game, Let It Ride for instance. When he leaves the table for one reason or another, I sit down and play for him while he's gone. The dealer doesn't seem to mind when I do this. But if I won a large jackpot while playing, would I be one to get a W-2G or would my brother since it is his money?

I've been watching Texas hold 'em tourneys on TV. Do they always burn a card on the flop, turn, and river cards and if so, why?

I am planning a trip to Las Vegas in July 2008 and would like to be sure I have a LVA coupon book. If I join now, which coupon book would I get -- the 2007 or 2008, or both?

While cashing out at the cage at Caesars Palace I was told by the cashier that, starting on the 1st of July, I would need to provide my Social Security number (I had $4,000 in chips). Any idea what this new regulation is?

What Las Vegas Strip properties have the best side-street or back-street entrances ... to avoid the constant foot traffic that blocks and/or slows down Las Vegas Blvd. entrance driveways?

I've heard you talk about all the good meals that you have had in Vegas, but I am sure you've had a few bad ones, too. Share some with us.

What are the top twenty happy hours in Las Vegas? How many of these places have a reverse happy hour?