We're headed to Las Vegas the 4th of July weekend - we thought it was really hopping there then, but cannot seem to find any details of events on the Internet. In fact, there seem to be less events than normal that weekend. What goes on the weekend of the 4th and will there be fireworks somewhere?

I was recently told that all buildings, casinos, and restaurants between Harrah's and Paris on the center Strip are going down to make room for three megacasinos. Is there any truth to this rumor?

On the series "Las Vegas," there was a scene where Ed Deline (James Caan) treated his distant relative to breakfast after his break-up with a sly con artist of a fiance. At this restaurant the wait staff consisted of topless and almost bottomless (un)dressed women. Does any such establishment exist in Las Vegas or is this purely Hollywood fantasy?

What's up with all the different kinds of video poker games? I swear, everytime I turn around, there's a new name I've never seen before. It seems to me it would be less confusing for players — and thus more profitable for game makers — if they just stuck to the basics, like Jacks, Deuces and Jokers, and Bonus.

Your QoD on the Mirage buyout (5/28/06) left me hanging like a Saturday serial... What was the '60s deal with Steve Wynn you referred to that Kerkorian needed to get revenge for?

What's the story behind Tom and Tim's selling of the Golden Nugget? Seems like they only bought it to be in that TV show. Did they lose money? Why did they sell so quickly?

Can you tell me what are the roads in Las Vegas that divide street addresses by north, south, east, and west?

Are there any new updates on Roy Horn and his remarkable, miraculous stroke recovery? The latest info we heard was the TV special last year.

There was a shrine (not sure what kind) at Caesars Palace for years which was donated by someone (duh!) and I think it was supposed to always face east and I think Caesars said they would never move it. Since the huge addition onto the front of Caesars, has the shrine been moved or removed completly? Where did it go? Thanks!

In 1967 I worked briefly in Las Vegas and the Hacienda was the extreme south end of the Strip. Now it's difficult to remember exactly where it was, and how far south the Strip has grown. Do you have any interesting information on the southward expansion of the Strip over the decades?