I have just spent many frustrating hours trying to co-ordinate my gambling log and the win-loss statements I’ve received from casinos where I played in 2013. I am so confused. None of the numbers on these statements match up with my own very detailed records. What figures should I use on my federal income tax return?

I really need your help! Just returned from a Holland America Cruise (Nieuw Amsterdam) where I won a $2K video poker jackpot (4,4s plus kicker, triple double bonus $1 machine). The casino manager told me "federal law" required them to file an IRS tax form, even though I won the money in international waters. I asked what the specific "federal law" was and they could not answer me. I refused to provide my SS# and they refused to pay me my $2K. This is NOT about me wanting to avoid paying taxes. I know full well I must report all income regardless of where I earned/won it. This IS about tax law and principle, however. I don't know what to do at this point and would very much appreciate your advice/opinion. I am out $2K and a new tax year is starting on top of that. Thanks for any help you can provide.

How and what is involved in getting a win/loss statements from casinos that you play at?

You recently wrote that Harrah’s Entertainment (now Caesars Entertainment) will be selling stock to the public. Can you tell us more, such as price per share, when the stock will be available and will Total Rewards members have first preference in purchasing stock, etc.?

Is there a bicycle lane on the Las Vegas Strip?

I received an invitation to a contest from a casino in which the top prize is $5,000 in free play. Is that considered income for tax purposes? Will I be required to fill out a 1099 tax form if I win?

Can you please PLEASE rerun your answer on money laundering? I missed it last year and I've always wanted to know about it.

The QoD for 4/20 [on the proposed and defeated Nevada brothel tax] got me wondering. With the Nevada mining business booming, why don't they increase their taxes instead of trying to squeeze more from a cash-strapped casino industry?

My wife and I travel to Las Vegas two to three times a year, staying 10 to 14 days each trip. We are fans of Station Casinos, having stayed at all of them, but Aliante. I have been following the bankruptcy saga of the Stations brand in the online versions of the LVRJ and the Sun. I have heard nothing since mid-May, after the last forebearance agreement extension. Can you enlighten your loyal readers and Station Casinos patrons on the state of the Stations brand? What does Mr. Curtis see happening with the Station casinos post bankruptcy?

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?