What can you tell us about the recent appearance of the historic snowfall in Las Vegas? Any pictures?

In the Fast Track section of the January Advisor, there was a short blurb about a new controversy involving the IRS, the casinos, and the Culinary union. Can you explain the background of the tip-reporting deal that the blurb referred to? Thanks.

Thanks for the graphic description of New Year's Eve in Las Vegas (QoD 12/11/08). Sounds deadly! What do people who actually live in Las Vegas do that night? Go out and party with the crazies? Lay low and come up for air a couple days later? Go to Borneo?

Can you make a living playing video poker? By a living, I mean averaging $200 a day profit. Or are all machine payoffs adusted too low to be profitable?

You just recently explained the big crowds on New Years Eve. How long do these visitors stay? I am coming in on Jan. 4th and want to know what to expect. Thanks

I'm intrigued by a recent QofD that involved an Amtrak (Chicago) to Kingman, Ariz., trip and then on to Laughlin and Vegas by bus. Sounds like a lot of fun. Any idea how much it would cost and how long it would take? The airline fares are killing us folks these days!

I'm nuts for all things basketball, so I was a bit surprised to hear that when Nevada finally got an NBA-affiliated basketball team, it wound up in Reno and not Las Vegas. Why did the D-League team go to Reno and what else can you tell us about the Reno Bighorns?

Just got back from LV over the Thanksgiving Day weekend. I will not mention the hotel but the view would have been exceptional if the windows had not been really dirty. How often do the Strip hotels wash their hotel-room windows? I know it will vary depending on the size of the hotel, but how much does it cost per hotel to wash the windows? How long does it take? How many windows are in some of the hotels?

Is there a feud between Bally's properties and the Las Vegas newspapers? They seem to be unavailable to Bally's, Paris, etc.

I have been to Las Vegas many times, but will be there on New Year's Eve for the first time this year. What can I expect?