My wife is addicted to Diet Coke, to the point where we have to plan our trips around which casinos serve Coke products or someplace close to a "quickie mart" where she can buy Coke products. Why does it appear that Vegas is such a Pepsi-dominated town, and just for fun what volume (compared to a small ocean) of Coke or Pepsi is consumed in Vegas in a year?

Don't any of the pools on the Strip have an indoor pool? I would love to come in the winter, but I want to be able to swim.

Ah, now you've piqued my curiosity. Regarding the old catwalks (QoD 12/21/08), you say, " ... and the risk of surveillance personnel falling over the edge (it did happen, but that’s another story)." So what is the other story?

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?