The Missus, some friends, and myself are coming to Las Vegas at the end of May. I successfully lobbied our little group to stay downtown at the Golden Nugget to try something new. Now that I've convinced everyone to stay downtown, what would you recomend as the top things that we should do in order to get the most out of our Downtown Field Trip?

In light of the recent IRS investigations of PURE-managed nightclubs and the huge amounts of income they generate, doormen making hundreds of thousands of dollars is probably just the tip of the money iceberg. Why would the money-hungry casinos let outside entities such as PURE have access to any of the huge profits these clubs generate? I’m sure the hotels are more than capable of running nightclubs. Do you think they didn’t know how much money was involved, and now that they do, they’ll take back control? Or is a few hundred million dollars not enough to interest the casinos?

With the subtraction of the Stardust and New Frontier in 2007 and the addition of Palazzo and Encore in 2008, what is the net gain for hotel rooms on the Las Vegas Strip?

Is there a website that states the current numbers and kinds of slot machines and video poker games (as well as the available denominations of them) that each casino offers?

Once while my wife and I were driving by the parking garage behind Imperial Palace after a rainstorm, there was this huge, and I mean huge, gush of water that would have taken out any vehicle in its way. I hear that this is common in that spot. Then shouldn’t the road be closed at times like this? What causes this to happen and are there other spots we should be aware of?

Based on the Friday Feb. 8th question, I noticed among the new properties listed to be built is the "Plaza" in 2011. Is this a new property or will it replace the current Plaza on Fremont Street?

We read a lot about MGM Mirage’s Project CityCenter in the LVA and Las Vegas Review-Journal, but not much seems to be said about Echelon Place, the other big multi-billion-dollar construction project on the Strip. Would you be so kind as to fill in the blanks for us curious readers? Thanks!

A group of my friends are going to Las Vegas in May and want to have a pre-Vegas party here in Hawaii. Do you know where I can get CDs of casino sounds (slot machines, video poker machines, table games, etc.) so that we can enhance the atmosphere of our party?

We will be out for our annual Las Vegas visit this month. What special events are planned for St. Patrick's Day?

We're coming to Vegas soon and our downtown hotel wants $11.95 per day for wireless Internet service. Where are the free wireless hotspots?