I read about a church in Las Vegas that sells its own chips in the gift shop. The chips are adorned with portraits of Jesus (no, not Chris Ferguson), Moses, etc. Is there anything to this, and if so, where is the church so I can get them? I figure it can't hurt to have some divine intervention going for you at the poker table.

I'm planning a Las Vegas wedding and I want to buy a dress rather than rent one, as I’m having a party back home and want to wear the dress again. Where are the best stores for buying wedding dresses in Las Vegas? I've heard there are also outlet stores for dresses. Is this true?

Which casinos downtown offer free parking? I just read that parking at the Horseshoe is no longer free.

On my last trip to Las Vegas, I went to the Gambler's General Store. I noticed they had a large selection of used slot machines and video poker machines. Is a private individual able to buy new slot machines from the manufacturer or a distributor or must you have a gaming license to purchase a new slot or video poker machine?

Last weekend we were in Las Vegas and I wanted to bet on a football game; however, we were leaving before the game started. If I had bet on the game and won, how could I have collected my money? Would I have had to wait until I came back to Las Vegas? If I did not collect the winnings after a certain length of time would I have lost my money?

When driving to Las Vegas from Arizona, are you still allowed to drive through the Hoover Dam? On our last trip, we noticed they’re building a highway through the mountain, over the dam, and we heard you can't drive through due to security risks.

Is it better to cash in our cashback dollars at the end of each trip or to let them build up over time at the casino? We know that if we don't return in 18 months, our player's account will go dead and we'll lose our cashback money.

In 1999, you published a list of the 21 largest hotels in the world, of which 18 were in Las Vegas. With the opening of Wynn Las Vegas and some of the latest casino expansions, like Mandalay Bay and Bellagio, what’s the new list of Las Vegas’ largest? And have any big hotels been built around the world since then?

Does Mandalay Bay have a restaurant in the penthouse and, if so, what does it cost for dinner?

I know that play and strategy for video poker is different from live poker. What would you suggest to a newbie who has no previous knowledge of either but wants to learn both? Which should you learn first?