10/16/11 - In 2009, Caesars entertainment (formerly Harrah’s) filed criminal charges with Clark County against Nebraska philanthropist and avid gambler Terrance K Watanabe for allegedly failing to repay 14.7 million in markers to two of its properties, Caesars Palace and Rio. Watanabe countered by claiming Harrah’s supplied him with alcohol and prescription painkillers to keep him intoxicated at the tables in 2007, causing him to suffer massive loses. Gaming regulations prohibit allowing “visibly intoxicated” players to continue to gamble. (Casino Player Magazine)

10/9/11 - Oct 4th, 1999. The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign goes dark for about a month when the company that had been paying the power bill is bought by another company, which neglects to do so. When the problem is discovered, payment of the past due amount is arranged and the power is turned back on. The amount owned was less than $60. (Casino Player Magazine Facebook Page)

9/25/11 -  Elmer Sherwin won 4.6 million on a megabucks slot jackpot at the Mirage on Nov 1989. Sept 2005, he won another megabucks slot jackpot of 21.1million at The Cannery Casino in N Las Vegas. He is the only person known to win the big prize twice. (Casino Player Magazine)

9/18/11 - Despite the worst economy for gambling on record, casinos attracted a record 62 million visitors in 2009, 28% of the US adult population (Casino Player Magazine)

9/11/11 - The original volcano at the Mirage cost $30 million to build in 1989 which is how much it cost to build all of Caesars Palace in 1966 (Casino Player Magazine)

8/28/11 - The music on all slot machines are tuned to the musical key of "C" so that the sounds of slots based next to each other won't clash (Casino Player Magazine Facebook Page)

8/14/11 - 18^th century English gambling clubs hired one employee whose job was to swallow the dice in the case of a raid.  (Casino Player)