A little bit of this town goes a very long way. After five days in Vegas you feel like you've been here for five years.

Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness ... Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

The Circus-Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war. This is the sixth Reich. The ground floor is full of gambling tables, like all the other casinos... but the place is about four stories high, in the style of a circus tent, and all manner of strange County-Fair/Polish Carnival madness is going on up in this space.

But G2E, with 700 exhibitors, shows it's an open industry. Las Vegas has thrived on openness and we should send a signal the industry is open.

And if you're doing a deal with a religious son of a bitch, get it in writing.

Just like New York, the Las Vegas strip is a big destination for celebrants. The big hotels don't want any problems.