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This site is a hobby and most of its revenue goes to a charitable foundation. Because it's maintained largely by volunteers, we can't review everything and still keep it up to date. So, we only review hotel-casinos (not hotels only, no casino only--except the Western because it's so awesome). We also cannot cover all the very remote properties that are not in "Las Vegas" such as Red Rock, Aliante and Railroad Pass. As the Strip grows, we may drop some of the other far off-strip properties as well.

We update the site every week, frequently several times a week. Of course we can't be everywhere at once, so we don't guarantee that everything is up to the minute, but we do that best that we can do. We welcome and encourage new information or corrections in order to keep it as current as possible. In fact, we rely on our readers to help us keep up to date and be places we can't get to.

This site is a hobby and everyone involved has a real, full-time job to pay the bills. The site does generate a little revenue, but not enough for anyone outside of the third world to live on, so it pays for the site, our travel expenses and a bulk of profit goes to a non-profit foundation established in Mark's name. Mark was one of the people who originally created this site.

There were once three of us, but sadly, Mark "Stinky" Sinclair passed away in April 2006. Now, it is Matt and Amy, who met in college. Mark was one of the people who created the site and designed it, and he will never be forgotten. Sadly, though, he can no longer help update it, or stay up all night in the Gold Spike Diner talking about anything and everything. We started this site because thought it was time for a site that gave more frank reviews than the ones trying to sell hotel rooms give out, so we started CheapoVegas. From there, CheapoReno seemed like a natural progression.

As we said, a small group of us maintain the site. The site reflects our experiences and opinions, and that's all they are: just opinions. You can disagree with us, especially about the fancy high-falutin' hotels, but we always stick to our cheapo roots.

There are lots of different video poker machines in Vegas. Many have the same rules but different pay tables, meaning that, for example, some Double Bonus machines pay 9 for a full house and 6 for a flush, while others pay 10 for a full house and 7 for a flush. Since Nevada State gaming law requires Video Poker to be dealt randomly from a 52-card deck, all machines have an equal chance of dealing you a winning hand. Therefore, the 10/7 machine pays out more than the 9/6 machine over the course of time. You always want to look for machines with the highest payouts to increase your odds of winning. For an excellent article on this topic check here

Remember the atomic bomb testing in the Nevada desert in the 1950s? During one of those tests, a young lad was wandering through the sage brush, collecting bottle caps he could trade for cash for his mother's much needed surgery. Suddenly, a flash of light and a burst of heat! The boy's face swelled, and his cheeks turned ruddy. He was transformed into an ever chipper boy with an unquenchable appetite for dazzling lights, table games, buffets, hard liquor and barely-dressed ladies.

Yes, absolutely. We may be the cheapest people on the planet. It makes us endearing to strangers, but a pain in the butt to family and friends.

Yes. And he will always be remembered, loved and deeply missed. He was a wonderful person, we loved him, and his absence is felt every day.