how all these security features help avoid counterfeits when all the OLD currency without the new features is still circulating! I got two of the old-design hundreds in handpays in the casino just this afternoon. Surprisingly, the machines (at least at the Riviera) still take the old ones as well.

By the way, for those who appreciate the older restaurants in Las Vegas, I found today that the Italian restaurant here "Ristorante Italiano" has closed. Many of the waiters who had been there for years are now serving in the steakhouse, Kristoffer's. There's talk of opening the Italian place this summer if business picks up. Actually, I thought the casino was fairly busy today for a Tuesday afternoon.