Hello,
Whenever I try to enter the strip from the north gate (coming from freeside), the loading screen goes away like it is finished, and then the screen is just black, the music goes away, and I have to restart my 360 in order to do anything (the home button does not register). I have restarted my xbox several times with the same result. When restart the game the autosave data is labeled "corrupt". On a side note, when going through a gate in the strip (coming from the area with the tops casino, and going to the area with the lucky 38) I get about 10 feet away from the gate and my game freezes and I have to restart. It would be great if there were a fix to this or if there was an update that could fix this, thanks.

Ok so the "side note" has proved to be more of a problem. It was not a one time thing, it is every time I go to the gate. I am completely locked out of that part of the strip.

This is a problem everyone is having related to the debt collector quest. The hat you took off the Cowboy needs to be in the Strip area or it'll black you out when you try to enter. You can get around it by finding another Old Cowboy Hat and equipping it before you enter. You can find one in the Crimson Caravan camp.