After a year overseeing Aladdin's poker room, Edna Dalton is leaving to manage the Venetian's new poker room, expected to open spring 2006.

Venetian has been slowly sneaking back into the public eye by building a brand new theater for Blue Man Group (formerly of Luxor), opening the latest nightclub du jour (du nuit?) -- Tao -- and landing a new version of Phantom of the Opera tinkered by Andrew Lloyd Webber to open next year.

Venetian's poker room is no less impressive, finally taking shape next to valet with 10,000 square feet and over 40 tables, making it the biggest poker room in Las Vegas. There were rumors they would go the poker ambassador route and hire a big name to bring publicity and attract the big games from Bellagio, but so far no word. I hear Daniel Negreanu's available...

Next month, Caesars Palace readies their own poker room, touting 30 tables and 8,500 square feet. A separate 6,000-square-foot room will hold additional tables for tournament use.

Pictured below are artists' renderings of what Caesars' poker room will look like: