If you haven't had enough of this five-day Halloween weekend, stop by PURE tonight for a whopping $20,000 costume prize contest.

With stakes that high, you're bound to see some eye-popping costumes.

Jenny McCarthy takes a break from The Palms and hosts. DJ Vice handles music duties.

For our money, however, we're taking our hard-earned $20s and heading over to Scores Las Vegas tonight as they trick-or-treat in eye-popping noncostumes stripper style with a The Grudge 2 party.

Grudge 2 star Arielle Kebbell (pictured above) hosts.

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The Adult Entertainment Expo runs Jan. 10-13, 2007, culminating in the Adult Video News Awards on Jan. 13.

And now, to broaden its appeal, the awards show that honors the best and, um, brightest of the adult video industry is being open to the public for the first time.

Affectionately dubbed "the porn awards," this year's show will move to Mandalay Bay and will be hosted by Jessica Drake and comedian Jim Norton.

Tickets will run $100 to $250 and can be purchased in advance at the Mandalay Bay Events Center box office, across from House of Blues or by calling (702) 474-4000.

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10.30.06 Widespread Panic, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV

Set I: Contentment Blues > People Are Strange, You Should Be Glad> John's Other Jam > Pilgrims > Greta > Sharon > Time Zones, Stop Go > Three Little Birds > Imitation Leather Shoes > Chainsaw City

Set II: Can Get It Here, Slippin Into Darkness, When the Clowns Come Home, DOner > Proving Ground > Halloween Movie Theme Jam > Drums (with Carrot Top) > Airplane > Morning Dew, Love Tractor

Encore: ?, Radar Love, I Want You So Bad

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The boys from the Cheese played a weird show at the Orleans. Our crew stopped by around 1AM to take in the late night scene which had a monkey and jungle theme.

10.29.06 String Cheese Incident, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Set I: Hey Hey We're the Monkeys, Black Clouds, Bam, Piece Of Mine, Round The Wheel > Solution > Birdland > Wheel Hoss > Birdland, Las Vegas > Welcome to the Jungle > Drums > Jam > Welcome to the Jungle

Set II: Shantytown, Rain, Little Hands > Concrete Jungle > Bumpin' Reel, Eye Know Why > Jungle Boogie > Texas

Encore: Doin' My Time, Daryl

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10.29.06 Trey & Phil, Vegoose, Las Vegas, NV

Set I: Shakedown Street > Sweet Dreams Melinda > Row Jimmy, Let It Ride > Sleep Again, Like a Rolling Stone, Back on the Train > Bird Song > Help's On the Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower

Encore: Donor Rap, Not Fade Away

Mike Gordon sat in for Back on the Train. Also in the band were Jon Medeski from Medeski, Martin, & Wood (keyboards), John Molo (drums), Larry Campbell (guitar), and Christina Durfee (vocals).

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The Review-Journal slipped in an interesting rumor over the weekend.

Seems that within the next 12 to 18 months, another hotel-casino is on the imploding block, and it's one that's completely unexpected.

Though the casino hasn't been officially identified, the R-J thinks it's the Las Vegas Hilton, current home to Barry Manilow and Trekkies.

The largest Hilton hotel at 3,174 rooms, it also sports the largest free-standing sign in the world (pictured above).

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If you've ever escaped the porn slappers of the Strip by heading downtown, your reprieve may be over.

In 1997, an ordinance was passed to ban handouts and leaflets all along the Fremont Street Experience.

Ever since, the American Civil Liberties Union has been fighting the law, citing it unconstitutional. And now, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the ordinance.

Which means, more stripper flashcards littering the street.

We actually don't mind the porn slappers. They're extremely respectful of not bothering us or tourists with their ads, and they're nonaggressive when ignoring them.

The same can't be said for timeshare solicitors, but that's a whole other story (a tip for solicitor avoidance: they don't go after singles, only couples).

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10.29.06 Widespread Panic, Vegoose, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1: Climb to Safety > Surprise Valley > Henry Parsons Died, From the Cradle > Pigeons, Rebirtha > Tallboy, Blue Indian, Solid Rock > Fishwater, Conrad > Thought Sausage > Barstools and Dreamers > Action Man, Papa's Home, Little Wing > Porch Song, Ribs and Whiskey > Good People > Chilly Water

Encore: Ain't Life Grand

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Phil Lesh from the Grateful Dead and Trey Anastasio from Phish joined forces and played an amazing show at the Orleans Arena late on Saturday night. Also in the band were Jon Medeski from Medeski, Martin, & Wood (keyboards), John Molo (drums), Larry Campbell (guitar), and Christina Durfee (vocals).

10.29.06 Phil & Trey at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Set I: Ghost > Cryptical Envelopment > The Other One > Drifting > Dark Star > Mountains of the Moon > 46 Days > St. Stephen > The Eleven > Plasma

Set II: Dark Star > Run for the Roses > Dark Star > Wharf Rat > I Know You Rider

Encore: Viola Lee Blues > Here Comes Sunshine > Shine

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Sound Tribe Sector Nine (STS9) invaded The Joint at Hard Rock Casino for a late night Vegoose show. Here's the setlist:

10.29.06 STS9 Late Night Setlist, The Joint, Las Vegas, NV

Set I: Rent, Some Song, Pianoir, One A Day, ??, Blue Mood, ??

Set II: (order is off) Low Swagga, F Word, Moonsocket, Aimlessly, Orbital, Arigato, Mischief of a Sleep Walker

Encore: You Don't Say, Gologi

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Phish's frontman Trey Anastasio kicked off the late night Vegoose concert series with a sizzling show at the Orleans Arena. Robert Randolph opened for Trey, who eventually took the stage at Midnight. He played one set for over two and a half hours which included a cover song of Jimi Hendrix's Stone Free featuring Robert Randolph.

10.27.06 Trey Anastasio Band, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Set I: Simple Twist of Dave, First Tube, Stone Free*, 46 Days*, Sweet Dreams Melinda, Push On Til the Day, What's Done, Goodbye Head > Plasma, Gotta Jiboo

Encore: Mr. Completely > Tuesday

* with Robert Randolph on pedal steel

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Celebrate Halloween this Sunday, Oct. 29, at the new nightclub Moon at The Palms.

Ladies in costume receive free champagne until midnight.

While you spent all that time on your costume, head back on out to Gossip Tuesdays at ghostbar on Tuesday, Oct. 31.

And a special offer -- if you're one of the first 50 to send an email to this address, you and a guest will be placed on the guest list. Specify which club. Costumes are required to gain free entry.

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Beginning Nov. 1 and running through Nov. 30, the Golden Nugget in downtown Vegas celebrats their 60th anniversary by giving away a Mustang every day.

That's 30 chances to win 30 Mustangs. (Girl pictured not included.)

To qualify, just play slots and table games. You earn entries as you play. You also earn an entry by signing up to their player's club.

Drawings are held every night at 8:30 p.m.

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Want a preview of the slot machines of the future?

Every year at the Global Gaming Expo, slot manufacturers converge in Las Vegas to show off their latest wares. This year, that will be Nov. 14-16.

IGT, the largest slot manufacturer based out of Reno, Nevada, has posted photos of some of their new slots.

Games include mechanical reel slots (Triple Hot Ice), video slots (Indiana Jones), and video poker (Guaranteed Play Poker).

They have another slot version of a table game, this time a multi-player with baccarat (pictured above). While generally worse odds than the actual table game counterparts, more people are likely to play slot versions because they're less intimidated that they'll make a mistake.

IGT will also be the first company to introduce a widescreen display on their monitor.

Check out their site for more previews, as well as photos of past expos (where you'll see other slot machines that still haven't been released yet).

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Last year you could take a peek at live Vegoose performances through the AT&T blue room. And this year, you can do the same by going to attblueroom.com/music this weekend to see selected live performances direct from the event in Las Vegas. Archived performances will be hosted in the blue room after Vegoose ends.

By the way, Superfly and A.C. Entertainment announced special single day tickets available for either Saturday October 28 or Sunday October 29 dates. I think this is in response to lagging ticket sales.

The cost is $75 for single day tickets and you can buy them at www.vegoose.com or www.unlvtickets.com for $75.00 per day plus applicable fees. Two-day Vegoose Music Festival ticket packages are still available.

Here's the Vegoose 2006 lineup:

Saturday October 28
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
The Killers
The Mars Volta
The Keller Williams Incident
The Black Crowes
The Raconteurs
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Medeski Martin & Wood w/special guest Maceo Parker
Cat Power and the Memphis Rhythm Band
Jurassic 5
Praxis
Yonder Mountain String Band
Gomez
Dr. Octagon aka Kool Keith
The Zutons
Yards Dogs Road Show

Sunday October 29
Widespread Panic
Phil & Trey
Fiona Apple
Ben Folds
The Roots
The Rhythm Devils: Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzman, Mike Gordon and Steve Kimock
G. Love & Special Sauce
Galactic
Built to Spill
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins
Guster
Jim James of My Morning Jacket
Band of Horses
Jamie Lidell
Yard Dogs Road Show

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Here in Nevada we've got a midterm election that is going to fill large number of offices, some of which are quite important, but most of the races are between candidates I've never heard of, and this close to the election, they're still just anonymous faces, lost amongst the thousands of other anonymous faces on any of the thousands of billboards that deface the landscape every election year.

Now I find myself avoiding the dog and pony show that the gubernatorial race has become and looking at the Ensign vs Carter race and after careful consideration I've decided I'm going to vote for Jack Carter[Prof's Note: As am I, which I explain in my Carter and Ensign on the Iraq War article].

The reasoning is simple, John Ensign is a walking rubber stamp for King George and company.
Anyone who wants to check on this should go to ontheissues.com and see how he's voted.

And while I don't agree with everything Jack Carter says, yet I think he's logical enough and reasonable enough to at least help break the stranglehold the current administration seems to have on the house and senate.

You can check out Jack Carters' stance on a number of important issues ontheissues.com.
Just my two cents worth.

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FanFest Drag racing fans are invited to attend a free NHRA FanFest in the parking lot outside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (4455 Paradise Rd.) from Noon to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, to help kick off the annual NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 26-29. The FanFest is sponsored by Budweiser, Oakley and Harley-Davidson.

Included in the festivities will be live entertainment, show cars, an NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series simulator, live radio remotes, plus a free NHRA driver autograph session will take place in the parking lot outside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino from 5-6:30 p.m..

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At 8:30 p.m. tonight, SAW III premieres at The Palms' Brenden Theatres, but if you don't have your exclusive invite (you can still win tickets by listening to Xtreme 107.5), you can always gawk at the stars as they arrive on the red carpet beginning at 7:30 p.m. The red carpet at The Palms, by the way, is a little sliver of rug in front of the box office.

Then hang out in the casino until the after-party at RAIN, which doubles as SAW III's soundtrack release party.

Live performances include Hydrovibe, Bodipartz, and Static X.

Cost is $10 at the door, which opens at 11 p.m. If you're female with local Nevada I.D., you get in free.

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photo by FlipChip/LasVegasVegas.com

Sunday, November 5th is a day to remember. The Hard Rock's night club, The Joint, will be the site of a charity poker tournament hosted by Motley Crue's Vince_Neil. The 2nd Annual Off Strip Poker Tournament will benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation, an organization that does fund raising for cancer, Luekemia and AIDS research. Last year's first Vince Neil's Off Strip Poker Tournament raised $170,000 for this worthy cause and it is the direct result of the Skylar Neil Foundation established by Vince Neil in 1995 to honor the daughter he lost to cancer that year.

The tournament will be a $500 + $50 buy-in No-limit Hold'em event with first hour Rebuys and an optional Add-on. The prize pool is a guaranteed $50,000 with all ten players making the final table going home with some money. Seating is limited to the first 150 players so sign up early and don't miss this one. To sign up call the Joint Box Office at 702.693.5000 and tell them the Poker Prof sent you. From my experiences, I can recommend the Tournaments at the Hard Rock as always being fun and providing a rare opportunity to hang out with some of the stars from the music, movie, sports and poker industries. You've seen them on TV, come meet them in person.

The event gets under way at 3:00 PM with Vince Neil hosting a cocktail party followed by Tiffany Granath, host of Playboy and Sirius Radio's Afternoon Advice, conducting a one-of-a-kind live charity auction. A silent auction for items from an incredible collection of unique memorabilia from the worlds of music, sports and entertainment will be on display in the joint so the public is invited to stop in anytime throughout the day to bid on items of interest. All proceeds go directly to the Foundation.

The tournament will begin at 4:00 PM and continue until one lucky player has all the chips. Due to the limited seating I strongly recommend you pre-register for this tournament by calling the Joint Box Office at 702.693.5000. Tell them the Poker Prof recommended you call and reserve a seat in the tournament. FYI FlipChip will be there with his cameras to take your photo so call now and to join the party and play some poker. See you on Sunday, November 5th at the Las Vegas Hard Rock's 'The Joint'.

photo by FlipChip/LasVegasVegas.com

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Today, MTV premieres local band The Killers' latest music video "Bones" (pictured above), the first music video directed by Tim Burton.

You can also catch it online at MTV's homepage.

Burton infuses desert and ocean with old Vegas inspired by drive-ins and Jason and the Argonauts' stop motion in the new song from the Sam's Town CD.

A 4-minute making-of video can be seen directly afterwards online.

The Killers will be back in their hometown Las Vegas this Saturday as part of the Vegoose music festival before heading off on a European tour.

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This Friday, Oct. 27, is Nevada Day.

Nevada entered the union as the 36th state on Oct. 31, 1864, and now the last Friday of every October is Nevada Day.

We think schoolchildren rallied behind this just to get the day off, but we're behind this day just for the Saturday festivities, the likes of which you won't see until the last Friday of next October.

Yep, head 12 hours up to Carson Nugget in Carson City, Nevada, and you'll get to take a 4 1/2-pound hammer and ram it into bits of steel in a 4,320-pound piece of granite. Even better, it's a contest.

While hammering, you can also enter a beard contest.

Good times.

A parade starts the festivities with F-18 Hornets flying overhead.

For those a little closer to civilization (i.e., Las Vegas), the Atomic Testing Museum (755 E. Flamingo Rd., near Terrible's and pictured above) is opening their doors and offering free admission for the day.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is normally $10.

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Retired FBI agent Joe Navarro has used FBI methods of decoding nonverbal behavior for 25 years.

Now get Navarro to train you how to use these tells for poker.

In this eight-hour seminar, Navarro covers topics including:

• How to effectively pick up tells in a tournament environment
  
• Exercises to enhance observation and decoding skills
  
• Controlling your emotions and reactions at the table
  
• How to conceal tells effectively
  
• Effective bluffing using powerful little known cues
  
• Identifying the most reliable tells
  
• What to do with the "unreadable player"
  
• Examination of common and uncommon tells
  
• Using your hands to bluff more effectively
  
• What the eyes really tell us about your opponent's hand
  
• Using eye gaze behavior effectively at the table
  
• How to confuse your opponent any time any where
  
• What does each part of your body communicate at the poker table
  
• Understanding the psychology of nonverbal behavior
  

The seminar is limited to 100 people and takes place Nov. 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Caesars Palace. Breakfast and refreshments will be served.

Cost is $1,699.

For more information and to register, call 1-888-435-5688.

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Rumors are running rampant that a certain 25-year-old Las Vegas poker professional was caught marking cards and has been arrested for cheating.

The rumor has the Nevada Gaming Commission entering the Wynn poker room and arresting the guy right on the spot.

We haven't been able to confirm or deny so have left out his name, but we'll keep you informed as soon as we hear.

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