Tonight begins The Producers, an intermission-less 90-minute version of the musical with The Hoff (as in David Hasselhoff) playing the flamboyant producer.

For the next week of previews, Las Vegas locals who purchase tickets at the box office can see the show for a flat $60, including taxes and service charges. Not quite a pay-what-you-can price in traditional (albeit cheaper) theater, but less than half the regular price you'd pay for some seats.

Regular price is $75 to $143.50 (which does not include taxes and service charges) and can be purchased by calling 1-888-727-4758 or by visiting Paris Las Vegas (and if you visit the website, you can also enter a drawing for a trip to Vegas with two free tickets).

Previews run tonight through Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. No show on Sunday.

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So you say you can't deposit or withdraw to an online poker site but want to play in the National Heads-up Poker Championship beginning March 1?

Well, you can't win a seat to it online anyway.

But you can play a live satellite.

Caesars Palace offers you the chance to win a seat through a satellite for only a $230 buy-in (and $200 rebuys).

The satellite take place Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. in Caesars' poker room.

The winner will receive the $20,000 seat to the heads-up tournament on March 1 in the same room.

While on the topic of poker tournaments, Caesars is going with their second annual Valentine's Day couples tournament the next day on Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. for a buy-in of $225.

You don't actually have to be a couple, you just need to be two people. There's some discrimination in that they're looking for men and women couples, because the men and women switch off, playing the same stack.

We played this event last year and noticed it was more the game for the men and more social for the women. When the men returned to their stacks, they made comments that it was just like at home, when their wives spent all their money.

It was also sparsely attended, so if you're a Bonnie & Clyde poker type, here's your chance to take over the V-Day tourney.

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To our Southern California readers who may not want to fight I-15 traffic and sudden freaky Nevada snowstorms, we came across this offer that we would take advantage of if we could.

For new players of the Barona Resort and Casino (San Diego), if you play two hours of slots and lose, you'll get reimbursed up to $200.

If you win, you'll get double what you won, up to $200.

Not a bad proposition for a couple hours' play (ahem, local Vegas casinos).

The offer runs through April 1 and is only good for Los Angeles and Orange County residents.

Checking out the Barona website, we found this amusing benefit for becoming Platinum or Diamond: if your car breaks down within 25 miles of their casino, you get free towing service.

Diamond members also receive a free buffet every day.

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On Thursday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m., The Mirage is holding a special charity poker tournament, with half the prize money going to Mirage floorperson Dennis Jackson, who's been ill.

The tournament is limit hold'em with a $130 buy-in and unlimited $40 rebuys in the first hour.

A full 50 percent will go to the Jackson family, and the remaining 50 percent will go to the top three places:

1st place receives 25 percent, 2nd place receives 15 percent, and 3rd receives 10 percent.

For more information, contact The Mirage poker room at (702) 791-7291.

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Being fired by Donald Trump could've been the best thing for former Miss Nevada Katie Rees.

First, she signs a reported two-year $2 million deal to co-host the new incarnation of Beacher's Madhouse at Hard Rock (we're still scratching our heads at this figure, because for a show that's to take place once a month, admission prices wouldn't even cover her fee unless they know something we don't).

Now JET Nightclub (at Mirage) is re-crowning Rees as Miss Jet Las Vegas.

Come see the new 21-year-old queen tonight beginning at 10:30 p.m.

If the date is a little coincidental, that's the date of the live Miss America broadcast taking place at the newly officially christened Planet Hollywood (formerly Aladdin).

And for the purists, Rees was Miss Nevada for Miss USA, not Miss America, so you wouldn't have seen her onstage there anywhere.

But we'd rather be at JET over the Miss America ceremony any day.

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The dealers at the Wynn Resort Las Vegas voted to retain representation from the UAW. Upset over the recent toke grab to subsidize supervisor's pay apparently allowed the big Union the leverage it needed to finally open the door to the lucrative Las Vegas gambling business. The Las Vegas gaming labor landscape has added a very heavy weight player. [Wynn Dealers]

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What better way to spend a Saturday night in Las Vegas than playing in a poker tournament? Of course, taking a card drought early out early in the evening called for a different plan. After a quick caffeine fix I decided to cruise by some of the skin clubs and check out the volume of Saturday night business.

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With the Friday close of the mega-sized annual concrete industry expo I expected to see a brisk trade resulting from the residual 'stayovers' and I wasn't disappointed. All of the joints I checked were enjoying a good crowd. The scores of Vegas gentlemen clubs are located all over the town so I spent most of the evening in the car in Saturday night traffic, including a long stretch down the south Las Vegas Strip.

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Many of the same people that worked the recent AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2007 work at the various clubs so thought I would get some photos of their workplaces. Many of the readers have heard of these joints so finally an image to go with the name. Saturday night Flipchip photos follow:

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If you don't have anything else to do on Valentine's Day, why not spend it with Dennis Hopper?

On Feb. 14, CineVegas is hosting a special charity screening of Hoosiers with Hopper and director David Anspaugh presenting the film.

The show takes place at Brenden Theatres (The Palms) and begins at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at CineVegas or by calling (702) 992-7979.

All proceeds will go to the Boys & Girls Club of Las Vegas' Hollywood Heart, a nonprofit organization that gives at-risk youth a chance to team up with Hollywood film professionals to make their own movie.

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This weekend, Imperial Palace holds their Sinsation Poker Classic, so named because the Girls of Sinsation will be ever-present to distract you from your pocket Aces.

Buy-in is $500 with $100,000 (based on number of participants) to the first place winner.

Prizes are awarded to the top 30 players, with a prize for last place and four random losers.

Chips begin at 2500 and blinds go up every 40 minutes.

Tournament registration is Jan. 26 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and the tournament runs Jan. 27-28.

Tournament players receive a special $89 room rate for Friday and Saturday nights.

For more information, call 1-800-634-6441 x2 or email events@imperialpalace.com.

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Slot manufacturer WMS is promoting their new Monopoly Big Event slot machine with an online drawing designed to educate the player about community gaming.

The Cliffs Notes on community gaming: the Big Event goes off at random times and awards one of six bonuses. Whatever credits are won are then awarded to each eligible player, multiplied by a multiplier. Players can increase their multiplier by playing faster and by wagering higher.

We've played this game multiple times and had a great time to the detriment of our paycheck (which in true local fashion, we cashed in at the casino cage while receiving a free t-shirt). It's miles better than that big ol' Wheel of Fortune anytime.

You can find Monopoly Big Event in the the majority of Strip casinos, but we'd recommend taking a trip to one of the Station Casinos, where the denomination is 2 cents (versus 5 cents) and lets your money last a bit longer. Sunset Station even has two banks.

The online drawing can be played every day and gives away over 1,350 prizes with 15 instant $50 winners per day. Two grand prize trips to Las Vegas will also be awarded, which includes first class airfare for two, three nights at Wynn Las Vegas, two tickets to "O", and $10,000 spending money.

After entering your email and birthdate, and then your name, address, and phone number, you'll be given a survey and shown a video, but you can skip both and just move onto the prize drawing.

You'll get to choose one of eight Chance cards, which looks to be a 50/50 chance at either winning or getting "Sorry, Try Again." We can't be sure whether this is a true 50/50 shot, but we strongly suspect not in order for them to cap their giveaways at 15 per day.

That could be sour grapes on our part, because we've been playing every day and still haven't won.

The drawing runs through March 31, and you must be at least 21 to participate.

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The book's been thrown at Crazy Horse Too owner Rick Rizzolo.

Under a racketeering charge, the gentlemen's club was fined $250,000, forced to pay $10 million to a patron who was beaten and paralyzed by staff, and finally is being forced to sell the property. The current leaseholder is Mike Signorelli, who will be offered the club for $45 million.

Under a plea deal, Rizzolo pleaded guilty to tax evasion and did not contest the $17 million in fines the club owes. Rizzolo also can no longer own any adult entertainment company in the U.S.

In U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, the company admitted to using force to get customers to pay disputed charges, charges that could have been unknowingly added to their bills.

Rizzolo has been sentenced to 366 days in federal prison, beginning no later than May 22.

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Michael Gaughan's South Point (formerly Boyd's South Coast) celebrates their first anniversary this week with special offers today through Friday.

You must be a club member, which is free to sign up. If you're a Coast Club member, you'll trade in your blue card for a South Point card.

Wednesday, Jan. 24: free t-shirt
Thursday, Jan. 25: $1 drinks
Friday, Jan. 26: $1 breakfast in The Garden Buffet

Norm Clarke spotted Tommy Lee Jones playing $5 blackjack at South Point until 6 a.m. Maybe he's still there.

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Yesterday, District Judge Douglas Herndon laid down the smoking law in Nevada.

In November, voters passed the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act, and just as it was being enacted, businesses complained that it was unconstitutional, not to mention hurt their bottom line.

The Act states there can be no smoking in places that serve food, including restaurants and bars. With video poker a main staple of bars, many taverns elected to simply get rid of the food rather than get rid of smoking.

Establishments complained that the Act was biased toward casinos and vague about what makes it criminal.

Judge Herndon looked at both sides of the debate and came out with the ruling that yes, smoking is banned in places that serve food, and violators can receive a $100 civil fine.

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Full-page ads of the above have been splashed all around town the past week.

It advertises Jenna Jameson (fresh off the AVN Awards) hosting a surprise birthday party for boyfriend Tito Ortiz tonight at PURE (Caesars Palace).

Ortiz has a habit of wearing t-shirts describing what he intends to do to his UFC victims. We can only speculate what his shirt will say tonight.

The public is invited, and 32-year-old Ortiz is practicing acting surprised.

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If it hasn't yet made your radar, the Pinball Hall of Fame should be added to your list of must-sees in Las Vegas.

Tucked away in the same complex as the Tropicana Cinemas at 3330 E. Trop (near Pecos), the museum is the brainchild of the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club and Tim Arnold, who moved hundreds of his machines one-by-one to Las Vegas from his arcade in Michigan.

Celebrating their one-year anniversary next month, the 4,500-square-foot museum is entirely non-profit, donating any profits to the Salvation Army.

But the difference with this museum is that not only are all the machines playable and meticulously restored to like-new condition, but they're all hands-on playable at the cost of only 25 and 50 cents each.

The mecca of pinball's philosophy is "games and charity," and the focus is entirely on the games and the player having fun.

The Pinball Hall of Fame is open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. nightly, extending to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is free.

For more information and photos, visit their website or email pinballhalloffame@msn.com. More photos of the museum's games and commentary can be seen at this link.

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In a surprising move, NTH Advisory Group LLC has made an unsolicited bid to purchase the one-year-old Hooters Hotel and Casino for $95 million.

Currently in development to build a 500-room, 100,000-square-foot Mayan Casino Resort, as well as 144 condos at Desert Oasis Condominiums, NTH is a casino/hotel development advisory firm run by Richard Bosworth and based in Santa Monica, Calif.

Like its branded airline that lasted three years, Hooters has been struggling to make a name for itself since opening. Expected to compete with The Palms, recently they've taken a different marketing approach and slashed room rates. Neighboring casinos including MGM Grand have been full at the Las Vegas average of 95 percent capacity, but Hooters was coming in at 75 percent. In its first nine months of operation, the casino lost $16 million. It cost $130 million and 10 months to convert it from San Remo.

NTH has an unnamed partner and will need to deposit $1.1 million in escrow by Feb. 12, after which a two-month inspection will take place before the deal can be finalized. The transaction is expected to close June 30.

With the new owners of next-door Tropicana planning a $2 billion makeover, might Columbia Sussex Corp. be interested in expanding a bit more to the east? Might they up the bid to $150 million just for the land alone?

If we were NTH, we would flip the property as fast as we could. Then again, if we had $95 million, it would probably go toward more simple things like Ferraris and chocolate milkshakes.

Hooters will have been open one year on Feb. 3.

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First the Palms with their exclusive Playboy Club casino-in-a-casino, now comes Caesars Palace with their Pussycat Dolls Casino.

Expected to open next month is an area of sexy gaming devoted to the Pussycat Dolls.

The Pussycat Dolls had their start in 1995 in Los Angeles with burlesque dance before expanding their revue into Las Vegas. Then came the hit dance numbers and revolving celebrities (including Christina Aguilera, Denise Richards, and Pamela Anderson) performing with the Dolls for one night, best-selling CD, reality series, and cereal box (we made up that last one, but wouldn't be surprised).

The pit will include blackjack, craps, and roulette, as well as themed slot machines featuring the Dolls. Dealer tables will have sexy fishnet legs in stiletto heels and even sexier dealer Dolls.

Situated across from the Pussycat Dolls Lounge (inside PURE), we expect a cover charge matching the Playboy Club's $20.

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The one good thing about being in Las Vegas traffic is that at least you're in Las Vegas.

Ever want to pretend you're a traffic controller, or just want to take a peek into Vegas traffic?

FAST Traffic Cameras gives you access to nine Regional Transport Commission of Southern Nevada cameras at various intersections, including I-215/I-15, The Strip/Flamingo, The Strip/Convention Center, I-15/Charleston, the Spaghetti Bowl, and more.

These are the FAST (Freeway and Arterial System of Transportation) cameras, which show traffic in a live feed.

You can also view traffic flow patterns as PowerPoints, animated GIFs, and PDFs.

The next best thing to not being there!

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Ever wonder what poker players do when they're away from the table?

RawVegas.tv, a new 24-hour on-demand Internet TV channel, aims to show just that, along with all the things that happen and stay in Vegas.

Focused on poker players, RawVegas shows will feature shows with Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, Gavin Smith, Joe Sebok, and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi.

One show called "Prop Bets" will take a look at Smith and Sebok and their extreme prop bets, such as Sebok having to dress as a bear in diapers in the World Series of Poker.

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The Brothers Maloof (who own The Palms) are continuing to scout out movies for their Maloof Motion Pictures after successfully producing their first feature, the "Project Greenlight" horror flick Feast.

Up next will be an adaptation of the 1978 Leonard Wise novel The Big Biazarro starring Pierce Brosnan as a veteran poker player who mentors a young hotshot protege on the way to the biggest no-limit poker game in the world, the Big Biazarro. Brosnan will also produce.

The film who be written and directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall, who wrote and directed Waist Deep.

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We're as saddened as you are to hear about NETeller leaving us Americans high and dry, but on the bright side, now you have even more of a reason to come visit Vegas!

And if you pop by Flamingo, you'll see them testing out a new table game called mini-pai gow poker.

Created by Gaming Entertainment Inc. (who were behind the popular 3-5-7 table game), mini pai gow is played with six cards instead of seven. Five cards form the higher hand, and one card forms the next higher hand. No commission is charged on wins.

This game produces more ties, which is all the more reason to play the game if you're looking to sit and drink for free.

An optional bonus bet can be wagered for the best five out of six cards.

The pay table on the bonus:

Five Aces: 1000:1
Royal Flush: 250:1
Straight Flush: 75:1
Four of a Kind: 50:1
Full House: 20:1
Flush: 7:1
Straight: 5:1
Three of a Kind: 3:1
Two Pair: 1:1

If the game does well, expect to see Harrah's roll it out in other casinos.

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Sick of this cold weather? How about a free movie tonight?

You have two choices, both at 7 p.m.:

Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima at the Village Square (off Sahara). Click here to print the pass.

The horror flick The Hitcher at The Palms' Brenden Theatres. Click here to print the pass.

Passes are good for you and a guest.

As usual with passes, the theaters have been overbooked to ensure a full house, so show up early, but not before 5:30 p.m.

Passes are courtesy of the Las Vegas Movie Insider, which occasionally holds drawings for other free movies.

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Tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., join the happy people above in the monthly mixer at VooDoo Lounge (pictured from the November 2006 mixer are Smirnoff sponsors and a Rio employee who's enjoying his job way too much).

The third Wednesday of every month, Rio hosts the Network Ultra Lounge, with free admission, appetizers, and your first drink on the house.

Here's your chance to meet new people in a casual, unpressured social setting while swapping business cards. All on the 53rd floor of the casino.

To RSVP for the mixer or network dinner, visit www.m1network.com.

When you attend, you'll also get your company listed on the website.

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Inspired and pulled directly from the original Crazy Horse in Paris, the adult show La Femme (pictured above with an appearance by Christina Aguilera) at MGM Grand often rotates dancers from its Parisian namesake.

'Course, La Femme kinda sounds more like a fancy French restaurant than a show, and besides, who can pronounce it correctly without people thinking you're trying to show off with your tutored French lessons?

MGM Grand is changing the name of the show to Crazy Horse Paris, not to be confused with a certain gentlemen's club up the street.

Speaking of name changes, gossip columnist extraordinaire Robin Leach is scooping everyone with the rumor that Luxor could be renamed to The Pyramid.

Could Excalibur be The Castle?

Could The Palms be The Britney?

Perhaps MGM Grand should just rename the show to An Excuse to See Nudity.

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Founders and former directors of NETeller John Lefebvre and Stephen Lawrence have been arrested and charged with money laundering in the United States.

A popular webwallet, NETeller processes billions of dollars per year, receiving a percentage fee on each transaction. The majority of those transactions went toward online Internet gambling sites.

NETeller is based in the Isle of Man and is traded in the U.K., where the London Stock Exchange suspended trading on the former directors' detention.

Both Canadian citizens, Lefebvre and Lawrence no longer have an interest in the company other than as shareholders.

If convicted, both could receive up to 20 years in prison.

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Harrah's has unwrapped a new promotion for their 40+ million Total Rewards members across the country.

Called Hidden Jackpots, swipe your player's card every day from now through March 24 for a chance at winning $1 million.

Odds are probably greater than 1 in 1,000,000, but your odds of winning another prize is 1 in 5.

On March 24, the final day of the promotion, Harrah's is guaranteeing one Total Rewards player will win $1 million.

For more information, visit Harrah's.

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Take that, Macau.

The 341 casinos in Nevada have reason to celebrate. For November 2006, gaming win very nearly eclipsed their record set in January.

Despite a traditionally slow month because of Thanksgiving, November 2006 made Nevada casinos $1.14 billion, a 14.1 percent increase since the previous November.

In January, casinos won $100,000 more. Missed it by that much.

Macau, which looked like it was outpacing Vegas, won $5.9 billion for January-November 2006. Nevada is up to $6.1 billion.

Strip casinos accounted for much of that $1.14 billion action, hauling in $642.4 million, up 22.4 percent.

Other winning stats:
$116.7 million in blackjack, up 20.1 percent
$35 million in roulette, up 24.2 percent
$37.2 million in craps, down 9.8 percent
$35.5 million in sports (mostly football), up 539 percent

Perhaps most surprising was baccarat, which pulled in $117.2 million, or a full 100 percent more.

Yeah, we know what you're thinking. The new James Bond was released in November. But if you caught the movie, Bond is now playing Texas Hold'em (which won $12.5 million in rake, up 4.1 percent).

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AVN Entertainment Expo 2007 is now history, nothing left but my images and some fond memories. This is the show that comes to mind when you think about Las Vegas conventions you would want to attend and anyone with the price of a ticket can come in, it's open to the public. Hundreds of mostly blond babes wearing smiles and little else while signing autographs and posing with sweaty fans.

More than 30,000 show goers spent four days at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas checking out the acres of bare skin, all of the latest skin flicks, thousands of sex toys, even anatomically correct lifesize mannequins .

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More Flipchip photos of the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2007 will be posted later today.
Check back for photos you won't see in your local newspaper.

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The Consumer Electronics Show 2007 has struck the tents and everything was carted away Thursday afternoon. So ends the four day run of the largest convention in the country. Upwards of 130 thousand attendees filled the streets, restaurants, hotels, showrooms, sidewalks and casinos during the 4 day run of the gadget expo. Lucky for Las Vegas, show goers left behind about $300 million, and that number doesn't include gambling losses. All said, it has been a good week for the city of entertainment.

A few more Flipchip photos from the final day of the big CES Consumer Electronics Show.

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Former Miss Nevada 2007 Katie Rees has been given a second chance to mend her partying ways... by being co-host of a party in Las Vegas.

Jeff Beacher of Beacher's Madhouse is back, along with his bevy of wonderful freak show entertainers, including Tiny KISS -- little people performing tributes to KISS and other songs.

Last month, Rees was dethroned by the Miss Universe Organization, who with co-owner Donald Trump gave Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner another chance for similar behavior.

The new version of Beacher's Madhouse debuts March 31 at the Hard Rock Casino, then continuing the last Saturday of every month.

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Outwit, outplay, outlast... but first you have to outcast.

"Survivor" is holding an open casting call at the Planet Nissan (5850 Centennial Center Blvd.) on Jan. 20 from noon to 5 p.m.

Arrive early and be prepared to audition on film for three minutes.

One phrase that always seems to work with reality shows: "I'm a very sexual person." Just a hint.

You should also bring this completed application, a passport (or proof of having renewed), and a passport-sized photo.

You must also be at least 21.

For more information, visit their website.

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Day 2 of the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2007 was crowded with thousands of trade people, fans and stars of the adult movie world. A day on the main floor of the Expo at the Sand's Expo Center produced another mini-gallery from the porn convention in Las Vegas. The show runs through Saturday and is open to the public for the price of admission. All of your favorite porn stars in the flesh to sign autographs and pose for photos, thousands of photos. Everyone's packing a camera at this show. Check out Flipchip's reality Peep Show from Day 2 at the AVN show live in Las Vegas.

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On Jan. 21 at 7 p.m., Rain (at The Palms) hosts a rare solo acoustic performance with Aaron Lewis of Staind.

As part of his Have Rock Will Travel Tour 2007, Lewis will perform the rock radio hits "It's Been Awhile," "Outside," "So Far Away," "Right Here," with cover songs requested by the audience.

Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster and range from $35 to $70.

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The Las Vegas Hilton holds $20,000 freeroll poker tournaments the first Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. The next tourney is Feb. 7.

To qualify, just play 40 hours in the calendar month before the tourney date. If you play between 4 a.m. and 10 a.m., you'll receive double hours.

With those 40 hours, you'll get 800 chips to start with in the freeroll.

Play 50 hours and you'll start with 1,000 chips. With 60 hours, you'll run the table with 1,200 chips.

Your play in the poker room will still earn you $1 per hour.

For more information, visit the Las Vegas Hilton poker room.

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Today's Flipchip post comes from the LasVegasVegas .com files of "It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it." The Adult Entertainment Expo 2007 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas got under Wednesday for a four day run ending on Saturday so lugging packs of camera gear for miles so readers have an opportunity to take a visual tour of the Adult Entertainment Expo 2007. Attending fans can buy a ticket and stroll through the aisles of exhibitors of this world's largest XXX business gathering. Many of the adult film stars are in town for the big show and are staying busy signing autographs and posing for photos with fans needing something to send to the folks back home. Just another day in Vegas for a guy with a camera, check out the photos...

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Additional photos from Wednesday's Expo are available on the Poker Prof's Blog.

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I spent the better part of Tuesday hiking around the Las Vegas Convention Center toting the camera stuff and gawking at the vast arrays of state-of-the-art technology aimed for the consumers in 2007. An overwhelming variety of automotive electronics are displayed using dozens of custom vechicles. Cell phones take up an incredible amount of floor space considering the new ones are diminutive little devices. Also in force are panel displays in sizes ranging from less than 2" up to hundreds of inches and resolution that is better than being there live. My personal favorite of Tuesday show was also the most intriguing new technology I saw Tuesday, the Honda Asimo robot.

A mini-gallery of my first day's journey through the digital landscape follows.

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A few additional photos from the CES show are available on the Poker Prof's Poker Blog.

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Boy that Jenna gets around.

Ms. Jameson and the girls of Club Jenna are out in full force this week. We mentioned in a previous post that they'll be hosting the party at The Playboy Club tomorrow.

No rest for the celibate, you can catch Jenna and her gals at the official strip club party this Friday at 10 p.m. at the new gentlemen's club Minxx.

If you want to check out Minxx early, tonight they're hosting an Official Minx Party, which means the girls of Vivid video -- Monique Alexander, Kayden Kross, and Stefani Morgan -- will be showing off their talents. Minxx, you should know, is the Official Vegas Home of all the Vivid girls.

And tomorrow is yet another official party -- the Official Adult Film Awards Party for Hot Wax Cosmetics. Jenna & Co. are wisely skipping that one. Ouch.

Minxx is at 4636 Wynn Road, north of Trop and east of the Orleans Arena. But probably best just to call (702) 889-MINX and live large with a free limo ride.

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The Guardian Angels are in town, and not for a convention.

Originally founded by Curtis Sliwa, New York has had the Guardian Angels protecting their streets since 1978.

Now, downtown Fremont Street will be regularly patrolled by the Guardian Angels, who are trained in martial arts but do not carry weapons.

The highly controversial and visible crime-fighting team (in red berets and white t-shirts) aid police in citizen's arrests.

If you're interested in volunteering for the Guardian Angels, call (702) 220-6488.

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Popular funnyman (we always wanted to say that) George Wallace performs at The Flamingo from Tuesday through Saturday night at 10 p.m.

Wallace is a favorite comedian of ours, who genuinely makes us laugh out loud when not relentlessly hawking on the scale of Gene Simmons.

Regular ticket prices are $60 and $75, but if you're a Nevada resident (or can show proof of a local I.D.), tickets for you are only $10.

The offer is good for the first 100 reservations per night and runs Jan. 15 through Feb. 14.

Purchase at the Flamingo box office or by calling
(702) 733-3333 or 1-800-221-7299.

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Just minutes ago, Harrah's unveiled online access to win/loss statements for Total Rewards players.

The question is, do you really want to know?

Win/loss statements show the net amount players have won and lost playing table games and slot machines while using their Total Rewards card.

Login with your Total Rewards number and PIN number, then click "Check Account." In the menu to the left is now a selection called "Win/Loss Statement."

Each of the past five years can be accessed and viewed as a PDF file. Breakdown is by Harrah's casino in slots, tables, other (invitational tournaments, sweepstakes, drawings, etc.), and total W2G. Data is not complete for Caesars properties in 2006 before moving over to the Total Rewards card.

Coin-in and coin-out data is not displayed (because then you would know Harrah's secrets in determining comps), but coin-in can be calculated based on 1 rewards credit per $5 coin-in on slots or $10 coin-in on video poker.

MGM Mirage has had win/loss statements online since last year, giving access to the past two years.

Win/loss statements can be obtained by other casinos by requesting them at the player's club.

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On Jan. 11 at 11 p.m., The Playboy Club and Moon Nightclub (at The Palms) is throwing an opening party for the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo.

Jenna Jameson hosts, along with the girls of Club Jenna TV (warning: adult content).

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NBC's new "Poker After Dark" show began last week but because we need our beauty rest we can't stay up until 3 a.m. to catch the episodes. If we're up that late, we're playing poker ourselves.

However, we were able to catch all of last week thanks to NBC online, which is currently streaming shows online, plus the director's cut summary with commentary on player's plays.

Each day is broken into segments that thankfully aren't full of advertising. We easily went from segment to segment, as long as we remembered which one we had just viewed.

Last week's $20,000 buy-in, 6-max sit-and-go was a winner-take-all tournament of $120,000.

Players were Phil Hellmuth, Gus Hansen, Shawn Sheikhan, Annie Duke, Huck Seed, and Steve Zolotow. Host is the ever luminous Shana Hiatt.

As expected, the first match is complete with a whiny blowup from fussbudget Hellmuth, though we understand his complaint and note that the producer of the show did nothing to resolve the issue, which only made Hellmuth more, well, Hellmuthian.

It's classic Hellmuth, and it's the most entertaining part in a show with dull poker banter, uninspired poker plays, and an irritating and unseen announcer.

"Poker After Dark" runs Monday through Friday from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., with a summary Saturday night after "Saturday Night Live."

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It's Sexy.
It's Powerful.
It's Fun.

Yep, it's the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, back again for 2007 at the Sands Convention Center.

There's still time to purchase your ticket to the largest tradeshow for adult entertainment. Dates this year are Jan. 11, 12, and 13.

And if you use the special code FAN when you purchase online in advance, you'll avoid the lines and get $5 off per day (regular price is $60 each day).

For a list of all the talent expected to appear, click here.

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Tune in tonight at 5 p.m. to hear an interview with Linda Johnson, the First Lady of Poker.

Johnson appears live on Holdem Radio, a 24/7 Internet radio station based in Las Vegas that covers all things poker.

For over 13 years, Johnson has played poker professionally. She was the publisher of Card Player magazine, she announces the World Poker Tour, and she's won a World Series of Poker bracelet.

Johnson will take questions from the "Naughty Poker Angels," hosted by Angie Box and Sharron Nix.

All broadcasts are archived as MP3 files in their Show Vault as well as on iTunes. Past interviews on "Naughty Poker Angels" include David Williams and Katrina Jett.

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On Dec. 15, Grammy award winner Celine Dion will end her highly successful run of "A New Day" at Caesars Palace.

In March 2003, Dion was paid a staggering $100 million for a three-year commitment, which later extended through the end of this year. A $95 million theater was built to accommodate the show that has so far seated almost 2.5 million people.

Recently, Dion was forced to cancel shows due to the contagious Mycoplasma bronchitis.

Later this month, the show will be filmed for a television special. Later this year, new musical numbers and new costumes will be added.

Tickets can still be purchased through March at Ticketmaster, ranging from $80 to $200.

Though Caesars has not officially announced Dion's replacement, it's widely rumored that Cher will take over in 2008, after Cher-izing the theater.

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At Rain (The Palms) tonight at 11 p.m., Ketel One Vodka is offering free cocktails.

'Nuff said.

To reserve, call (702) 942-6832 or email tables@9groupvegas.com.

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A special slot tournament for Silver Strike devotees takes place this weekend at downtown's Four Queens.

Silver Strike is the slot machine that awards commemorative custom coins in varying denominations. We ourselves play the machines like crazy at casinos right before they're slated for implosion.

So popular is the game that the fan website Silver Strikers has been created, with companion message board The Strike Point.

The tournament takes place tomorrow through Monday and costs $180.90. For $200 more, you can stay Friday through Sunday nights at Four Queens.

The registration fee includes a welcome reception with open bar, the tournament with a prize pool of $10,000, an awards ceremony with cake and champagne, and a limited edition quarter-pound silver and gold token.

A trade session will also be held Jan. 6 in the Four Queens Royal Room.

For more information or to reserve your spot, call 1-800-634-6045 or (702) 385-4011 and ask for Arlene, Pam, Rod, or Stephanie.

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Are you competitive? Want to race around the world? Like to argue?

Come to the open casting call for "The Amazing Race"!

This Saturday from noon to 5 p.m., United Dodgeland (5750 Sky Pointe Dr., off I-95 and Ann Rd.) will film auditions to send to the CBS show.

Arrive early with your partner and be prepared to audition together on film for three minutes.

Both of you should be at least 21 and you should bring this completed application, passports (or proof of renewal), passport-sized photos, and a recent photo of both of you together.

For more information, visit their website.

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On Jan. 21 at 10 a.m., Binion's hosts a book signing and... poker tournament.

Before that sounds out of the ordinary, the book authors are all poker authors, and the tournament is what Binion's hopes to be the first in an annual Poker Author Challenge.

Registration for the no-limit tournament is $125, and you'll have a chance to use their own strategies against noted poker authorities Sheree Bykofsky, Gary Carson, George Epstein, Russ Fox, Tony Guerrera, Susie Isaacs, Lou Krieger, Maryann Morrison, Neil Myers, Alan Schoonmaker, Richard Sparks, John Vorhaus, Kathleen Watterson, and more.

A special book bounty is on each author you knock out... of the tournament, that is.

The meet-and-greet and book signing runs from noon to 2 p.m. with the tournament beginning at 2 p.m.

For more information, contact Sheree Bykofsky at shereepoker@aol.com.

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Through Feb. 18, poker players at Silverton will qualify to win a free seat to the World Poker Tour's L.A. Poker Classic.

Twenty players will qualify through Silverton's regular daily tournaments.

Eighty live action players will qualify through Silverton's $2,000 guaranteed WPT event.

A freeroll tournament will then be held for these 100 players, with the winner receiving a seat at the WPT L.A. Poker Classic.

For more information, visit the Silverton poker room or call (702) 263-7777.

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If, like Britney Spears, you fell asleep while ringing in the New Year, KLAS-TV Channel 8 shows a video streaming welcome to 2007 Las Vegas style.

You can view it from the comfort of your own homepage, but then again you wouldn't get to kiss random strangers on the Strip.

Over 300,000 revelers caught the $500,000 Vegas Royale 007 fireworks spectacular, to James Bond tunes and fireworks launched from seven casino rooftops. At just under six minutes, that's about a hundred grand per minute, money you could've lost at the craps table.

Happy 2007!

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Hooters Casino Hotel has special $39 rates through January and February.

Available dates are Jan. 1-4, 14-17, 28-31 and Feb. 5-8, 11-14.

To book, call 1-866-LVHOOTS and mention group #161630. Or click here to check availability and book online.

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The New Year has arrived and as usual Las Vegas was one of the most desirable places on the planet to welcome in 2007. The Direct TV hosted party at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas was a sold-out success so this will probably be the first of many. The strip was filled with thousands of drink toting, strolling, smiling happy people. The Vegas night clubs were sold out including Caesars' Pure where Britney Spears hosted; while Prince was hosting in his new Club 3121 over at the Rio.

Take a break from the college football marathon today to visit Dr Pauly for his "Tao of Poker: 2006 the Year in Review" video.

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No problems were reported with the hundreds of thousands of people that made Las Vegas their 2007 party place. And again, Metro police maintained the law, order and peace keeping the massive crowds safe and happy. Again, Happy New Year from everyone at LasVegasVegas.com and may 2007 be a safe and wonderful year for you and yours. Peace...

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