No Limits will feature action sports stars Robbie Maddison (below) and Rhys Millen (above) performing two Red Bull Experiments: Maddison, a freestyle motocross star from Australia, will attempt to jump the length of a football field to set a new motorcycle distance jumping world record and Millen, a champion drifter and movie stunt driver hailing from New Zealand, will attempt the first-ever backflip of an off-road racing truck at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino parking lot-turned-action sports venue. Representatives from the Guinness Book of World Records will be in attendance to validate each jump.

Both Red Bull Experiments will be aired live on ESPN's New Year No Limits broadcast on Monday, December 31, immediately following coverage of the Chick-fil-A Bowl.

Tickets for the public to witness the Red Bull Experiment may be purchased for $12 (includes fees & taxes), starting December 3 at the Rio box office.

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New York City's highly-acclaimed RUB BBQ will add some extra heat to Las Vegas with its new location inside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. This will be the restaurant's second and only venue outside of the New York original and will feature championship level barbecue created by Paul Kirk, aka The Kansas City Baron of Barbecue and The Ambassador of Barbecue.

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Tomorrow night, Nov. 30, Company American Bistro, the new restaurant at Luxor, has its grand opening. Celebrity investors to the restaurant are Nicky Hilton, Nick Lachey, and Wilmer Valderrama.

The restaurant is headed by Executive Chef Adam Sobel, formerly of Restaurant Guy Savoy.

Reservations can be made at the 10,000-square-foot restaurant by calling (702) 262-4852.

Then afterwards, head to LAX (the nightclub at Luxor formerly known as RA), to join Lachey as he hosts Company American Bistro's Grand Opening After Party.

For VIP reservations to LAX, call (702) 280-3600.

Luxor is still in the process of removing their Egyptian theme and lowering their demographic. We popped by last week and still saw the Egyptian statues in the lobby, but the demo is definitely much younger.

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If you've seen the giant red Vegas.com arrow floating up and down the Las Vegas Strip, you've just seen Vegas.com's new bus or trolley.

Vehicles from The Las Vegas Trolley company have been reoutfitted as The Arrow, which heads places the monorail doesn't -- namely, right in front of your casino-hotel.

With stops all the way from South Point to the Las Vegas Outlet Center to Hooters to the Fashion Show Mall, and on up to the Las Vegas Premium Outlets to the World Market Center to the downtown casinos, the Arrow's route covers both sides of the Strip at only $2.50 per ride.

By contrast, the monorail is $5 per ride and the double-decker Deuce bus is $2 a ride.

An all-day pass for the monorail and Arrow can be purchased at monorail stops for $10.

Besides being impressive to look at (we just thought it was a traveling ad when we first saw it a couple weeks ago), inside The Arrow you can make dinner reservations, purchase club passes, show tickets, and other nifty things using the onboard touch screens.

The one flaw we think is that service stops at midnight.

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Dennis Rodman has been accused of assaulting a former beverage manager of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Nevada resident Sara Robinson is accusing Rodman of rubbing up against her and hitting her open-handed on the rear.

Robinson's federal lawsuit was filed last week regarding the incident that took place at the Hard Rock bar in March 2006. In the lawsuit she states she continually filed statements about the incident but was told to resign, then was fired.

She lists her former employers as defendants as well as Rodman.

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Treasure Island will be hosting a free $15,000 poker tournament on Dec. 14 at 10 a.m.

To qualify, get in just 20 hours of play in the poker room between now and Dec. 13 at 10 p.m. Only hours in live cash games will be accepted; no tournaments.

Get your time in fast, because only the first 44 players who qualify are guaranteed a seat. Others will be on a waiting list.

If only 44 people play, that would give an equity of about $340 per person, or $17 per hour of the 20 hours you need to play.

For more information, call (702) 894-7291.

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Terrible 400 Desert Race time trials will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Eldorado Valley this Thursday, November 29, with a Meet & Greet, Autograph Party, and Vehicles on Display at Wilbur Square Park at the corner of Colorado/Nevada Way, Boulder City 4:00 to 5:30 and a 5:30pm - 7pm - Welcome Party at the Boulder Dam Brewing Company, 453 Nevada Way, Boulder City.

Races begin Friday at 7:00 a.m. with a Pre-Fun Run - Car/Truck Loop.

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For those who can't get enough of O.J., catch O.J. Simpson's arraignment live tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.

An earlier hearing declared enough evidence for Simpson to go to trial, and that trial date will be announced - along with Simpson's plea -- live on Channel 19 and streamed live on LasVegasNOW.com.

Simpson, who flew in to Las Vegas tonight for the court appearance, will be joined with two co-defendants to face a trial date for their alleged kidnapping and robbery of sports memorabilia at Palace Station.

Simpson is expected to plead not guilty.

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Passengers who book a vacation of three nights or more at Wynn Las Vegas through US Airways Vacations will receive a $200 MasterCard gift card.

The offer must be booked between now and Dec. 31 at this link with code MCWYNN. Travel must be completed by Feb. 15, 2008 and cannot be between Dec. 24-31.

The card will be mailed after travel is completed.

We like US Airways because when we fly out of McCarran International Airport, we don't have to take the tram, letting us sleep in a little more.

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We know you've been waiting, and wait no more. Imperial Palace is the last Las Vegas holdout to switch to Harrah's Total Rewards card (unless you count O'Sheas and Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon), but as of Dec. 5, all your points will be transferred.

Existing comp balances will be converted on a dollar-for-dollar basis, and any cashback accrued will be mailed in the form of a check.

With the casino converting to Total Rewards, it looks less likely that it will be imploded in the near future.

Points will automatically adjust Dec. 4, and beginning Dec. 5, you'll be able to use your regular Total Rewards card that you know and love to boost your 2007 tier score.

Any chance of an Imperial Palace Diamond Lounge? A boothling we spoke to at IP hadn't received word about one, but we suspect we'll be seeing one soon, perhaps upstairs. And if not, the short bridge that connects to Harrah's Diamond Lounge isn't that far a walk.

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Kevin DuBrow, lead singer of the band Quiet Riot, was found dead yesterday at his home in Las Vegas.

Causes were unknown, and an autopsy and toxicology tests will be performed, though results won't be known for weeks. According to Metro, there were no signs of forced entry and foul play is not suspected.

The death of DuBrow, 52, was confirmed by drummer Frankie Banali on Banali's website.

Also online, bassist Kelly Garni mentions that all facts will be revealed within 48 hours and for fans to please be patient until then without speculating.

Quiet Riot was one of the seminal metal bands in the 1980s, known for the top 5 Billboard hit "Cum on Feel the Noize," off the album Metal Health.

A messy breakup led DuBrow to be fired from the band in 1987, though he later rejoined in the early 1990s and continually released albums and toured since.

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Sapphire
Address: 3025 Industrial Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (702) 796-6000
Hours: Open 24 Hours
Admission: $30 (Free for locals!!)
Lap Dances: $20
Food: Yes
Parking: Valet service and a free parking lot
ATM: Yes
Website: http://www.sapphirelasvegas.com/

Sapphire is one of the largest strip clubs in Las Vegas. It supposedly cost over $32 million to construct this amazing oasis making it one of the premiere strip clubs, not just in Las Vegas, but in the world. The space is over 70,000 square feet and the main area is 10,000 square feet with a special glass-floored raised stage, too. Oh and there's also a slew of female dancers at all hours.

The biggest problem with Las Vegas Strip Clubs is that some of them are small, crowded, cramped, and it's nearly impossible to get a lot of attention during the weekends. However, due to the spacious size of Sapphire, that's not a problem. You rarely feel crowded and there's a wide selection of women to choose from.

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Sapphire has three different bars; Martini Bar, Pete's Bar, and the New York Bar. Martini Bar is their signature bar with a giant glass decor.

Ten VIP skyboxes are suspended 25 feet above the main floor. Those ten unique private lounges feature amazing views of the entire showroom below. Each room comes with private butlers, concierge services, and individually themed boxes where you can control the lighting and volume of music. There's also a flat screen TV. The skyboxes are for parties of 4 to 12 people and have several comfortable couches.

Sapphire also has two large VIP suites on the main floor and private VIP party rooms. There's also a special VIP entrance.

There's also the Playgirl Lounge, which caters to female patrons on the weekends called The Men of Sapphire at Sapphire.

You must be at least 21 years old to visit the Sapphire in Las Vegas.

The DJ plays plenty of top 40, dance, and hip hop.

Discounts: Sapphire is free to Nevada state residents. If you are a local, show your Nevada's driver's license at the door to obtain free admission. Some Las Vegas strip clubs offer free or reduced admission at the door for local residents. This varies depending on the establishment. And for all you early birds, Sapphire does not charge a cover before 6pm.

Interesting Trivia: Sapphire was opened in December of 2002.

Want to read more Strip Club reviews from Dr. Pauly? Click from the list below:

• Scores

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• Cheetah's

• Spearmint Rhino

• Las Vegas Strip Club Tips

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Read Flipchip's Thanksgiving in Las Vegas...Part #1 on the Prof's Poker Blog. Plan your Las Vegas shopping experience with the search friendly Las Vegas Shopping Directory

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Black Friday, the most important shopping day of the season usually begins in Las Vegas shortly after the turkey is a bare skeleton and the annual Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving day game is history. It's time to hit the malls on the strip and do some serious damage to our financial well being. Thursday evening the trek began at the Bellagio Resort with a leisurely stroll through the exclusive shops along the corridor to the elevated walkway over Flamingo to Caesars and the Forum Shops.

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Hiking through the Forum Shops admiring the incredible stuff dreams are made of until finally you are back to the Strip, then another jaunt outside to cross the famous boulevard, this time using a cross walk at street level. A good time to check out the crowds, traffic, Deuce buses, card snappers and other freaks under the colorful lights of the Vegas night.

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Heading south on the Las Vegas Strip past the Flamingo Resort, another elevated walkway and Bally's Starfleet Academy Student Union style entrance is dead ahead. Through the casino past the poker room and we're in the Paris Resort under the great Eiffel Tower.

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Back out into the cold and a short walk to the entrance of the Planet Hollywood Miracle Mile Shops. More hiking through the hundreds of shops filling the upscale mall encircling the all new Planet Ho and again we're at the Las Vegas Strip.

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Another crosswalk trip across the Las Vegas Strip and it's the elevated moving walkways taking us back into the Bellagio. A final look at the Bellagio Conservatory 2007 Autumn Display since it will be replaced with the 2007 Christmas Holiday show as you are reading this. Exit to the parking garage and into the chariot for the final stop of the night.

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The Las Vegas Outlet Mall officially opened for business at the stroke of Midnight on this Black Friday. Arriving a few minutes past 12 am revealed few unused parking places. Inside the mall were shoulder to shoulder people...at 1:00 in the morning! A long line had formed outside the Coach store with shoppers having to wait until someone left before they could enter.

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Shopping is the #1 reason, according to current surveys, people come to Las Vegas. Gambling is the number two reason. Question, why are you not here in Las Vegas doing your Holiday buying? There are some great bargains to be had here in Sin Shopping City.

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While hiking through the Shops in the malls on the Las Vegas strip we came across some great shop window art. The Forum shops are consistently good at providing great shop window displays. If you like to window shop and enjoy seeing the creative displays from talented window dressers come to Vegas. A few Flipchip photos from the Thursday night hike for those shoppers that can't make it to Vegas today.

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All Station Casinos (not including the Fiestas) have a special bounceback cash offer beginning today and running through the end of the month.

If you earn a certain number of points in one day, you'll receive free slotplay in cash that you can use over the next three days. Freeplay only needs to be played 1x before being able to cash out.

Earn 300 points for $5, 1000 for $10, 2000 for $20, 3000 for $30, 4000 for $40, and 5000 for $50.

You can earn the maximum $50 once per day for a total of $500.

You also get to keep the points, which comps out at $1 per 1000 points (or better for Station restaurants such as the buffet).

This is in addition to their currently running offer of instant cash bonuses randomly awarded for play on penny slots. Every minute, $5 is awarded. Every 3 minutes, $10, $15, or $20 is awarded. Up to $120,000 per day will be awarded through Dec. 2.

Sounds like a deal a certain slot player should be using.

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This Saturday, FOX will in town recruiting contestants for a new game show called "The Moment of Truth."

The show will premiere Jan. 23, 2008 at 9 p.m. with host Mark L. Walberg and possibly you competing to win $500,000 just by being honest with their truthiness.

Got nothing to hide? Contestants will vie for the prize by being quizzed on events in their own lives, as verified by a lie detector.

Casting producers will be at the Tuscany Suites and Casino on Nov. 24 from noon to 4 p.m.

For more information, email truth@theconlincompany.com.

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Wayne Newton is all over the front covers of Harrah's in-hotel magazines, but alas, Newton had to bow out at the last minute for his six-week holiday engagement at Harrah's because of a viral infection of the heart called cardiomyopathy.

Most recently seen on the reality dance competition "Dancing with the Stars," Newton was eliminated but set to participate in a 38-city road tour with the show beginning Dec. 18.

Though he was unable to perform nightly at Harrah's, doctors have given him the go ahead for the tour.

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Stripper VIP, a new game show with strippers, is in the works at gentlemen's club Sapphire Las Vegas.

Described as Monty Python meets "The Price Is Right," you can get in on the action at two open casting calls.

Stripper VIP is seeing sexy female dancers, entertainers, models, contestants, and audience members.

$100,000 in cash and prizes is up for grabs.

Open casting calls (just show up, no need for an appointment) are Nov. 20 and Nov. 27 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. and the live filming will be Dec. 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. Both take place at Sapphire.

For more information, call Amanda at (702) 869-0003.

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The Review-Journal has an offer at Hooters Casino Hotel.

Between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., bring a copy of this email to the casino, and you'll receive $100 in free slot play on selected machines.

You'll also receive two free show tickets.

Offer is good for new members to the Owl Rewards Club. You'll also receive a scratch card with a chance to win $50,000.

Offer expires Dec. 15.

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More than a year in the making the new Las Vegas Card Room Directory is simply the best on the Internet. Loaded with user friendly features the Directory automatically lists all information for each card room and includes the tools you need to easily find the Vegas card rooms and poker tournaments that coincide with your schedule while in Las Vegas. It's also a great planning tool for your next trip to the gambling city. A comprehensive Las Vegas Tournament Directory with an easy to read Tournament Calendar has been included for your convenience.

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Versatile search functions provide easy access to the information you want for the dozens of poker tournaments available every day in Las Vegas. Instantly find what is available by dates, times, types, casinos and buy-in amounts. We've even provided Google maps with each entry so you can find your way to the poker rooms that's right for you.

We know that any Directory is no better than the accuracy of the information so we added dedicated tech support to continuously input new data and verify the accuracy of existing entries. A "Last Update Indicator" is included with each Tournament Directory entry so you'll know you're getting the latest info. There's even Wiki-style submission forms for directory users to easily input up-to-the-minute information.

Combining the user friendly functions, in-depth details, dedicated tournament directories, dedicated support and Wiki-easy user submissions make the LasVegasVegas Poker Room Directory the #1 poker search tool on the Internet. Its also the most used Poker Room Information Directory on the Internet. Try our new Las Vegas Poker Room Directory now, click here for a test drive.

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Ooh La La, the latest and by far the sexiest topless female revue to hit the Strip, is now open at Paris Las Vegas. This sultry new show celebrates all things female nightly in the Anthony Cools Experience.

Taking the form of a topless variety show, Ooh La La features comedy, magic, acrobatics, singing, artwork, photography and much more, epitomizing the intelligence and beauty of the woman.

In the same respect, Ooh La La features not only an all-female cast, but also an all-female crew as a turn from the standard Las Vegas production show.

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Can you have your pie and eat it too?

Station Casinos may be giving away Thanksgiving apple and pumpkin pies for Boarding Pass members, but if you don't have a history of playing there, head on over to Rampart Casino in Summerlin tomorrow and Wednesday.

Earn 50 points on Tuesday for a free apple pie, or earn 50 points on Wednesday for a free pumpkin pie.

Pies may be picked up between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Instead of slots, one hour of a table game (not poker) may also be played at a $5 average.

'Course, if you don't want to risk losing money in slots and blackjack, head on down to your local Smith's and pick up a frozen pie for $3.99.

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Give blood this month and you'll receive two free tickets to The Producers at Paris Las Vegas.

Starring Tony Danza, the musical The Producers has won 12 Tony Awards, more than any other show in history.

To reserve a place to donate blood, call (702) 233-9620.

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Beneath a red Eiffel Tower at the Paris Resort in Las Vegas Jennie Garth and her Dancing with the Stars partner Derek Hough hosted the Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration that started last night at midnight with the arrival of the first cask of Beaujolais from the new season. A horse and carriage delivered the cask and was soon open and flowing. Flipchip stopped by and sent these pics.

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We've all been there. You fly in or drive out to Las Vegas with a bankroll and it vanishes into thin air. Slot machines. Blackjack. Poker. You name it. The big score is tough to come by and nothing is worse than being broke under the bright lights. It's happened to me plenty of times before. But what do you do when you're completely busto and still have a day or two to kill in Sin City before your scheduled departure?

Here are some things that I have done or recommend for anyone who has gone broke in Las Vegas and you're stuck without anything to do. Some of these things might cost you around $10.

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1. Visit Red Rock Canyon National Park (Cost = $5)

If you have access to a car, Red Rock Canyon is about thirty minutes away from the strip. For a small entrance fee, you can drive around the 13 mile scenic loop. It's a great place to take pictures of the red rock formations or if you want to go on a hike there are plenty of trails. This is directly from one of their websites: "When you enter the Conservation Area, the Toll Booth Troll on duty will give you... a map of the Loop area and the hiking trails. A brief description of each trail is given which includes the distance, hiking time, elevation change, and level of difficulty."

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2. Walk down the Las Vegas Strip (Cost = Free)

There's the Bellagio Fountains, the Treasure Island battle, and the Mirage Volcano. Those are just some of the many attractions that you'll encounter if you wander down the Strip. In addition, there's also the numerous porn slappers that you can hang out with. Wander inside the Imperial Palace and catch a glimpse of the Dealertainers.

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3. Fremont Street Experience (Cost = Free)

Head downtown and check out the Fremont Street Experience. It's an outdoor pedestrian mall with an expensive light display. There are a couple of stages which host free concerts from time to time. Just beware of pick pockets. Then again, if you are totally broke, you have nothing to worry about. Also, try the fried Twinkies at Mermaids.

4. Go see a movie (Cost = $10)

Did you know there's a movie theatre on the Las Vegas Strip? It's near MGM Grand. There are also movie theatres in the Orleans and at local Station casinos such as Sunset Station, Green Valley Ranch, and Red Rock. Great way to kill two hours of your time.

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5. Midnight Bowling at Gold Coast (Cost = $10)

The bowling alley at the Gold Coast has late night specials where you get two games, shoe rental, and a free drink. There's also a bowling alley at The Orleans with cheap bowling late night. Avoid the bowling alley at the Rio. It's kinda pricey. Just walk across the street to the Gold Coast.

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6. Bellagio Conservatory (Cost = Free)

Stop and smell the flowers. Head over to the Bellagio Conservatory and walk around their latest seasonal display. Its a great thing to do because it's free. You'll often find a wedding party shooting their photos there. If you have a camera, that's a great spot to snap a few photos.

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7. Ride the Deuce (Cost = $5)

See the Las Vegas strip from your upper level seat through the panoramic windows of an ultra modern European made Deuce bus. For a five dollar bill you get a 24 hour pass and can ride all over the Vegas valley all day and all night.

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Well, sooner or later it was bound to happen. I tried to visit the pool at the Mirage (home of the erupting volcano) and I was denied! The nerve! Don't they know who I am?

So, this is the deal, I got in anyway, but I couldn't stay for long, I wasn't allowed to take pictures with my camera and my review will be thorough, but somewhat biased because now I have a huge resentment against the security and management over at the Mirage.

I don't know what they are so afraid of, I would have given them a sparkling review! The pool area looks like a tropical paradise, there are palm trees and lush gardens, and even waterfalls. The place is brilliantly landscaped, I instantly fell in love and I was sad that I didn't get to stay.

I heard that security was tight over there and I understand why, it's a beautiful place to lounge by the pool and if you don't keep out the stragglers, it will quickly overflow and the actual hotel guests will never find a chair.

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Chairs cannot be reserved at the Mirage, but cabanas can for a large fee. During the week plan on spending $250 a day for the cabanas, and over $300 a day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Cabanas include teak lounge chairs, private patios, refrigerators, flat screen televisions, wave radios, safes, pool rafts and misting systems. In addition to all of those amenities, if you rent a cabana you'll have your own cocktail waitress to fulfill your every desire.

There are two pools at the Mirage, two Jacuzzis and during the summer months, the Light Group runs Bare. Bare is one of the first topless pools to open in Las Vegas, they started a huge trend and mostly all of the casinos are following. There is also a bar and a cafe located outside on the property and waitresses are a plenty!

If I could ever score a Mirage key of my very own, I'll be sure to head back over there for a day in the sun because it's definitely one of the best I've seen along my travels.

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If you've played at any of Harrah's Las Vegas properties this year (Caesars Palace, Paris, Rio, Bally's, Flamingo, Harrah's, and which will soon but does not yet include Imperial Palace), you've also been earning gift points in addition to your tier points.

Gift points can be spent on gifts at the Great Gift Wrapup, redeemable for items from namebrand DVD players to BMWs. Harrah's takes care of all shipping.

We did this last year and had all our gifts delivered with plenty of time before Christmas.

This year, Great Gift Wrapup dates are Nov. 6-12 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) at Harrah's and Dec. 4-10 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) at Caesars Palace.

But until then, you can still earn points. Occasionally certain days at certain casinos are designated as multiplier days, where you can earn 2x (or more) as many points as normal (check with the Total Rewards desk).

The following days are multiplier days:

Caesars Palace - Nov. 20, Dec. 24, Jan. 23
Flamingo - Nov. 19, Dec. 19, Jan. 4, Feb. 26, March 23
Harrah's - Nov. 26, Dec. 18, Jan. 2, Feb. 20, March 25
Paris and Bally's - Dec. 3
Rio - Nov. 14, Dec. 27, Jan. 29

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For those who prefer fewer crowds and less traffic, Laughlin--just an hour and a half away--is featuring many upcoming events including comedian Louie Anderson appearing at the Harrah's Fiesta Showroom, Nov. 17 - 19; country music star Roy Clark performing at the Riverside in Don's Celebrity Theatre, Nov. 13-18; while the Aquarius will host a performance by Mary Wilson, formerly a member of The Supremes, on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Indoor Pavilion, with a special holiday weekend entertainment and hotel accommodation package available.

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The New Frontier hotel on the Las Vegas strip was reduced to a pile of rubble at 2:30 this morning. Fifteen hundred pounds of dynamite brought down the Vegas landmark after a final salute of five minutes of great fireworks. Almost hidden from the public's view behind a smaller front building the Frontier was gone in a flash, replaced by a huge roiling cloud of concrete dust.

The Frontier provided the stage in '56 for a young Elvis Presley playing to his very first Vegas audience. An even younger Wayne Newton took the stage at the Frontier to start his journey to becoming Mr. Vegas. The white tigers of two German magicians, Siegfred and Roy, took over the Frontier's main showroom and entertained nightly to a full house including many world dignitaries, celebrities and stars. The Frontier was at the center of the longest labor strike ever in the US and it often brought negative publicity on an international scale to the city of fun.

A lot of Las Vegas history and even some personal memories floated away in the cloud of dust. I remember sitting in the Frontier's poker room playing seven card stud while well heeled tourist lined up along the rail waiting to get in to see the disappearing white tigers; but, that's another story for another day.

Also check out the VegasRex Forums for some spectacular photos and stop by Las Vegas Channel 8 for some video of the event.

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Nov. 18-22
Nov. 24-29
Dec. 9-13
Dec. 16-20

You can use the offer for one of those dates only.

To book, call 1-866-725-6773 and ask for operator 110.

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Time to start making plans to meet and greet your favorite porn star.

Assuming you're over 18.

Yep, it's the 10th annual Adult Entertainment Expo 2008, featuring the AVN Awards show at Mandalay Bay.

The expo at the Sands Expo Center is Jan. 10-11, 2008 from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Jan. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you click here, you can get $5 off a one-day pass or $15 off a three-day pass with the code AEE FAN.

The awards show is Jan. 12 at 9 p.m. Tickets are open to the public and are $107 and $212 through Ticketmaster or by calling (702) 474-4000.

You can download last year's show in MP4 format, perfect for iPhone viewing. It's 310 megs and runs about 90 minutes.

But we suggest you don't watch it at work.

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Arizona health officials issued a warning that the world's most popular casino chips are contaminated with high levels of lead. Paulson brand gaming chips found in 3 of every 4 casinos are manufactured and distributed by Gaming Partners International Corp. of Las Vegas. A sample of Paulson chips were tested by a private laboratory and all had excessive surface lead while half of the sample exceeded the federal limits for lead by more than 160 times. A separate random group of Paulson chips were tested and all exceeded the federal lead limits from a minimum of 4 times allowed up to one of the chips from a Las Vegas casino going completely off the charts with a 45% total lead content.

Gaming Partners International Corp. Chief Executive Gerard Charlier issued a statement saying, "...it objected to any implication its chips could pose a health hazard when used as designed."

Lead typically enters the body through inhalation (breathing airborne particles) or ingestion (swallowing). Most forms of lead cannot get through unbroken skin (leaded gasoline is an exception). Handling lead contaminated items such as poker chips will result in lead particles being on the hands and the lead can then enter the body when eating, touching your nose or mouth or rubbing your eyes. If you smoke lead can be transfered to the cigarette from the fingers and inhaled deep into the lungs with the smoke. Additionally, people that spend time handling chips know they become rounded and worn down from use and this process of degradation produces particles that can be inhaled or ingested.

Lead is especially harmful to children so extra precautions should be exercised if you are around kids after handling any of the contaminated Paulson chips. High end Paulson chip sets are sold for use in home games so consider keeping them away from the kids. The health hazards of lead exposure are well documented and readily available from many government and industry sources.

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Seems many a celebrity reveals a hidden Las Vegas wedding... particularly when having something to promote.

Last month it was Lance Bass who said he did a quickie wedding in 1999 or 2000 with a best friend (who was female) because of the free booze, but after no record of the nuptials was found, he later retracted and said he was kidding.

Now Christina Applegate has come out with having married a friend (also female) in Las Vegas circa 1990s. According to an old article in Bikini magazine, she said she married in a club and wanted to show how a marriage between two women is stronger than between two men.

There was no consummation.

Hmm.

Applegate stars in the ABC sit-com "Samantha Who?" where she plays a bitchy woman who loses her memory, remembers nothing of her old personality, and turns into a nice gal. Alas, both pre- and post-amnesia, she likes boys.

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With constant new casinos and hotels being built in our fine neon city, there are plenty of jobs available in the casino industry with little to no education required.

Plentiful jobs does have its drawbacks; namely, high schoolers in Nevada don't always see the benefit to graduating when hotel valets can make $60,000 a year parking cars. Heck, dancers fly in on the weekends just to work the gentlemen's clubs... 'course, they're dancing to pay their way through school.

Now the U.S. Department of Education has confirmed that our lack of education is the worst in the country. Of all high school students, a little less than half did not graduate in 2005, the most recent year with data available.

That's almost 1 out of 2 students.

For its part, Nevada counters this statistic by saying it doesn't include those who received GEDs instead of diplomas, nor does it take into account the large number of students who leave the area before being able to graduate.

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Late Monday/early Tuesday morning (Nov. 13 at 2:30 a.m.), the New Frontier will be no more.

The implosion is set by Controlled Demolition, which last handled Stardust's spectacular farewell.

The New Frontier, across from Wynn Las Vegas, will be making way for a $5 billion mixed-use casino hotel designed after the Plaza Hotel in New York.

Though the county discourages onlookers because of potential health hazards, this will be the last time to pay your respects to the casino that made bikini bullriding and mudwrestling famous.

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The inaugural "Michelin Guide Las Vegas 2008" covering the best restaurants in Las Vegas will be published on Wednesday, Nov. 14, but a sneak peek at their website accidentally showed the results in advance before the intended announcement Monday at noon.

Internationally, the guide's ratings are among the most influential around.

Just to be listed is considered an honor, with the 100-year-old guide rating restaurants 1, 2, and 3 stars. A guide to Los Angeles will also be released for the first time, and no L.A. restaurants received 3 stars.

In Las Vegas, however, there was one sole 3-star restaurant: Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand.

According to the guide, one star is "a very good restaurant in its category," two stars is "excellent cooking and worth a detour," and three stars is "exceptional cuisine and worth the journey."

French restaurant Joel Robuchon (pictured above) contains a popular six-course tasting menu for $225 and a 16-course for $360.

Reservations, already hard to get at the last minute, will be even harder after the Michelin Guide is published. But you can do so at (702) 891-7925.

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Wayne Newton, whose voice and singing style are synonymous with great Las Vegas entertainment, returns to the stage at Harrah's Las Vegas to perform an exciting compilation of his classic hits, holiday tunes, and favorite songs of the season on a winter wonderland set.

Wayne Newton performs his classic show November 16 & 17 and December 26-29. The holiday show dates are Nov 22-24, 26-30, Dec 1, 3-7, 10-15 and 17-22. Tickets are available from Harrah's.

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Yesterday began O.J. Simpson's preliminary hearing to see if he will go to trial.

Among other charges, Simpson is accused of robbing sports memorabilia from Bruce Fromong where Fromong was staying at a Palace Station hotel room.

The hearing continues today, and you can watch live online at lasvegasnow.com.

Mark Sayre also covers the hearing live on his blog.

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On Nov. 10 at 10:30 p.m., Maroon 5 performs a special after-party concert at Moon (at The Palms).

All Access Passes can be purchased for $60 (plus $7.80 service charge), which also includes front-of-line entry to Moon, the Playboy Club, Rain, and ghostbar.

To purchase tickets, visit this link.

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Tomorrow night is already TAO's 2nd anniversary, and if you pop by starting at 10 p.m., there promises to be many surprises and celebrity guests at the nightclub inside The Venetian.

While roaming through their website, we were treated to various club mixes by DJ OB One ("Sunglasses at Night"!), Galeano, and lounge music by Ernie Lake.

We're tempted to burn it to a CD and start a nightclub of our very own with all-you-can-eat white chocolate strawberries, but for now Club LasVegasVegas will have to remain a dream.

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This is the the second of a multi-part in-depth examination of the issues on-line poker faces in the US. Click here to read Part 1. LasVegasVegas investigative journalist Gene Bromberg has spent countless hours researching the problems and uncovering the truths, half-truths, and outright lies employed by the opposition to the legalization of on-line poker and gaming in general.--Editor

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One of the difficulties in discussing problem gamblers is deciding who, exactly, is a "problem" gambler. If you visit the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling homepage you'll learn that those who have a casino between 10 and 50 miles from home are twice as likely to become gambling addicts. That this statistic is somewhat misleading should not come as a surprise, considering the source, but examining the study conducted by the Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) that NCALG links to leads to some interesting conclusions.

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It stands to reason that people will gamble more if gaming is legal and easily available. You're less likely to gamble if it requires a four-hour flight instead of a fifteen-minute drive, and many people don't like breaking the law no matter now minor the offense might be or how lax the enforcement is. That alone is hardly reason enough to start banning gambling where it's legal (or limit it to tightly-restricted and remote locations), but, logically, people are more likely to engage in an activity when it's legal and convenient as opposed to illegal and inconvenient.

But does access to gambling make pathological gambling epidemic? According to the RIA study, the level of neighborhood disadvantage had a considerable impact on the percentage of problem gamblers. Poorer areas tended to have higher percentages of problem gamblers--even if those people who did describe issues with gambling were not necessarily poor themselves.

The study also showed that people who live within 10 miles of a casino had twice the rate of problem gambling. The authors, however, specifically distanced themselves from the "10 to 50 miles" statistic quoted by the NCALG by saying that a study conducted that found twice the number of problem gamblers within 50 miles of a casino "did not contain the necessary data for a finer determination". The authors also referenced other studies and statistics that contradict the NCALG's broad condemnation of gambling.

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One of these studies, conduced in 2002, found that 6.4% of Nevada residents are pathological/problem gamblers. The method used to determine this was the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). The SOGS asks 16 multi-part questions and if you answer a single one of their behavioral questions in the affirmative (even relatively innocuous ones like "Did you ever gamble more than you planned" or "Have you ever claimed to be winning money while gambling, even though you were actually losing money") you are identified as having some problem with gambling.

However, in the same study, a more rigorous test was used (the NORC DSM Screen for Problem Gambling) and found that only 0.3% of Nevadans currently engaged in pathological behavior (and 2.1% had engaged in such behavior at some point in their lives). As the RIA study says, "...according to (these) figures, Nevada has a lower rate of current pathological gambling than the U.S."

In 1998 NORC conducted their own national survey and found rates of 0.6% for current pathological gambling and 1.2% for lifetime pathological gambling. The 2002 study I mentioned earlier also found that adolescents living in Nevada "did not have unusually high rates of pathological/problem gambling".

So far as how introducing gambling into areas that never had it before, again the statistics don't paint a clear picture. Surveys taken in Minnesota in 1990 and 1994 showed an increase in problem gambling from 2.5% to 4.4%...but a panel study of Minnesota adolescents during an 8-year period in the 1990s showed that gambling rates (both regular and pathological) remained stable even as Minnesota introduced new gambling options.

What we have here is a lot of data and a broad spectrum of differing (and sometimes contradictory) conclusions gleaned from that data. Soberly examining these studies and making smart policy decisions based on the facts is what the public would like their elected officials to do (at least that's what one hopes). For the NCALG (and other anti-gambling groups) critically examining the facts and making reasonable decisions is a sucker's game, not when you can throw out statements like, "In the brick and mortar world of gambling, a casino within 10 to 50 miles will double addiction rates, and sometimes more" and "Internet gambling has been called the "perfect storm" of gambling" and figure that no one will do any critical thinking about THEM. The truth, the facts, the actual problem of gambling addiction and how it might best be addressed...all are irrelevant. That isn't a responsible way of dealing with those who do have gambling problems, nor is it fair to demonize an activity that can be responsibly enjoyed by the vast majority of people.

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Ozzy Osbourne is coming to Las Vegas at the end of the month. Ozzy with be performing at The Joint at Hard Rock on Saturday November 24th, along with Rob Zombie.

There are a couple of bands in town playing The Joint this weekend. On Friday, November 16, Puddle of Mudd with special guests Deepfield and Cinder Road will be on stage. And on Saturday, November 17, HIM with Bleeding will be playing.

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What's become an annual event for four years now, illusionist Lance Burton will again offer Las Vegas locals $35 tickets from Nov. 27 through Dec. 8.

Tickets are regularly $66.50 and $72.55.

Burton performs at Monte Carlo at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., but not all times are available -- call (702) 730-7160 to check your date and to reserve tickets.

When picking up tickets, make sure to bring a valid Nevada I.D.

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The Vegas Grand Prix: one and done.

Attendance and revenue weren't what was hoped for, and owner DDB Ventures has called off any future races.

The Vegas Grand Prix was a three-day Easter event with concerts, a poker tournament, extreme sports, and many races around the World Market Center downtown.

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Today through Jan. 31, tickets to the Cirque du Soleil show KA at MGM Grand can be purchased for half-off the good seats.

Tickets for these seats are regularly $150 and now go for $75 (plus $7 for tax and $2.50 service charge). Cheaper tickets can still be found at their website for $69 and $99 before tax.

Shows for the discounted good seats are 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 7-9, 14-16, 18, 28-30; Dec. 5-7, 12-14, 19-21; and Jan. 2-4, 9-11, 30-31.

To purchase, visit this link.

Up to 12 tickets may be purchased, and you don't have to be a local.

We saw KA under the previous Ticketmaster offer and thought it was spectacular. How the performers stay on that giant slab of moving rock we'll never know. And how they were able to launch fireworks onstage we'll never tell.

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Las Vegas celebrities will be out in droves for the funeral services of Robert Goulet on Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.

Those expected to appear: Wayne Newton, Lance Burton, Celine Dion, Barry Manilow, Rich Little, Steve Lawrence and Edyie Gorme.

The funeral will also be open to the public, taking place at The Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer (which seats 2,200), across the Strip from Luxor at 55 E. Reno Ave.

In addition, hotels and casinos will change their billboards and marquees to honor Goulet in lights in one final farewell tribute.

Goulet died Oct. 30 from pulmonary fibrosis while awaiting a lung transplant.

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Internationally acclaimed chocolatier Francois Payard will sweeten Caesars in mid-November with classic French bistro fare, fresh pastries, chocolates and Las Vegas' first dessert-only tasting menu. Payard Patisserie & Bistro at Caesars Palace, located across the hall from legendary hotspot Rao's, will offer guests three distinct experiences including a chocolate shop, pastry shop with made-to-order take away items and a full-service dining room. For more information visit www.caesarspalace.com.

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If you've checked out websites under NBC Universal, you'll notice they've been covered in green (color and content) to commemorate a "Green is Universal" initiative, raising awareness of the environment this week.

In other green news, former President Bill Clinton was in Las Vegas earlier today speaking to members of the American Postal Workers Union and the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy on how becoming more green would add jobs, save resources, preserve energy, and reduce the need for oil.

Clinton was in town to support his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton's Democratic campaign for 2008 President.

Robin Leach has pictures of the former 42nd President at Vegas Popular when he was in town back in March.

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If you ever find yourself 60 miles west of Las Vegas with a pile of dirty laundry, consider the laundromat Dirty Laundry, owned and run by none other than Heidi Fleiss (pictured above)

Yes, the same Heidi Fleiss who was imprisoned for selling Los Angeles prostitutes as the famed Hollywood Madam and who still has plans to open a brothel nearby her washers and dryers (though probably not in the same building).

Brothels and prostitution in Nye County, Nev., are legal, and the past couple years Fleiss has been waiting to complete her license amidst squabbles with her indicted ex-business partner and getting around a board that denies licenses to convicted felons.

If her license does pass, Fleiss would open Heidi's Stud Farm, the first brothel in the area that would contain male prostitutes catering to women.

For now, she's content to operating her successful coin-operated laundromat in Crystal, Nev.

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Paris Las Vegas Eiffel Tower

The celebration is promising spectacles, special culinary offerings, wine tasting at check-in
and a Rock 'n Roll Wine bash highlight 2007 wine release

Any event with the words rock 'n roll and wine tasting gets my two thumbs up.

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Flipchip was out with the cameras on Halloween night and took a stroll through the Fremont Street Experienced in Downtown Las Vegas. Check out the photos and decide if you really want to be here for Halloween next year.

A couple of additional Halloween photos from downtown after the jump, if you dare...

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The seamy, sexy show that's Zumanity is the smallest, most intimate, and also 21-and-over Cirque du Soleil show.

Through Nov. 21, Las Vegas locals can pick up tickets for half price (regularly $99). Purchase two and your date won't even know!

For more information or to purchase tickets, call (702) 740-6815.

You must bring a valid Nevada driver's license when picking up your tickets.

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Way back in 2004 when Britney Spears first married childhood sweetheart Jason Alexander in Las Vegas (which was later annulled days later), she was so upset that Lance Bass (from 'N Sync) commiserated and felt like he needed to share something with her, so he did by telling her he was gay.

He later came out to everyone two years later when he appeared on the cover of People magazine with the headline "I'm Gay."

E! News noted this week that Bass shared something else with Spears - he also married someone in Las Vegas.

Bass married a female friend in 1999 or 2000 and did so in order "to get free drinks all night."

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