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June 30, 2009Attention Las Vegas citizens!
This weekend, you can celebrate your freedom by gaining free entry to the Palms Pool during the day, then cool off at the Rain nightclub.
Just be 21 or over and show your Nevada I.D. to gain entry to:
7/3 noon: Ditch Fridays (at the Palms Pool) with DJ AM and opening set Scotty Boy
7/3 10 p.m.: DJ AM Fridays (at Rain)
7/4 noon: Back Yard BBQ (at the Palms Pool) with DJ Stonerokk
7/4 10 p.m.: Perfecto and KASKADE (at Rain)
Want to own a piece of poker history? How about the main event TV table used when Greg Raymer won in 2004, Joe Hachem in 2005, and Jamie Gold in 2006? That's right, the very table where many of poker's elite traded chips in their quest to become a part of poker history.
Check out the auction on eBay for this historic poker table. According to the auction details you'll receive a table cover signed by Jamie Gold when he took down the record $12 million purse in 2006 for a WSOP Main Event.
The little-known gem that is the Pinball Hall of Fame Museum will be moving closer to the Strip.
Run by Tim Arnold and the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club, the current Trop location holds the world's largest pinball collection -- all in working order and ready to play by the public.
The 1,200 machines will be moved to 1610 E. Tropicana, at a warehouse in the same development as the Liberace Museum. The new warehouse is double the size of the current location.
The new location is expected to open within the next 3 months.
The museum will continue to be non-profit and operates on donations. Any extra quarters over their monthly budget is donated to the Salvation Army.
The popular Michelin Guides will take a respite from Las Vegas for 2010.
In addition to Las Vegas, the Guide will also take a break from publishing Los Angeles. Guides for both cities are expected to resume in 2011.
The Michelin Guide rates restaurants from 1 to 3 stars. To date, only Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand has 3 stars.
The down economy was cited as the reason for skipping a year.
Howard Stern cohost/comedian Artie Lange and stalwart Ronnie "The Limo Driver" Mund will be at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino this weekend as they shoot the first episode of the new Howard TV On Demand show "Artie's Party: A Search for Miss Howard TV."
Searching poolside at Hard Rock offers good odds that they will find their swimsuit gal.
The winner will get an interview with Stern on his Sirius XM satellite show, two nights in a New York City hotel, and $250 cash. There's no mention of transportation to NYC. And just $250? Really, Howard.
To be considered a candidate, just stop by the Hard Rock pool on June 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
You can see the episode of "Artie's Party" on Howard TV On Demand during the summer.
The House of Blues (at Mandalay Bay) wants you to become a House of Blues Member Ticketing.
Never mind the weird grammatical word swap. It's free to join, and just requires an email and password.
In return, you'll get weekly updates to all ticketing events at House of Blues, along with exclusive advance windows to purchase before anyone else.
You'll also gain access to the 2-for-TU (as in Tuesday) ticket offer, that lets you purchase 2-for-1 tickets to a show, provided you purchase on a Tuesday between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.
For more information and to sign up, visit this link.
National HIV Testing Day is this Saturday, and Southern Nevada Health District is giving away free HIV tests.
The Health District, located at 625 Shadow Lane, will take to the road on June 27 and can be found at:
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Nevada Partners, 710 W. Lake Mead Blvd.
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Canyon Ridge Church, 6200 W. Lone Mountain Rd.
After taking the test, expect to receive results no later than 10 days after.
For more information, call (702) 759-0702.
The mammoth beauty on North Strip that is Fontainebleau Las Vegas sits like a glinting monolith of steel and concrete, partially finished because some of its bankers refused the final payment needed to complete the hotel-casino, forcing it into bankruptcy.
Construction ceased, and it took over a week to remove all of the equipment.
Fontainebleau is suing its banks to recover the promised funding, but now they've been approached by other casinos to finance the completion.
However it plays out, we expect to see Fontainebleau eventually up and running, perhaps by next year... and perhaps good timing, if the economy has picked up by then.
Manny Pacquaio's next opponent may be Miguel Cotto.
Pacquaio has just come off back-to-back victories against Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, both in Las Vegas.
The next fight is also planned for Vegas on Nov. 14, most likely at MGM Grand.
Should the fight be confirmed, both boxers will fight below welterweight.
The Freecation is back!
Last year's popular offer returns to Primm Valley this summer as they seek to lure Las Vegas locals with a free stay with no strings.
To take advantage, you must be at least 21 and have a valid Nevada I.D.
From now through July 9, you can receive a free 2-night stay at Buffalo Bill's, plus $50 in slot freeplay at Primm Valley, Buffalo Bill's, or Whiskey Pete's.
You'll also receive two all-attraction passes, which grants free admission to the Adventure Canyon Log Flume, Turbo Drop, and the Desperado Roller Coaster at Buffalo Bill's.
And if that's not enough, you'll also get the following:
To book, call 1-800-386-7867,
Fresh from her sold-out shows in Las Vegas, Britney Spears will return to the U.S. and Canada for an extension of her popular "Circus" tour, repeating some locations including Las Vegas.
Spears will perform at 8 p.m. on Sept. 26 and 27 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
She last appeared in April at the MGM Grand (which also owns Mandalay).
Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster with all its service charges and any of the Mandalay Bay box offices.
Ticket prices have not yet been announcedl.
If you haven't been following the 2009 WSOP, happening now thru mid-July, here are a few facts from this year's big poker show at the Rio Resort Las Vegas:
• 32,136 Total Entrants
• $64,293,644 Total prize money collected by top finishers
• US Players have captured 75% of the bracelets with 21 total
• Two players have won two events
• John Juanda has entered 19 events
• Vitaly Lunkin has won $1,907,667
Follow all the bracelet action daily on the Poker Prof's Blog. Check out Flipchip's photos direct from the thick of the action. Stop by the Rio Resort Las Vegas and spend some time watching all the action. If you're lucky you could catch some of poker's superstars and glamorous ladies playing in the 2009 WSOP.
If you see Chris Hansen in Las Vegas and you aren't a child predator, you should still run.
Famous for his "To Catch a Predator" series, Hansen is back with a new TV special focusing on crime in Las Vegas.
Called "Vegas Undercover," the "Dateline" show delves into year-long undercover operations by Metro involving the purchase of stolen items, posing as prostitutes, counterfeiting money, and arresting car thieves.
In one segment, thieves show police how to counterfeit money and then pass on the bills, with one of the places including a local casino.
The show airs tonight at 10 p.m. on NBC.
Can't make it to the 2009 World Series of Poker this year? Want to stay current and follow your favorite players as they vie for millions in cash and one of the WSOP gold bracelets? You need look no further than the Poker Prof's Blog where final table results complete with Flipchip photos are posted everyday throughout the 6 weeks of the big poker show.
Here's a few fast facts from the 2009 WSOP at the Rio Resort in Las Vegas. Through the first 20 events of a scheduled 56 bracelet events.
• 21,047 entrants
• $42,094,034 in prize money paid out
• One player has won two bracelts, Brock Parker
• Phil Hellmuth has not been charged with a timeout
• Mike Matusow has not suffered a single blow up
• Californians lead in money won with $7,517,558
Cheap Trick is setting up shop at the Las Vegas Hilton.
In between Barry Manilow's dark times (when he's not performing at the theater, not referring to his mood), Cheap Trick will be onstage for a limited engagement. And if it's a smash? Expect them to return regularly.
We have no doubt it will be a smash, because the show will not just be a Cheap Trick concert but Sgt. Pepper Live -- a live concert of The Beatles' album of the same name.
Not your ordinary concert, the shows will also feature a symphony orchestra and set design.
Tickets begin at $65 and go on sale June 13 at the Las Vegas Hilton box office.
Shows are Sept. 13-15, 17-19, ad 21-23.
Cirque du Soleil has a special offer on all of their current Las Vegas shows (yes, even "O").
If you purchase a regularly priced ticket, you can purchase another ticket for only $25.
The offer is good for Mystere (at TI), O (at Bellagio), Zumanity (at New York New York), KA (at MGM Grand), Love (at the Mirage), and Believe (at Luxor).
The special offer is good for performances through Oct. 31 and must be purchased together.
To purchase, visit click here or text SUMMER to 25025.
Note that for the sweepstakes, you must be 21 and you must live in the United States except for Florida, New York, and Rhode Island.
(We believe that marks the first special offer via texting that we've posted.)
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, fresh off a hilarious lengthy cameo in the Las Vegas-based movie The Hangover, married Lakiha Spicer at the Las Vegas Hilton over the weekend.
This is Tyson's third marriage, exchanging vows in the Hilton's La Bella Wedding Chapel.
The ceremony was low-key without guests.
Two weeks ago, Tyson's 4-year-old daughter Exodus (from his previous wife) was killed in a freak treadmill accident when the cord wrapped around her neck.
Tomorrow night, the Bravo TV show "Top Chef Masters" will include Hubert Keller and Rick Moonen.
Keller runs the Fleur de Lys (home of the $5000 burger) and the Burger Bar, both restaurants at Mandalay Bay.
Moonen runs the rm seafood restaurant, also at Mandalay Bay.
Both master chefs join other chefs including Michael Schlow, Christopher Lee, and Tim Love as they compete against each other through cooking challenges, until one remains.
On tomorrow night's 10 p.m. episode, the chefs are expected to participate in quickfire challenges cooking for Girl Scouts and then college students.
The popular culinary show is a spinoff of "Top Chef" and will run 10 episodes through Aug. 12 when the remaining chef is named "Top Chef Master" and given $100,000 to donate to charity.
Any time someone dies young, the rumor mill ramps up with possible causes other than a natural death.
This was also the case with 52-year-old Wynn Encore headliner Danny Gans, who died in his sleep early last month.
Gans had just signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar deal with Wynn and was widely known to have lived a clean life, so when he died at his home in Henderson, Nev., people began to whisper about possible drug use.
That rumor can finally be laid to rest, as the toxicology report from his autopsy revealed that he died from a toxic reaction to the prescription painkiller Dilaudid.
Gans had constant chronic back pain most of his life, from playing minor league baseball and hazards of his performances.
The Lord of the Dance will return to Las Vegas this summer.
Michael Flatley and his group were a mainstay of Vegas before leaping into a world tour.
And now they'll be back at the Steve Wyrick Theater (at Planet Hollywood) for a limited time, beginning June 25 and running through Aug. 16.
Flatley was the co-creator of the enormously successful Riverdance before branching off on his own with Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames, and his latest Celtic Tiger.
The show first began in Dublin, Ireland, before settling into Las Vegas for 5 years.
This will mark his first time back since 2004.
Guy Laliberte, the founder of Cirque du Soleil (which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year), plans to go into space.
At a cost of $35 million, Laliberte will take a trip on an international space station aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-16 to raise awareness for his ONE DROP Foundation, an organization centered around environmentalism and water conservation.
The mission aboard the 3-person spacecraft is expected to last about 2 weeks beginning Sept. 30.
Laliberte will become the seventh private citizen to pay his way to fly to the orbiting station. If you have $35 million to spare, you can be the eighth. Simply write your check to Space Adventures and set up a press conference.
Brenden Theatres (at The Palms) is offering the above coupon for a free popcorn when you buy a ticket to the new Will Farrell movie Land of the Lost, which premieres tomorrow.
Offer expires June 7.
Click here for a printable version.
On Saturday and Sunday, stop by the lobby of Brenden to see how it may have looked in prehistoric times, with props inspired by the movie.
Look for the hiding dinosaurs to win prizes, and correctly guess the number of dinosaurs in the big jar to win a trip to the Grand Canyon.
Sonic is having a special free root beer float tonight for those in the know (and if you're receiving this, you know!).
It begins 8 p.m. and runs through midnight. No purchase necessary, just pop by and pick up a free 10 oz. root beer float.
Our favorite Sonic is the one across from The Palms on Flamingo, but the offer is good at any of the local Sonics around Las Vegas.
An odd Michael Jackson rumor goes hand in hand with Las Vegas.
While he was living here, there was talk of Jackson staging a comeback, in residency at a casino. That didn't happen, but he did announce a tour in the UK.
Another rumor had Jackson installing a giant replica of his face in the Nevada desert, big enough for landing plans to see.
Now, Jackson wants to open a Las Vegas casino themed around his hit song "Thriller." The horror-branded casino would contain zombies and songs from the multi-platinum album.
Jackson has over $100 million in debt, and along with his tour, he's looking for ways to pay it down.
If it happens, it would come at a time when Las Vegas casinos are moving away from themes.
A hangover is nothing out of the ordinary in Las Vegas, but we're talking about the new movie that opens this weekend.
The Hangover is set in Las Vegas, where the groomsmen lose their groom in a drunken party. It stars Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, and Heather Graham.
You may have been lucky enough to get invited to the premiere of the movie tonight, but if not, you can have the next best thing -- the film's afterparty.
The party begins at 9 p.m. tonight at McFadden's (at Rio), with a $10 open bar, half-price appetizers, and movie merchandise giveaways. You must be at least 21.
If you missed the relaunch of No Doubt (with Gwen Stefani) at the Tiger Jam a couple weeks ago, you have another chance.
No Doubt will be back in Las Vegas on Aug. 7, this time at the new Joint (at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino).
This new venue is fast shaping up to be our favorite new concert hall, and it looks to be the favorite of all the name bands as well. (Carlos Santana liked it enough that he's now in residency there.)
No Doubt will be joined with Panic at the Disco and The Sounds.
Tickets go on sale June 6 at noon and begin at $95.
Purchase at the Hard Rock box office or Ticketmaster.com (with all their fees).
Tf you can't get to Las Vegas and be a part of the 2009 WSOP live then do the next best thing and check out Flipchip's photos direct from the Big Poker Show on the Poker Prof's Poker Blog. Images that virtually seats you at the table with the biggest names in poker. See the drama, comedy, extravagance, and all the thousands of colorful characters that come together for the riches poker games in history.
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