Bet on Bette, Spamalot, Cirque

July 4, 2008

Despite anticipating half a million tourists flowing into McCarran worldly Airport that holiday weekend, casinos are hedging their bets and offering discounted tickets to ensure full houses to their shows.

Bette Midler’s The Showgirl Must Go On at Caesars Palace has a $50 ticket offer, whether y…

Heidi Mayne throws pool party at Rio, Sapphire

July 4, 2008

Adult film star Heidi Mayne appears tonight to kick off Independence Day at the Sapphire Pool (at Rio) that runs through July 6.

Mayne will sign autographs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and give away DVDs.

The $30 pool party includes DJ Madam Malixa and will additionally have gourmet food, drinks, fir…

You’re Invited to the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event

July 4, 2008

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2008 WSOP Day 1A crowd

Two things you can count on on the Fourth of July in Las Vegas…temperatures hot sufficient to cook a tourist on the sidewalk and the biggest poker on earth, the World Series of Poker. The Rio Resort in Las Vegas is packed wi…

World Series of Poker - A Special Las Vegas VIP Party

July 3, 2008

The World Series of Poker’s Main Event - the $10,000 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold’em Tournament that bears the title of World Champion - kicks off today with the first of four “Day One’s.” There are so many players in that monster of a tournament nowadays that they simply…

Placido Domingo to perform on Mexican Independence Day

July 3, 2008

On the anniversary of Mexican Independence on Sept. 15 at 8 p.m., famed tenor Placido Domingo will play a one-night-only concert at the Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino.

Special mariachi musicians will be added to a 65-piece orchestra by the University of Las Vegas Nevada Symphony and Puerto Ric…

Get a Mamma and a tan for Uncle Sam

July 3, 2008

The Tan Factory is holding a Freedom Sale. Through July 10, for each tanning session you buy, you’ll get a free one.

You can plus enter a daily contest to win free tanning for the rest of that year.

And whether you print the coupon at this link and take it to a Tan Factory, you’ll receive a pa…

Grucci’s to produce July 4th fireworks by Station Casinos

July 1, 2008

Grucci’s of New York, the same company that puts on the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks at the Strip casinos, is back to put on the largest July 4th show our fine neon city has seen.

This duration, fireworks will be choreographed and launched by six local Station Casinos — Red Rock, Green Valley, …

National Clean Energy Summit comes to UNLV in August

July 1, 2008

UNLV will host a National Clean Energy Summit on Aug. 19.

The summit will gather world and industry leaders, scientists, experts, citizens, and the media together to chat about our country’s future in clean energy.

Guest speakers include President Bill Clinton and Boone Pickens, who is spending a …

Girls Gone Wild founder owes Wynn $2 million

June 30, 2008

Wynn Las Vegas certain is cracking down on unpaid gambling debts that manufacture the headlines.

First there was $400,000 against Charles Barkley, which he paid promptly plus fees.

Now the Review-Journal is reporting Joe Francis, founder of 70-some Girls Gone Wild videos, owes Wynn Las Vegas a who…

Free WALL-E t-shirt at Neonopolis

June 27, 2008

In what we think will be the number 1 movie that weekend whether not the summer, the first 500 kids under age 12 to buy a ticket for WALL-E today at Neonopolis (downtown Las Vegas) will receive a free t-shirt.

We suspect that with that many kids, they won’t be carding, so whether you’re 13, you’…

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