First-rate poker blogger and popular blogger tournament host $mokkee.com is putting up $5k or 50% for his entry into the 2008 WSOP Main Event. $mokkee is asking for partial sponsorship to put up the rest of his buy in for a percentage of his success and in no less than $1k increments, making it easy to [...]

Microsoft has installed its first touchscreen bar table at the Rio All-Suite Casino in Las Vegas. Gamblers can now order drinks, design their own cocktails and socialize with other punters while they play casino games using the new touchscreen bar table. A camera behind the 30 inch horizontal touchscreen detects hand movements and gestures while the table [...]

The second annual Las Vegas Fest for the Beatles is set to take place from June 29 through July 1 at The Mirage Hotel Casino Resort, home to Cirque du Soleil’s The Beatles: LOVE. The three-day festival features Beatles music, guest speakers, art work, photos and fashion exhibits, contests and games, as well as a Beatles [...]

The 2008 World Series of Poker* season kicks off this Friday at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. 55 events are scheduled to begin at noon Friday starting with a $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em. The Main Event is July 3-14, resuming on November 9 with the WSOP final table. Thousands are expected [...]

Music Icon Madonna will be performing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on November 8, 2008. A multi-Grammy award winner and recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Madonna has long been known for groundbreaking multi-dimensional tours that consist of visual and audio extravaganzas with non-stop singing and breathtaking dancing. “HARD [...]

Finally the winner of the Preakness Stakes will be fighting for a Triple Crown victory, which means the excitement levels will be high in Las Vegas this year as people flock to sportsbooks for live Triple Crown betting. In the first leg of the Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby was won by the incredible Big Brown, [...]

The World Series of Poker* (WSOP) Presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light announced a groundbreaking change that will more closely align the televised presentation of the world’s largest, richest and most prestigious poker tournament with other premier sports broadcasts. The last nine players of the $10,000 World Championship of No-Limit Texas Hold’em, known as the Main Event, [...]

20th Century Fox presents the year’s funniest romance, What Happens In Vegas. In theaters May 9, 2008. After losing his job and being dumped by her boyfriend, friends Jack (Ashton Kutcher) and Joy (Cameron Diaz) head to Las Vegas after being convinced by friends. The two soon discover that they foolishly allowed themselves to get married [...]

You know the saying, “the 3rd time is a charm”..or should it be a celebrity bet? Carmen Electra is set to wed for a third time! While celebrating her 36th birthday in Las Vegas this weekend, current boyfriend, former Korn guitarist Rob Patterson age 37, asked the actress-model to be his beloved bride. Carmen, who was previously [...]

The Oprah Winfrey Show will tape a special episode in Las Vegas on April 26. Star guest appearances will be made by the legendary Tina Turner and Cher. The taping will reportedly take place at a location in Caesars Palace, where Cher is scheduled to open her new show on May 6. The last time Oprah brought [...]

Donald Trump opened his condo hotel Las Vegas property at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday while surrounded by Trump executives, civic officials and Miss Universe Riyo Mori. Trump was also in town for his Miss USA pageant. The Trump International Hotel & Tower is a 64-story building that boasts a signature restaurant named DJT (Trump’s [...]

UPDATE! Crystle Stewart of Texas is Crowned Miss USA 2008! Miss USA pageant co-owners Donald Trump and NBC are bringing their glamorous American beauty pageant to the heart of the Las Vegas strip. The organization planned to move to Las Vegas for years as an excitement exists in the city that is ideal for the [...]

RawVegas TV, the world’s first and only online video channel featuring everything Las Vegas is celebrating their one-year anniversary. From its studios located just off the famed Las Vegas strip, RawVegas.tv has produced more than 1,100 original videos over the past 12 months that have been viewed nearly 35 million times, making it the # 1 [...]

For the second year in a row, the UNLV Rebels won the Mountain West Conference Tournament qualifying them to play in the NCAA Championship. In a shameless 71-58 victory, UNLV knocked Kent State out of the first round on Thursday, March 20 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. This win advances them to play tournament [...]

CiCi’s Pizza is sending one lucky winner and a guest to The Country Music Awards Show in Las Vegas. Celebrate country music’s biggest night with country’s hottest stars at their biggest party of the year! Grand Prize Trip Includes: Roundtrip Airfare for 2 (within the Continental U.S.) 2 Day / 2 Night Hotel Accommodations 2 Tickets to [...]