Wayne Newton Returns Nov 22nd at Harrah’s for his very popular holiday show that runs until the end of the year, Monday - Saturday at 7p.

Wayne will have an orchestra and an ensemble singers.  This should be a great show.  He will be performing his classics and songs of the season.

Wayne Newton has been performing in Vegas since the 1950’s.  Some people wish he would retire, but he is a Vegas Icon and even though I may never get to his show it is great to see him back.

Tickets are $86 and $113.50 and can be reserved by calling 702-369-5222.

Tickets will go fast so reserve you seats early.

Steve Wynn was going to sell one of his Pablo Picasso paintings “La Reve” in French means “Dream” for 139mil.  But an accident occurred when Wynn was talking with his hands hit the painting with his right elbow.  The picture of Marie Theresa, Picasso’s 21 year old mistress was left with a hole in her arm the size of a silver dollar.

It would have been the largest dollar amount for a painting if “La Reve” would have sold.  Wynn plans to fix the painting and hold on to it.

-nick

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Michael’s at the Barbary Coast, is pulling up stakes and relocating to the South Coast / South Point.

Michael Gaughan’s opened Michael’s 1979 and it will be good to see it still will be serving food for years to come at his newly aquired property the South Coast which will change to the South Point in the near future.  There is no set date for the move, but rumors say it will happen soon.

-nick

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Clint Holmes will be leaving for London to star in his own play.

He will be missed.  If you didn’t get to catch his show at Harrah’s you will have hurry he leaves town October 1st, 2006.

He will be replaced by Rita Rudner who is moving from New York New York to Harrah’s.  Harrah’s should save some money because Rita doesn’t require all the lights, sound, extras and the band.  Rita Rudner is a big name but Clint Holmes was voted best entertainer, a word of mouth hit and a staple for Harrah’s guests.  I am not bad mouthing Rita she has a good show and had a great draw at the NY NY. But, we are losing a new and improved Wayne Newton.

Clint will me missed in the community also, he was always at or available for any charity event. An all around good guy.

Good Luck Clint

-nick
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If you were wondering were Ronn Lucas went  with his staple afternoon ventriloquist act at the Rio, he has moved to the Luxor Hotel and Casino on the strip.

Ronn’s show used to be $7.95 with a drink.  Now the prices are $29.95 and $39.95 for VIP.  He plans on expanding the show that the Rio viewers were accustomed to seeing.

We have seen Ronn’s show before and plan on seeing it again.  He is a legend in his field and has done his show for many of our presidents.  We especially like it when he pulls an audience member and dresses them up with a mock face and makes them into “dummies” literally.

See you soon Ronn

-nick
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Will large Poker tournaments be a thing of the past?  Probably not, but it sure will lose some of its ferver.  The Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 will sure put a damper on some of the largest poker tournaments around.  Two of the biggest tournament providers Harrah’s and MGM Mirage (home of some events for the World Poker Tour) might have to fill the poker rooms with something else.  About half of the entrants to this years World Series of Poker held by Harrahs qualified on the net. www.partypoker.com/ owned by the Europe company Partygaming will pull the plug on American betting and the publicly traded European gaming sites have been losing shares left and right.  

owned by the Europe company Partygaming will pull the plug on American betting and the publicly traded European gaming sites have been losing shares left and right. Online betting rooms will probably go undergound, just like everything else that has been banned on the Internet, but I doubt we have heard the last of this news.

-nick
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LAS VEGAS — (PRESS RELEASE) — A subsidiary of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET) today announced it entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Boyd Gaming Corp. (NYSE:BYD) to exchange certain real estate Harrah’s controls near Boyd’s Stardust site on the Las Vegas Strip for Boyd’s Barbary Coast property, located at the northeast corner of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard. With this acquisition, Harrah’s will have substantially completed its land assemblage goals for Las Vegas.

Harrah’s did not disclose additional terms of the agreement, which is subject to certain regulatory approvals. The expected closing date of this transaction is first quarter 2007, subject to receipt of all necessary governmental approvals.

The addition of the Barbary Coast to Harrah’s holdings in the area considerably strengthens the company’s ability to create a destination experience within the Las Vegas market.

“The site we control, some 350 acres, is of unprecedented proportion at one of the most famous intersections in the world,” said Charles L. Atwood, vice chairman of the board for Harrah’s. “This large site is intended to give us many years of development potential and the flexibility to grow our future earnings without undue interruption of our current earnings stream. The fact that our total site will have a cost of approximately $13 million per acre on average is strong evidence of our intention to develop this opportunity with a keen eye toward excellent returns on investment.”

Harrah’s now holds or has agreed to acquire a total of nearly 350 acres in Las Vegas encompassing the area between Paris Las Vegas to the south, Harrah’s Las Vegas to the north, Koval Avenue to the east and the Rio to the west.

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Harrah’s is acquiring Barbary Coast. Yahoo News

Harrahs Casino Company Harrah’s Gets Buyout Offer of $15 Billion, or $81 Per Share Yahoo News

Players: Me

I flew out with a friend for a day trip a while back and did the mandatory 40-mile march up and down the strip. So we proceeded to gamble and have a swinging time. The day grew short and we needed to head back to the airport to catch a lift home. So we proceeded to the corner and flagged down a cab. I was asked by my dame “do you have enough dough.” I checked my wallet. Puzzled by the vacancy, I asked her “how much you’s got?” I got the look of puzzlement from her too. She began reminiscing about all of my money she lost playing slots. We were down by the Circus Circus with no bread. I had 35cents to my name. I could’ve swiped my card, but being the player that I am, I bet 25cents of my last 35 and hit. Needless to say I am not stranded.

Players: Shepherd

Lucky me, I was sitting in First Class (FC) and was feeling a bit spry. So I went back to see the boys in coach, to find out what shenanigans they were up to. After a short visit I felt compelled to go back in first class ask the flight attendant to fill a drink order for my mates back in coach. She thought that was a nice gesture and rounded up some Bloody Mary’s, and delivered the goods. Minding my own business I reclined and put my phones on and started dozing off. WHAM, the next thing I knew my right headset was covering my right eye and the FA gave me the dirtiest look I have seen in a while, and said, “They didn’t know you!!” Found out later that Shepherd told the FA that I have been stalking them ever since they were in the men’s bathroom in our departure city. WOW, that FA was MAD! As a side note she realized the prank after we all boarded the plane after our layover.