I am off to Las Vegas tomorrow so there will not be another newsletter until

June 24th.

Shows I will be seeing are the new edition of Splash along with Bite, Tropical Passions, World’s Greatest Magic Show and The Fashionistas.

Formal meals will be at the Las Vegas Hilton Steakhouse, Garden Of The Dragon, also at the Hilton, Bally’s Steakhouse and Al Dente also at Bally’s. I will do a trip report when I get back.

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Members Need Help

Please respond to the email address provided, not to me.

Send any Las Vegas related question to me at mrvegas98 at aol.com and I will post it in the members corner.

There will be two of us in Vegas from Oct 16 to Oct. 22.   I have searched the net and found SOME free coupons, but am looking for more. Especially coupons for the top of the Paris.  Any suggestions.  Thanks kaytwety at juno.com

I AM GOING TO LAS VEGAS FOR A WEEK IN JULY AND  WANT TO STAY WHERE THERE ARE

LOT OF POKER GAME CHOICES AND LIMITS. I KNOW BELLAGIO HAS LOTS OF GAMES AND

LIMITS, BUT I’D  LIKE TO STAY AT A LESS  EXPENSIVE PLACE.

OMAHA AND OMAHA/8 ARE MY FAVORITES. IF ANY OF THE READERS CAN ADVISE ME I’D

BE GRATEFUL. REPLY   GIBBSWANI at AOL.COM

I know that several of the casinos offer a slot club sign up bonus for free

play.  I know that Sahara offers $10, I heard that the Riviera and the Golden

Nugget did also.  Are they still doing it?   Is the Westin Causeria still

having the match money sign up bonus play?  Does anyone know of any other casinos

that offer this free play? I also heard that there is a web-site that allows

you to purchase half priced tickets to We Will Rock You.  Has anyone done this? 

If so what was the name of the website.

lhood at iastate.edu

A member’s report said they got 2for1 tickets for WE WILL ROCK YOU…how do

you get them?  Also would Tickets4Tonight have them at around half price. Is

there a T4T location in front of the Fahion Mall? We’ll be staying at HARRAHS

(is Mardi Gras tower better than Carnival and away from noise?..would appreciate

any other comments/suggestions) VIDEO POKER-looking for full pay and same day

cashback on/near or off strip. Thanks for all the hints that you and your

members give. Kandu7 at aol.com

I am looking for some old snapshots of Las Vegas during the 50’s,60’s and

70’s. if anyone can help me I would really appreciate knowing where or who might

have some.

Thank you

Rose

rose at ideal-electrical.com

I am planning on getting married in Las Vegas in October. There are so many

Chapels to choose from I would welcome any suggestions. It will be a very small

wedding with only about 8 guests. Thanks in advance for any help. You can

respond to Tngal15922 at aol.com

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Poker champion details heist attempt at Bellagio.

One of the nation’s best poker players told in court Friday how he fended off

two robbers trying to steal his $150,000 in gambling chips during an

ill-advised attack at Bellagio last year.

Greg “Fossilman” Raymer said he was returning to his hotel room at the Strip

resort on Dec. 20 at 2 a.m. with $150,000 in chips in a duffle bag when

authorities allege Kevin R. Joy, 35, and Deem Cassim, 31, tried to jump him and

force him into his room.

“I knew it was a bad idea to let two criminals shove you into the room,”

Raymer said. “I’m in fear for my safety, my life, my money, everything.”

More Here:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Jun-11-Sat-2005/news/26703136.html

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Yet another treat for the megarich.

The city that offers $1,000 shots of ancient scotch (Prime Steak House) and a

martini with a gold-and-diamond-encrusted olive pick (Hard Rock Hotel) has

something new for the filthy rich.

Amp Salon at the Palms is offering what might be the world’s most expensive

pedicure.

For $2,000, that special client can rent out the salon for the after-hours

VIP treatment.

A lingerie-clad technician will provide the pedicure, and a bottle of Cristal

champagne will be served by candlelight. Women have the option of a male

dancer.

The price for two people jumps to $3,000 but includes appetizers from N9NE

Steak House, plus VIP treatment and access to Rain and Ghostbar.

reviewjournal.com — News: NORM: Yet another treat for the megarich 

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GAMBLING: A penny for your slots.

1-cent-wager machines in Nevada generate $73.7 million in revenue in March.

(By: Howard Stutz)

More and more, slot players are putting in their 2 cents, or more.

Once relegated to gambling-equipment museums, the penny is back with a

vengeance, and slot machine floors — from those in the smallest casinos to those in

billion-dollar Strip resorts — are making space for them.

“Pennies are the rage, and they’re growing,” said Jefferies & Co. gaming

analyst Aimee Marcel, who follows the industry’s primary equipment manufacturers

and suppliers. “Most of the regional gaming markets are full of penny games. In

Kansas City, (Mo.), for example, about 45 percent of the games are

penny-based. The casinos on the Las Vegas Strip were the last places to convert to

pennies, and they’re starting to catch on.”

Read the entire article here:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Jun-12-Sun-2005/business/1981138.html

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4th of July in Las Vegas

Nobody does it like Vegas

On July 4, 1776, members of the Continental Congress gathered to sign the

Declaration of Independence, establishing the United States as a nation.Mark the

birth of our country and have a star-spangled holiday with our guide to Fourth

of July celebrations. Check out the parties, pubs / restaurants and

entertainment.

Details will be added as information becomes available.

http://www.vegas.com/shows/4thjulyweekend.html?vc1=1&vc2=cal_txt_74

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Vegas Values Report for 6/12/05

The following information is supplied by Scot Krause, our roving reporter,

who supplies us each week with information on the best Las Vegas promotions.

It’s only available here on the americancasinoguide.com web site so be sure to

come back each Monday morning to find out about the best values in Las Vegas.

Hello to all! Welcome to “Vegas Values.” Here’s what we found this week:

http://www.americancasinoguide.com/Promotions/VEGAS-VALUES.shtml

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Employees at Caesars, Bally’s upbeat about merger with Harrah’s.

After almost 30 years of parking cars and handling luggage for customers at

Caesars Palace, Gary Bruno has seen a fair share of ownership changes. He

compared the Strip’s resort’s latest turnover to meeting his in-laws for the first

time.

“It’s like two big families meeting together,” said Bruno, who has worked the

main valet parking area at Caesars Palace since the 1970s. “You’re looking

forward to it, but you’re a little apprehensive because you want to do

everything right. We’re all a little apprehensive, but we’re not really afraid.”

Harrah’s Entertainment picked up Caesars Palace as part of its $9 billion

buyout of Caesars Entertainment Monday, marking the sixth ownership change Bruno

and other long-standing Caesars Palace employees have experienced in the past

two decades.

Read the entire article by Howard Sturtz here:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Jun-14-Tue-2005/news/26718303.html

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Bally’s could be imploded, rebuilt

Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. is contemplating a major renovation of its

Bally’s resort on the Strip that might involve imploding it and building a

Horseshoe-brand hotel, the company’s top executive said Monday.

Harrah’s Chief Executive Gary Loveman, whose company assumed control of

Caesars Entertainment Inc. Monday afternoon, said that’s just one of several

options available. Sections of the property might also be rebuilt over time, he

said. Bally’s will likely be renamed because it lacks a compelling brand identity,

he added.

“We consider that corner one of the great locations in the city and we think

there’s probably something better that could be done there,” Loveman said.

“We’re in the process of figuring out what that ought to be.”

Read this entire article by Liz Benston here:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2005/jun/14/518903042.html

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Congratulations to my friend and newsletter member Brian Rouff and author of

the novel DICE ANGEL.

Brians novel has just won the first place award in the Nevada Film

Office-sponsored 2004 screenwriters competition.

The main plot of Dice Angel revolves around streetwise Jimmy Delaney, a

native Las Vegan who runs his father’s bar. Following a chain of events Delaney

finds himself down on his luck and sees an ad in the paper for a woman who claims

she has supernatural power over the craps table.

In honor of this award, Brian is once again offering a great deal for my

newsletter members:

Brian will personally autograph a copy of Dice Angel AND mail it directly to

you (including postage and handling) for only $15.00 per book.

To order the book simply include what you would like to have Brian say in the

autograph and enclose a Check OR A VISA OR MASTERCARD # and mail it directly

to Brian at:

Brian Rouff

16 W. Pacific Ave. #3

Henderson, NV  89015

This is a wonderful book. I think you will totally enjoy it.

Read Brians article here:

http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2005/05/25/features/cover02.txt

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Leaving an imprint

This one has eBay written all over it: Michael Jackson’s handprints and

footprints on a 280-pound concrete slab can be had for the price of a ticket during

the Riviera’s summer-long giveaway of celebrity imprints.

The imprint giveaway, part of the Riviera’s 50th anniversary celebration,

starts next month with the foursome of Barbara Mandrell, Carol Lawrence, Jim

Nabors and Larry Holmes.

In August, the names of Natalie Cole, Jeff Barnes, Jermaine Jackson and Rip

Taylor go in the hopper.

The September schedule will include: Vikki Carr, Marlon Jackson, Mickey

Gilley and Reggie Kinlaw. October’s lineup: Randy Jackson, Peter Noone, Robert

Newhouse and Anthony Newley.

Michael Jackson’s imprints are among the November batch, along with Phyllis

Diller, Jim Stafford and Tom Smothers. The giveaway wraps up in December with

Sugar Ray Leonard, Quincy Jones, Tito Jackson, Andy Gibb and Steve Rossi.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_ho

me/2005/Jun-09-Thu-2005/news/26690992.html

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“Splash” Update

The cast of “Splash” has been rehearsing its new version each night after

performing the old one. The changeover failed to meet its May 31 target date. On

Sunday, things came to a boiling point between director Jeff Kutash and an

associate of the show’s owner. But cooler heads prevailed, and the new

incarnation debuted to paying customers.

“Splash” is still hoping to mark its “official” return on June 21, which is

20 years to the night after it opened at the Riviera. The show is subject to

revision between now and then. Kutash created the original show, but had been

away from it for several years. Former Riviera owner Meshulam Riklis now owns

the show and will have a say in the final product, which follows a Las Vegas

history theme, when he returns from overseas business.

The Riviera show plans to be back to its old schedule of two shows per night

by Tuesday. That’s likely to beat “Le Reve,” the Wynn Las Vegas spectacle that

still hasn’t announced when it will make the jump to two shows per night.

reviewjournal.com — Living - MIKE WEATHERFORD

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Sexy Secret

Sex sells, so I’m going to start this column with a sexy item from Victoria’s

Secret. The store we love to shop at will be presenting The Victoria’s Secret

Fashion Show Exhibit: Ten Years of Sexy, tomorrow, June 9 at 10:30 a.m. at

its store in the Forum Shops at Caesars. Victoria’s Secret Supermodel Gisele

Bundchen will be on hand to unveil the exhibition.

Don’t panic when you see the date, as I just found out about it the other

day, because the exhibit will run through July 9, plenty of time for you to see

it. It is the first-ever opportunity to get up close and personal with the sexy

looks and unique story behind the evolution of the world-famous brand and

fashion show.

The exhibition, featuring a compilation of looks beginning with the first

show in 1995, will include 35 ensembles worn on the runway by some of the sexiest

supermodels in the world — Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Tyra Banks,

Daniela Pestova, Gisele Bundchen, Molly Sims, and Heidi Klum.

The looks are organized into three themes: Femme Fatale & Fantasy, Goddess,

and Innocence & Experience, designed to express the range of emotion that

lingerie evokes. Included in the exhibition will be such ornate and iconic pieces

as a replica of the jewel-encrusted Fantasy Bra worn by Tyra in 1999 and the

famous 12-foot wings worn by Heidi Klum in the 2003 show. I have a feeling there

will be as many men as women taking in this exhibition. It will be displayed

at the Reflection Pool at the Las Vegas Boulevard entrance to the Forum Shops.

reviewjournal.com — Lenny’s Las Vegas

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FREE CD FOR DAD

Here’s a little treat for Dad on Father’s Day, which, by the way, for all you

forgetful offspring, is June 19. Larry G. Jones - The Man of 1002 Voices is

thanking all the dads that come to his Father’s Day show with a free CD. Can’t

beat that. If you’re really cheap, go yourself, get the CD, wrap it up and

give it to Dad as his present. He’ll “Ooohh” and “Aaahh” and thank God you didn’t

buy him some hideous tie again.

Larry performs nightly (except Fridays) at 6 p.m. in The Plaza’s Comedy Zone

showroom, is 6 p.m. If you haven’t seen him, he is a singer/impressionist with

a great voice and does more than 70 impressions. Plus he’s a really good guy

as I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing him several times over the past few

years.

reviewjournal.com — Lenny’s Las Vegas

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>From “The Hilton Hot Sheet.”

SCORING IN YOUR ROOM?

Las Vegas Hilton guests can now keep track of sports scores in the privacy of

their rooms. SportsPageTV.com provides in-room, real time scores to all of

the 3,000 Hilton rooms. Of course, guests can also follow the action in the

SuperBook, which offers Nevadas largest sports ticker and more than 60

televisions, including 28 giant monitors and one eye-popping 15 x 20 massive screen.

TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED

In the employee hallways of the Las Vegas Hilton, there is a wall of photos

and names honoring those employees and/or their families who have served their

nation in the military. Those who currently serve in the Army: JR Ates, former

mailroom employee and son of Edna Ates (Front Services); Alex Espinoza, son

of Socorro Espinoza (Housekeeping); Sergio Galvez, Jr and James Galvez, sons of

Sergio Galvez Sr. (Bell Desk); and Mathew Haynes, son of Virginia Haynes

(Meetings and Conventions). In the Air Force: Loren Schwappach, son of Kathy Rybar

(Human Resources) and Stephen Rybar, at Nellis Air Force Base.

Past service in the Army includes: Mark Cronin (Bell Desk); Sergio Galvez Sr.

and John Troiano (Pit Manager) Marines: Don Lee (Security) and Steve Whited

(Casino Cage). Air Force: James Andrews (Bell Desk); Bob Ford (Security); and

CJ James (Security).

BRENNERS BOOK

David Brenner, who joined the Las Vegas Hilton as its resident comedian last

year in its 300-seat Shimmer Cabaret, and who was recently extended through

December 31, 2005, is the author of five books. His current tome: I Think Theres

a Terrorist in My Soup: How to Survive Personal and World Problems with

Laughter-Seriously.

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Exotic cars speeding out of Wynn showroom.

Some of the richest merchandise in Las Vegas has changed hands in recent days

at the Ferrari and Maserati showroom at Wynn Las Vegas, which beckons

passers-by with luxury cars displayed like fine art.

Believed to be the first dealership in a casino, the Ferrari-Maserati

showroom — which opened at the resort April 28 — has already sold 21 of the

Italian-made cars. That’s the kind of business exotic car stores typically generate

over a few months, dealership General Manager George Chapes said.

“Those numbers in themselves are absolutely staggering,” Chapes said. “We own

two other Ferrari stores and in the last five days we’ve sold what those

dealerships do in three to four months.”

At this rate, Chapes said he could probably sell 100 of the cars each year.

In reality, he said the store will probably sell closer to 40 or 50 cars

because it would be difficult for the dealership to get more cars from Ferrari,

which manufactures a limited number of the coveted vehicles.

More Here:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/business/2005/may/10/518734940.html

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Posted on June 14th, 2005 by MrVegas98
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