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Set The Poker Table Instead Of Mom's

egw — 2008-11-18T15:00:15-05:00

Trade the marshmallow salad for haute cuisine and backyard sports for the sports book in Vegas next weekend: For Turkey Day itself, dig into a pumpkin baked Alaska at Brand Steakhouse (at the Monte Carlo, one of the casinos with special deals at our sister site HotelChatter) or arrange for a $185 eight-person dinner, potatoes to pie, to be delivered to your room at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas in nearby Henderson. Find roast turkey too bland? Take in turkey tacos and mucho tequila at the Luxor.

Meanwhile VegasChill.com recommends catching David Spade at the Hard Rock (Friday and Saturday, November 28-29) or the Cirque de Soleil show LOVE at the Mirage (Thursday-Sunday, 7 and 10 pm).

Criss Angel's "Believe" show is getting horrible reviews, so So Bad It's Good connoisseurs should enjoy it. Craving a little more wholesome entertainment? Sell a kidney for a ticket to see the Jonas Brothers at MGM Grand on Saturday (3 pm and 8 pm shows), 'cause that's about how much scalpers are asking right now. (We kid: There are still some for $50.)

Related Stories:
· Thanksgiving in Vegas Ultimate Guide [VegasChill.com]
· Thanksgiving 2008 [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
· Book Two Nights in Vegas and Get a Third for Free [HC]
· Restful Retreats at Home and Away [Jaunted]
· Thanksgiving coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: vegasrob]

Nick Hogan Rewarded For Surviving Prison Term

egw — 2008-11-06T09:15:08-05:00

Would doing time be any easier if you knew a trip was forthcoming? Hulk Hogan took his son Nick to Vegas this week, less than a month after he was released from prison for a reckless-driving conviction.

Nick, a former Formula D driver whose August 2007 car accident left his passenger disabled for life, served about two-thirds of his eight-month sentence after the victim's family petitioned for a shorter sentence. Nick can't drive for three years and ought to be occupied with his 500 hours of community service, but instead he and dear dad are visiting the 2008 Specialty Equipment Market Association private automotive trade show. Look, but don't touch...

On one hand, Vegas could provide unlimited temptations for young master Hogan, who was legally intoxicated at the time of his accident. On the other hand, who crosses the Hulk?

Related Stories:
· Nick Hogan Gets out of Jail Early! [LAT]
· Nick Hogan Hits Vegas With Hulk [E! Online]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: ThinkStars]

Super World Travelers Want Your Votes

egw — 2008-10-17T08:45:45-05:00

They just can't stay away from each other! Justin Timberlake was making this appearance at a political event in Clark County, Nevada (home of Las Vegas) this week and he managed to get girlfriend Jessica Biel to come along with him.

This despite the fact that he was planning to spend the rest of the week on the links! It's for a good cause, though: Timberlake is hosting the Shriners Hospitals for Children PGA tour event in Vegas this week. Golfers can win and ticket proceeds go to the kids, so it's not like he's just off on a boondoggle with his buddies.

Maybe Biel didn't have anything better to do: Her latest project "Nailed," directed by the notoriously temperamental David O. Russell, has been beset by shooting delays.

Related Stories:
· Justin Timberlake & Ellen DeGeneres Go Clubbing in Vegas [TheInsider.com]
· Vote... Your Voice Matters! [Mannpill.com]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Socialite Life]

New Las Vegas Restaurant: T&T

BS — 2008-10-03T13:00:38-05:00

Some Las Vegas restaurants promise the world. Others skip the $200 steaks and back-lit neon waterfalls and get right down to what you really want from a Vegas establishment: Drunkenness and gorging.

The latter is the case at T&T, the newest restaurant at the constantly evolving Luxor Hotel and Casino. The first T is for tacos and the second T is for tequila, which sounds like the right recipe for fueling any Vegas weekend, if you ask us.

Of course, this is still Las Vegas, so don't picture a rustic roadside cantina. The 8,000-square-foot restaurant includes a circular bar area designed to resemble a bullfighting arena, a freestanding daiquiri bar and a design theme that incorporates "the five icons of Mexican culture": The sombrero, the bullfighter, skeletons, seductive women and....the shot glass. Of course. Still, for Vegas? Works for us.

Related Stories:
· T&T [Official Site]
· Las Vegas Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Luxor]

Possible Presidents Travel: Straight Talk Express as Clown Car

egw — 2008-09-18T15:36:32-05:00

Her selection may have reinvigorated the Republican drive to the White House, but Sarah Palin found herself in the shadows yesterday as the top half of her ticket spoke out about the economy.

After condemning the government's $85 billion bailout to AIG, John McCain softened his stance, but took fire from Democrats for calling for the resignation of SEC Chairman Charlie Cox.

Design Travel: Illegal Art in Reno

Dan Gould — 2008-09-11T10:35:25-05:00

Next time you're in Reno, Nevada, take a little gambling break and keep your eyes peeled for the subversive street art of the Glenn Group.

The group recently won an award at the 2008 Society for Environmental Graphic Design Awards for guerrilla street signs illegally installed around the city to commemorate Valentine's Day and Christmas. The signs, which featured feel good sayings like "Love your enemies" and "Reindeer parking only" were designed to look official, down to the reflective metallic letters and everything.

Reno isn't known for it's street art, and the Glenn Group was hoping to add some subtle excitement and playfulness through symbols of daily life. Probably a good idea. Better to start small, than say, bombing the side of a building with a huge graffiti mural.

Related Stories:
· The Glenn Group [Official Site]
· Guerrilla Road Signs [Neatorama]
· Reno Travel coverage [Jaunted]

The Hills Travel: In Which Frankie's Birthday Is Ruined

egw — 2008-09-08T08:45:24-05:00

Plan your next Vegas vacation with the help of our Hills Season 4 Map.

Meet Frankie Delgado (at right). Frankie is an LA event planner who DJs for the heavy metal band the Deftones. Once part of the quickly canceled MTV reality series "Twentyfourseven," Frankie has been linked to Hilary Duff in the past. And it was his rotten luck to be friends with Brody Jenner whose crowd completely ruined his birthday.

Since he gets about one minute of screen time, total, in the episode featuring his birthday, we thought he deserved pride of place before the jump.

Frankie, we're so sorry. From the looks of it, you didn't even get paid for this farce. Now go and get some real friends.

Here's how it went down: