J. Bosch

Several lawyers representing a California man have recently filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Las Vegas against some prominent adult clubs as well as taxi and limousine companies in Sin City for what they consider as “a wide-ranging extortion scheme” involving illegal payments demanded by drivers for bringing customers to the local strip clubs.

The 2009 World Series of Poker Event #2 ($40,000 No Limit Hold’em) has officially kicked off yesterday at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, registering a total of 201 players and amassing a $7.72 million prize pool. The high stakes event is the first open tournament at the 40th WSOP and the first televised event covered for future broadcast on ESPN.

Over 300 ladies in all kind of swim suites will gather on the Las Vegas Boulevard and for a special parade celebrating the beginning of summer and the pool season as well as the 50th anniversary of the famous Las Vegas sign installation.

Galaxy Theaters, owner and operator of movie theaters in more than 10 locations in the U.S has informed its decision to shut down its theaters located at the Neonopolis multiplex in Downtown Las Vegas right after Thursday's late shows.

Actor Steve Schirripa, famous for his role as Bobby Baccalieri on the HBO TV series, “The Sopranos”, has been elected to host NBC’s new poker show "Face the Ace”, which is expected to make its debut on August 1st, 2009.

Online poker site PartyPoker.com will welcome the month of May with two promotions will give players the chance to win millions of dollars in prizes and secure their seats at the 2009 World Series of Poker.

Officials of the European Poker Tour and PokerStars.com have recently released the list of sports, music, television and movie celebrities confirmed for the first ever Ante Up For Africa (AUFA) Europe Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament.

Online poker room, casino and sportbook, BodogLife.com recently announced that it has regained control of its original domain name, Bodog.com after losing the domain in 2007 after a patent infringement lawsuit filed by 1st Technology, LLC.

R&B singer and songwriter, Beyonce Knowles has announced the dates of her new North American tour scheduled to kick off at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York, and closing with four consecutive concerts programmed to take place in Las Vegas at Wynn’s Encore Theater.

Poker champ and golf prodigy Dusty Schmidt is announcing a $1 million challenge to prove all golf and poker pros that he is the best combination of golfer and poker player in the world.

Marani Brands, Inc. a main distributor of fine wine and spirit products in the U.S continues its expansion efforts as it begins distributing its ultra-premium products across the state of Nevada thanks to a new agreement signed with Regency Wines of Nevada to begin distribution of Marani Vodka throughout the state.

The Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas is glad to inform that professional poker player and 10 time WSOP bracelet winner, Johnny Chan, will be hosting a very special charity poker tournament on benefit of Agassi Foundation, a non profit organization founded by former professional tennis player Andre Agassi, dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk children through its support of recreational and educational programs.

The third annual Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament benefiting the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) no-kill animal shelter and sanctuary will be held at The Venetian Poker Room on Friday, April 17th. 

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization has recently announced that Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida have agreed to fight in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 9 finale, which is set to take place on June 20th at The Pearl inside the Palms Resort and Casino, and broadcasted live on Spike TV.

Online sportsbook, casino and poker room, Bookmaker.com, has recently announced the acquisition of BetJoint.com, which according to the site’s management will be effective immediately.

Online poker site UltimateBet.com is giving poker fans the chance to own a piece of television history. The online poker site today announced the addition of various NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice paraphernalia to its UBAuctions.com website.

Full Tilt Poker's Friday Night Fights, an innovative online poker event featuring heads-up matches between Full Tilt Poker pros, will be back this Friday with an exciting heads-up match between Gus Hansen and Andy Bloch.

Online poker site, TitanPoker.com is still offering players three chances a week to win luxury ECPokerTour Salzburg prize packages with its ECPokerTour Salzburg Super Satellites running every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday until March 25th, 2009.

Online poker site PokerStars.com is pleased to announce the opening of its new "PokerStars Macau" live poker room located at the luxurious Grand Lisboa Casino. The poker room will open its doors to the public on March 19th, 2009; the PokerStars Macau will be the largest poker room in continental Asia and will feature a total of 22 tables and 24-hour cash games.

To commemorate this important celebration, Casino on Net has prepared a special promotion in honor of St. Patrick. To take part in this promotion, all you need is to join CasinoOnNet before March 22nd, then, simply download now and play any or all money play games to qualify.

Starting March 12th, Dinner in the Sky, a unique gourmet made for anyone who wishes to transform an ordinary dinner into a one of a kind experience, has announced that it will start offering five dinner "flights" in Las Vegas every day from Thursday to Sunday.

Leading online casino CasinoTropez.com, has announced the launch of 5 more casino games, bringing the total of online games offered by the site to over 110. The new games added by CasinoTropez include 2 online slot machines, as well as French Roulette, Live Roulette Pro and Live Mahjong PaiGow.

As the cold winter starts fading away and the snow begins melting, the online poker site Titan Poker is preparing to welcome the spring with a series of new weekly $15,000 cash races starting on February 25th and running until the end of March 2009.

Online poker room PKR.com has announced the return of Springfest, a fantastic series of events running for more then two weeks and featuring over $360,000 in guaranteed prizes as well as a special World Series package.

PMA Magazine – Connecting the Imaging Communities has announced that Photojojo and HP have joined forces to bring PMA 09 convention-goers a new entertaining event designed to enjoy and celebrate the excitement of photography and to catch up with some of the most amazing sights in Las Vegas.