Every year since 1984 the adult film world has been taking a day off from the sweltering Hollywood film sets and travelling to Las Vegas, Nevada, to be honored on a very special night for the work that they do. The Las Vegas Adult Show was founded to honor the actors, actresses, and the folks behind the cameras in the erotic film industry. Their goal is to celebrate the industry’s vow of erotic imagination and free spirit. The AVN awards are endorsed and sponsored by Adult Video News which is based in Chatsworth, California.

The 2008 AVN Vegas was a landmark for the event, since they were commemorating their 25th anniversary. The extremely popular Vivid Entertainment Group received the most awards in 2008, where they were credited with a handful of awards in a range of different categories including Best Film and Best Director.

You might have guessed that the only people you would spot at this awards show are busty blondes and toned guys, you would have thought wrong. It is very common to find porn stars associating with some very famous Hollywood mainstream personalities at the Adult Show Vegas ceremony. Some unlikely individuals who have been caught or even presented awards in past events include Dustin Diamond, Christina Aguilera, Criss Angel, Carrot Top, Sean Penn, Eddie Van Halen and Dave Navarro among others. Even rappers are involved in the porn industry these days; rumor has it that Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent have been investing in porn films for some time now.

The 2009 AVN Awards Show will have over 100 categories with everything from best director to best actress and any other category related to erotic films imaginable. The awards handed over to the winners are called “Woody’s” and the recipients of a Woody are chosen by industry colleagues and other professionals and critics of the adult entertainment business. Nominees for the Vegas Adult Awards need to have films available for purchase in at least 100 stores, and the movie has to have been released before the 30th of September of the prior year. The 2009 Adult Show Vegas is going to be held on Saturday, January 10th in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Vegas.

Texas Holdem’ used to be a game accessible only in casino hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada or from electronic poker machines, but now it is more in style than ever in Sin City thanks to the TV and the internet.

The famous Venetian Hotel, is now banking on this popularity with its new audience-participation show called “The Real Deal!” in its Venetian Showroom, beginning in October.

This new idea will mix comedy and game show elements to entertain its live audience. The audience will also be able to participate in the great game of Texas Holdem’ alongside the best poker players in the world. There will be prizes for the audience including a chance to win 1$ million.

In “The Real Deal!” the audience members will play with players like Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. Around 10 of the World’s most famous poker players have already signed up for the game show. The audience will be able to play along with the 90 minute game thanks to handheld, wireless, touch screen devices located on each seat.

“People who come to Las Vegas, Nevada want to play different types of poker games,” Negreanu says, “but obviously they can’t play in a big game with the players like Doyle or Phil Hellmuth. But, in this show, they actually can.” At the start of the show, six audience members will be chosen to sit at the poker table on stage with two professional players. Each audience member is then involved in the action by being dealt a unique poker hand on their devices. Everyone in the showroom is then involved in the action with big-screen monitors located on stage.

The show’s producers say that you don’t have to be a poker player to join in the poker tv show. There are other ways to increase your point total, that doesn’t involve poker necessarily. Betting on the suit of the next poker card or trying to guess which state a particular audience member is from, are just some of the ways to come out a champion in poker in this game.

Creators of the show are also placing bets on the personalities of the pro poker stars to create some interesting moments. Poker players like Scotty Nguyen, the flamboyant five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, definitely can keep an audience entertained and is a sure bet for some great TV moments in this new poker game show .

The world-famous Bellagio Hotel has just launched the Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant and Bar and invited some popular celebrities to taste their cuisine. This is the Light Group’s fifth restaurant and their first since they partnered with the Dubai-based Zabeel Investments in February.

The vegas restaurant invited icons including Leonardo DiCaprio, Eva Longoria, Charlie Sheen and his wife, Paris and Nicky Hilton, Wilmer Valderrama Michelle Rodriguez, Ryan Cabrera, Marlon Wayans, Shar Jackson, Rick Solomon, Brandon Davis, Playboy Playmate Destiny Davis, and Miss Nevada 2008 Veronica Grabwoski.

The stars were invited to taste the delicacies of Chef Akira Back, a former pro-snowboarder turned “Iron Chef America” competitor. The celebs indulged on such specialties as Tai snapper, Kobe beef tataki , king crab tempura, rock shrimp, big-eye tuna pizza, the spicy tuna strawberry roll, and of course every type of sushi imaginable.
Paris dined on the beef tataki, ordering seconds and even thirds. Eva congratulated Chef Back while drinking non-alcoholic beverages and abstaining from the sushi. Wilmer enjoyed the delicacies of the famed chef and ordered table shots for his entourage.

The icons concluded the evening by mingling on the hotel and casino’s terrace that overlooks the iconic lake, while the Bellagio’s fountain show was enjoyed by all. A concealed balcony offers outdoor veranda seating and a panoramic view of Lake Bellagio and its fountain and light show. But the best visual treat is the 25-by-13- foot bronze display at the entrance resembling the dorsal side of a Japanese amberjack.