Author Archives: Richard Abowitz

The Electric Daisy Carnival: bootleg available now on Pirate Bay

That did not take long. The Electric Daisy Carnival music festival this weekend has been bootlegged and is available now on Pirate Bay via a massive BitTorrent. This is the same site that LULZ Security used to post allegedly hacked information from a variety of corporate and government networks.

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Who owns the Palms?

Despite being consistently well run, packed with clientele both local and high-end tourist,  Palms lost its financial footing in the recession with Palms Place (a badly timed condominium project). So, like Cosmopolitan and M, banks and investment funds are now calling the shots. Initial reports suggested the Maloof family could retain up to 20% ownership [...]

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Amy Winehouse: Not fit for Vegas

There was a time when Amy Winehouse was being looked at as a possible Vegas headliner. Her voice was compared to Aretha Franklin while her delivery and sound were contemporary. No, she was not Fiona Apple. But who knows what happened to the recording career of Fiona Apple? Still, Winehouse held a lot of potential. [...]

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Wonderground Tonight

There is a single event that takes best advantage of the unique talents littered around Las Vegas: Wonderground.  Fathered by magician Jeff Mcbride, this once a month happening brings together everything and anything that can be placed on a stage or presented to an audience. From spoken word to belly dancers, Wonderground offers not so [...]

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At Paris Las Vegas: celebrations for Charlie Sheen and teen pregnancy

Paris Las Vegas is rarely a casino that gets a lot of attention on the Strip. This is where Barry Manilow headlines. But the Chateau Nightclub seems poised to change the casino’s reputation with two upcoming events of Jerry Springer worthy American trash.  First on April 30, Charlie Sheen will be making the inevitable Vegas [...]

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Poker pros hold, don’t fold, yet.

In light of the judicial attack on major poker sites the casinos in Vegas were quick to run away from recently embraced partnerships with same companies. But the celebrity poker pros, many of whom receive lucrative sponsorships and allow their names to be used by these sites appear to be more circumspect. Poker legend Doyle [...]

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Elton John and Celine Dion: come party in Vegas like it is 2004

Elton John’s return to Vegas was a bigger surprise than Celine Dion. For one thing, Dion’s return wasn’t a surprise. The promoter and casino had been publicly yearning for Dion since the moment she left Vegas. John’s “The Red Piano” was also a success at Caesars Palace Colosseum. But John seemed to tire of the [...]

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Watch how Britney Spears doesn’t sing at her Vegas concert

  Here is a clip that claims to be Britney Spears performing at Rain last night. I won’t say sing; as you can see her voice doesn’t seem to be miked until after the song ends. Then she reaches her hand to her side where the amplification is hooked up to use her voice to [...]

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Photos: Britney Spears at Palms last night

“Britney Spears performs “Big Fat Bass” inside Rain Nightclub at Palms Casino Resort for an MTV special to air next week.” Photo credit: Roderick Trestrail “Britney Spears performs “Till the World Ends” inside Rain Nightclub at Palms Casino Resort for an MTV special to air next week.” Photo credit: Roderick Trestrail

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Top 5: “Viva Las Vegas”

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