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Hugh Hefner Looking To Get Busy at The Palms on April 9

March 24, 2010 at 7:03 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

We thought The Palms had an age-limit for their guests--a reverse age-limit, that is--but when your name is Hugh Hefner you can celebrate your 84th Birthday at the trendy party hotel, no questions asked.

Hefner told CNN that he plans on celebrating the big 8-4 on April 9 at The Palms in a "larger venue" and presumably he will spend the night in the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa. Ladies, if you're interested, Hugh has felt the need to disclose with the world that he will NOT be celibate on his birthday. (Gag.) No word on whether Holly Madison will attend.

Here's what else is on in Vegas:
· Speaking of The Palms, they are hosting something called the STD Love Festival over Memorial Day Weekend. [Love Festival]
· Here's some more info on Vince Neil Aviation [Jaunted]
· The Wynn's latest newsletter talks with their famed oddsmaker Johnny Avello [Wynn]
· Fantasy Night at the M Resort's Hostile Grape [@MResort]
· Encore Beach Club is still on for Memorial Day Weekend opening. [LV Sun]

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Wynn's Bookmaker Sets Odds On Top Chef Las Vegas Contestants

August 26, 2009 at 2:55 PM | by Whalehead | 0 Comments

By now it’s no secret that the newest season of Top Chef was filmed in Las Vegas. We've been keeping track of rumored and confirmed locations for the past few months and we've just started doing re-caps of each episode. (Stay tuned for tomorrow's recap!)

But less well-known are the odds on the show hung weekly by Johnny Avello, executive director of race and sports operations at Wynn Las Vegas.

The fast-talking native of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., runs the only sports book in all of Sin City that sets odds on entertainment. Though you can’t actually bet money on any of the lines (the Nevada Gaming Control Board only allows books to take wagers on events played in sporting arenas), Avello's insights offer interesting indications of who are the favorites and who aremost likely to be asked to pack their knives and go.

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