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WTF / Red Bull / Vodka / Souvenirs / Planet Hollywood / Caesars Palace / → All Tags

Do We Really Need 50 Ounces of Red Bull and Vodka?

We were wandering through Caesars Palace the other day when we walked into a wall because our attention was fixated on a man about 6'6" tall. This man was wearing what appeared to be a thick gold rope chain with a giant champagne bottle also made from gold. We were awestruck. Was this the new pimp cup?!

Once this giant man had passed us, and we collected our thoughts, we immediately went to Twitter to find out if anyone was aware of such a thing. Lo and behold, we were told that this was a new drink they were selling outside of Planet Hollywood. It's a 50 ounce Red Bull and Vodka for $28. Our dreams of having seen something unique were shattered.

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Musicals / Events / Shows / Evil Dead The Musical / Planet Hollywood / V Theater / Plaza / → All Tags

First The Goretorium, Now The Evil Dead to Appear On The Strip

Watch out, Fright Dome. More gruesome competition is on the way. And, these will be year-round.

VegasChatter first told you that Eli Roth's Goretorium was headed to the Harmon Retail Center at Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon a week ago today. (You know, the Walgreens building?) Now, the evil dead are invading. Or, rather, Evil Dead The Musical.

The "camp comedy" will debut at V Theater inside the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood on June 22. The production's website proclaims that it's "the best thing since sliced veins!" (See what they did there?) And, also offers "Hot chicks! Dancing zombies! A guy with a chainsaw for a hand!"

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Closings / Openings / Rockhouse / Drinking / Bars / Miracle Mile Shops / Planet Hollywood / Venetian / → All Tags

Rockhouse Closed, But Will Soon Rock Again

Rockhouse rocked it out one last time over the weekend as it became the latest Strip venue to close its doors to make way for The Linq, the outdoor mall open-air destination to feature shops, dining, entertainment and a big a** observation wheel. (Not, not that one. This one.)

We already told you that Rockhouse had plans to resurrect itself in Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood. But, we assumed it would be its own venue. Now, thanks to the Twitter, we know that its new home will actually be inside PBR Rock Bar:

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Musicals / Events / Music / Surf The Musical / The Beach Boys / Planet Hollywood / Openings / → All Tags

Surf's Up At Planet Hollywood This Summer With 'Surf The Musical'

The Beach Boys may not be bringing Good Vibrations to Bally's, but they are headed to Planet Hollywood. Kinda.

Surf The Musical is hoping to lure all the pretty mamas, California girls, and more to PH this summer. The stage production is promising to put "the genius of The Beach Boys' music front and center":

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Gambling / Golden Nugget / Aria / Palazzo / Bellagio / Planet Hollywood / Craps / 3 Card Poker / Blackjack / Video Poker / → All Tags

Where Do You Get Lucky In Vegas? (And, Where Do You Not?)

Now that we know where you like to gamble, which casinos are the luckiest for you and which seem to be cursed?

We know that, in the long run, gambling odds will even out. For example, if a game of blackjack offers returns of 96% then playing long enough we'll eventually lose just $4 of every $100 we wager. Of course, few of us will sit and play at the same table long enough to attain true odds. It's more likely that we'll hit a string of wins or losses and move on. With that being said, we can understand that many (not all) of our wins and losses are really a matter of timing.

Our gambling at Aria is minimal because we never seem to win at most games we play. Maybe it's the constant shuffle machines at blackjack or maybe it's the cold feeling we get by the decor and maybe it's just bad timing. We don't always lose here, but we lose a lot more than we win so we tend to avoid it unless visiting friends want to check it out. The same cannot be said for the Golden Nugget where we've never had a winning session on any game.

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Music / Shows / Events / Cee Lo Green / Planet Hollywood / Loberace / → All Tags

Cee Lo Green Tix Go On Sale To Public Saturday, But You Can Buy Them Now

If you're anxiously waiting until this weekend to buy tickets to see Cee Lo Green's Loberace at Planet Hollywood, we've got some good news for you. Pre-sale tickets are now available and the code is already out there on the Internets.

A TripAdvisor member reports that the code is LIGHTS and that they just snapped up tickets for their Vegas trip this September. We headed to Ticketmaster and punched in the code just to double check. It works just fine. The average ticket price available right now seems to be $118 with tax, although we did find some in the $69 range.

Of course, if you want to big dog it, there are $548 meet and greet packages, too. That's $548 per ticket. But, that ticket does include stuff that Tiger Beat dreams are made of a photo op, a pair of oversized souvenir glasses, a calendar wall poster, and more!

Show dates are as follows:

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Walgreens / Planet Hollywood / Openings / Drug Stores / Tropical Smoothie Cafe / → All Tags

Inside The Strip's Two-Story Walgreens

Even when it was under construction, the two-story Walgreens next to Planet Hollywood was the object of much interest. Now that it's open, that hasn't stopped.

A (hopefully) money-saving alternative to costly hotel gift shops, the Strip is dotted with Walgreens and CVS drug stores. You'll find one next to MGM Grand, Monte Carlo, inside the Palazzo. And, as of February, adjacent to Planet Hollywood and Krave. They are always busy, especially the beverage sections.

We stopped by the PH Walgreens on a Wednesday, mid-morning, and feared a crush. It was almost a ghost town. It seemed that a lot of the visitors were noshing on the second floor at Panda Express.

A surprise not because of the hour (although it was not quite 11), but because we had assumed that almost the entire two-story building would be head-to-toe Walgreens.

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Closings / Openings / Drinking / Bars / Rockhouse / Imperial Palace / Planet Hollywood / Miracle Mile Shops / → All Tags

Rockhouse to Close (And, to Reopen)

The Linq will give us an amazing Strip-side outdoor mall open-air destination, but first it has a lot of taking away to do.

O'Sheas will close at the end of the month. Dirk Arthur will disappear from the Imperial Palace stage two days prior. Now, comes word that the days are numbered for Rockhouse, too.

Caesars Entertainment's POV Blog reports that Rockhouse will cease to rock as of May 5, but that it will reopen in the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood later this year until a new, new home can be found.

Of course, we know what you're really worried about -- how will you be able to sate those cravings for bottomless booze now?

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Gambling / Planet Hollywood / Slot Machines / Penny Slots / → All Tags

How Do You Slot It?

It's always fun for us to look at how people gamble. While baccarat is taking over blackjack for most money gambled at the tables, we thought we'd change it up and look at slot machines.

We'll play just about any kind of casino game at least once to see what it's like, but we always go back to what we know best. For us that's craps, blackjack and video poker. Each game has a little strategy involved and we like that when we're in the mood to think. When we're not in the mood to think we'll look to 3 card poker and slot machines.

When we look at gaming revenues in Nevada we know that we'll lose in every game we play. Sometimes that matters and sometimes it doesn't. Of course, we try to play games that minimize our losses like craps, but sometimes we just want to sit and enjoy a few drinks, some bells and some whistles. Hey, we have a thing for slots.

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Openings / Cee Lo Green / Planet Hollywood / Loberace / → All Tags

The One You've Known About For A While

Finally. A Vegas show that hasn't been at another Vegas hotel before.

Don't get us wrong. We get it. It's easy to go with a sure thing so Blue Man Group bounces from Luxor to Venetian and soon to Monte Carlo. Jersey Boys goes from Venetian to Paris. Rita Rudner has traveled from New York-New York to Harrah's to the Venetian. Brad Garrett left Tropicana for MGM Grand. And, we could go on. And, on.

So, when Cee Lo Green first started talking Vegas last year we were besides ourselves with excitement. Finally, someone on The Strip was mixing it up a bit.

In September, A VegasChatter fan tipped us off that Cee Lo was leaving Hollywood for Planet Hollywood and, last night, PH made it official.

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Hilton Grand Vacations / Name Changes / Elara / Planet Hollywood / PH Westgate / → All Tags

Elara Just Days Away From Vegas Debut

It's official. We got word today from Hilton Grand Vacations that on March 1 the PH Westgate Tower will be known as the Elara, a Hilton Grand Vacations Hotel - Center Strip. (We're not being redundant, that's actually the hotel's official name.)

It appears that nothing will change very much inside the hotel (except for those PH Westgate pillows on the bed), but if you were looking to use your points from Hilton's loyalty program, HHonors, to book your stay, you're out of luck. At least for right now. You can however, earn points by staying at the hotel so long as you book your stay through Hilton.com.

Looking at room rates, the first of March was sold out while Saturday, March 3 was available for $319 a night. During the middle of the week, the rates drop to just $107 a night for a studio room with advance purchase. (On PH Westgate's site, room were slightly higher at $109 a night, no advance purchase required.)

And, don't worry about extra charges. Hilton Grand says there won't be any resort fee with them, either.

Sports Illustrated / Beauties and Beats / Supermodels / The Cosmopolitan / The Crystals / Planet Hollywood / → All Tags

The Beauties and Beats Just Don't Stop, Even More Free Music And Supermodels Today

Las Vegas continues to debut its first Beauties & Beats Music Festival today, with lots more music and the added bonus of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models popping up, seemingly everywhere, around town. We enthusiastically previewed the event yesterday and have returned with our in-depth review.

Impeccably run, these events will allow you to get real close to the stars of the magazine and jump around to some up-and-coming bands in The Cosmopolitan's great venues. It's not rocket science, folks. Stunning women plus musicians rocking hard to take advantage of this valuable showcase. And, all events are free.

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