As it was reported by People Magazine this week, actress, model and entertainer, Carmen Electra  has signed a contract with the producers of “Crazy Horse Paris” to headline the popular topless cabaret show presented at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino starting in July, 2009.

PokerGives.org and  High Society Spirits have recently informed that its first annual Shuffle Up for Poker Gives charity tournament hosted by "The Ambassador of Poker" Mike Sexton, will take place at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, June 4th, one day before the highly anticipated Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHoF) induction ceremony.

Tuff-N-Uff, the largest amateur mixed martial arts event organizer in the country is glad to announce that more than 100 fighters from 14 states are currently registered to fight in the Open Invitational event scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 30th at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

The Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit last week in Clark County District Court against TV producer Merv Adelson alleging that the company was mismanaged after things didn't work out as expected with the production of the "The Real Deal!'' show.

Organizers of the World Series of Golf, an innovative event that combines golf and all the excitement of poker, have recently informed that they have signed an agreement with WGN America cable network to air the event  in a series of 13 one-hour episodes scheduled to begin in late May. The 2009 FullTiltPoker.net World Series of Golf will take place from May 11th to 15th at Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort .

The 2009 WSOP, the biggest and most important tournament series in the world of poker is only a few weeks from kicking off, and once again, PokerStars.com is giving poker players from all over the planet the chance of getting a seat at the Main Event thanks to the recently launched online WSOP satellites running every day and starting for only a few dollars or Frequent Player Points.

Hip Hop artist, musician and producer Snoop Dogg attended a special ceremony held at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to unveil his wax replica at the famous Madame Tussauds Museum in Las Vegas on Monday, April 20th.

Online poker site BodogLife.com has announced the schedule and events programmed for the third installment of the Bodog Poker Open Series. The Bodog Poker Open III will run from April 26th through May 3rd, 2009 and features a total prize pool of over $280.000, in addition, the online tournament series will feature three different types of events to choose from: bounty, guaranteed, and money added.

The second Full Tilt Poker Friday Night Fights will be back on April 10th, giving online players another chance to support their favorite Pro and join the action with the Friday Night Fights $5K Sweat Tournament. The second Friday Night Fight will feature Full Tilt pros Eli Elezra and Chau Giang, who will battle it out in a special heads-up match beginning at 21:00 ET.

Officials of NBC and the Heads-Up Poker Championship, have recently informed that Go Daddy has signed as one of the sponsors for the poker tournament scheduled to begin airing next Sunday, April 12th on NBC.