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Carmen Electra heated up the festivities at Moorea Beach Club at Mandalay Bay in Vegas on Sunday. “I have a great relationship with Mandalay Bay,” Electra said. “They always invite me out to their parties and we’re here to celebrate and have a good time.”
So did thousands of others at Moorea Beach, one of Vegas’ hottest poolside venues.
Hall of Famer Franco Harris partied at the Playboy Club at the Palms Casino Resort on Sunday night. The former NFL star visited the popular club with 2 friends.
On Saturday night, Mike Tyson and a party of 8 dined at Nove Italiano at the Palms. After dinner, Tyson posed with Executive Chef Geno Bernardo.
Actor Verne Troyer, best known as Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series, partied at Moon Nightclub with 4 friends.
Image of Electra courtesy of Erik Kabik/Retna; image of Tyson and Bernardo courtesy of 9 Group.

Hundreds of excited fans gathered at Moorea Beach Club at Mandalay Bay on Saturday night to watch Black Eyed Peas frontman and co-founder will.i.am perform a celebratory DJ set to kick off the Labor Day weekend. Also making an appearance was fellow group member apl.de.ap.

Sin City is the place to be to get your Labor Day groove going, and one of the best spots to celebrate is the always jumping Wet Republic at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Kicking off the weekend in style, the crowd at Wet will be dancing all day long to the energetic beats from DJs Boris and Bad Boy Bill.
Sean “P Diddy” Combs will MC the festivities on Saturday at Wet. On Sunday, will.i.am, the frontman for the Black Eyed Peas, will be the host for another day of partying.
The weekend celebration continues Monday when 5 of the hottest DJs, AfroJack, Fedde Le Grand, Laidback Luke, Chuckie and Robbie Rivera takeover the non-stop affair.
Info: 702.891.3563 or visit WetRepublic.com.
Also Sunday, Carmen Electra will be the hostesses of a poolside party at the outstanding Moorea Beach Club at Mandalay Bay. Info: 702.632.7777 or visit MandalayBay.com.

Clippers point guard Baron Davis and Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince, both L.A. natives, had dinner together Saturday night at N9NE Steakhouse at the Palms Casino Resort in Vegas.
On Sunday, the Playboy Club hosted its monthly Playboy Club Model Search. Jamillette Gaxiola, a Las Vegas model, was named Miss Playboy Club September 2010. Gaxiola is shown above with comedian Pauly Shore, who served as celebrity judge for the event.
Also in the house over the weekend: Michael Phelps sucking down Ketel One and partying with a party of 10 at Moon Nightclub; Vince Neil and a friend having cocktails and lobster pot stickers at N9NE; MMA fighter Roy Nelson and a party of 7 dining at N9NE; and Stacy Keibler at N9NE.
Image courtesy of Shane O’Neal

A performance by Fantasia and Palms Casino Resort and the 2nd Football Superdraft Weekend drew some heavy hitters to the Palms Casino Resort on Friday night.
Rain Nightclub at the resort hosted an album release party for Fantasia, who performed cuts from her 3rd release, “Back to Me.” She treated the packed venue to performances of “Bittersweet” and her own rendition of “Purple Rain.”
Among the guests: Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore; actress Soleil Moon Frye; Stacy Keibler; DJ Danny Masterson; Flavor Flav; Michael Phelps; Lisa Ray; and Shannon Elizabeth. They all enjoyed Fantasia’s performance from the VIP booth on stage where many of them danced and sipped mixed cocktails.
Earlier at Rain, Keibler hosted the official Superdraft after-party.
At Palms Pool & Bungalows, Snoop Dogg headlined the Superdraft Tailgate Party.
Before the Fantasia performance, N9NE Steakhouse hosted many of the stars for dinner. Kutcher and Demi dined with a party of 20, including Masterson, Frye, Elizabeth, Phelps and Keibler.
In the private dining room, Fantasia dined with Gavin Maloof and friends where they shared a shellfish platter. Phelps stopped by to say hello.
Earlier that afternoon, “Ditch Fridays” at Palms Pool & Bungalows drew another crowd and celebrities. Among them: rapper Warren G; ESPN personality Scott Van Pelt, who partied in a cabana with 5 friends; Phelps who came in solo to check out the scene; rapper Kurupt; and rapper Shwayze, who performed to the Ditch crowd.

Images of Fantasia (top) courtesy of Joe Fury; image of Fantasia and Flavor Flav and Lisa Ray courtesy of Fury; and image of Moore and Kutcher courtesy of Aaron Garcia

Michael Phelps returned this week for more leisure at the Palms Casino Resort in Vegas. Phelps soaked up the atmosphere at the Palms Pool & Bungalows in a cabana with 5 friends on Wednesday. While enjoying the wonderful scenery, the multi-Olympic gold medalist sucked down a Caesar’s salad with Miller Lite and Fiji water.

The 9 Group and Palms Casino Resort in Vegas will host an album release party for R&B singer Fantasia Barrino on Friday, Aug. 27. Fantasia will perform tunes from her 3rd album “Back to Me,” which is available in stores now.
She is scheduled to perform at 1 a.m. Friday at Rain Nightclub at the Palms.
Also, In conjunction with the Fantasy Football SuperDraft Weekend Aug. 26-28 at the resort, Snoop Dogg will be the headliner of the 2nd annual Fantasy Football SuperDraft Tailgate Party at Palms Pool & Bungalows Friday, Aug. 27. Following the poolside party, actress, model and former professional wrestler Stacy Keibler will host an after party at Rain. Tickets are $90.25 and include access to both venues. They are available at the Pearl box office at the Palms or visit www.palms.com.
For more information on the Fantasy SuperDraft, visit www.fantasysuperdraft.com.

Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps dined with friends Sunday at N9NE Steakhouse at the Palms Casino Resort in Vegas. He topped off the night at the nightclub ghostbar with 6 friends.
Pete Rose also had dinner N9NE. He and a party of 11 indulged on Alaskan king crab stuffed mushrooms and shellfish.

Bobby Brackins spent Friday relaxing at Palms Pool & Bungalows at the Palms Casino Resort in Vegas. He arrived with 5 people and partied in a cabana with a few drinks during the afternoon. Brackins entertained the crowd by performing his hit song “143.” Later that night, Brackins headed to Moon Nightclub with a party of 10. Around 1 a.m., Brackins gave a performance of material off his new CD.
Also in the house: Dwight Freeney dined at N9NE Steakhouse with family. If you’re wondering why Freeney was in town with training camp going on and the Colts having played in Toronto Thursday night, we believe it was due to the death of his grandmother, though we couldn’t confirm that.
Pop rock band Plain White T’s stopped by Rain Nightclub with a few friends. They sat at a table on the main stage and drank Ketel One with mixers.
Images of Brackins courtesy of Joe Fury and Shane O’Neal/9 Group

UFC President Dana White and a friend stopped by Nove Italiano inside the Palms Casino Resort in Vegas on Thursday night. Two Playboy Bunnies joined White, who graciously took pictures with guests.
Also in the house: Corey “Big Hoss” Harrison and Austin “Chumlee” Russell from History Channel’s reality TV show, “Pawn Stars,” dined separately at N9NE Steakhouse. Jack Osbourne, star of MTV’s “The Osbournes,” partied at Playboy Club at a VIP table with 6 friends.