But that doesn’t mean this blog doesn’t think they’re funny or worth sharing.

As of today (Nov. 23, 2010), Harrah’s Entertainment is Caesars Entertainment. Discuss.

This Las Vegas blog is 41% sure this is the first time you're seeing the new Caesars Entertainment logo, so we're calling "Exclusive!"

Don’t panic. Same great Total Rewards loyalty program. Same fun. Same friendly dealers. Same spa treatments this blog can’t pronounce. And if you’re pining for a little Harrah’s action, there are Harrah’s resorts all over the place, including Harrah’s Las Vegas on the Strip.

Now, our “Top Five Reasons to Love the New Caesars Entertainment Logo.”

1. Roughage!

2. Red and black fall neatly in line with Ewald Hering’s opponent color theory, whatever that might actually be.

3. New business cards for us, neener-neener-neener.

4. Apostrophes are for suckas.

5. That little “R” in the circle is absolutely adorable.

Back to our regularly-scheduled nonsense.

Who has time for long, in-depth blog posts? Not us! In fact, who even has time for complete sentences? Not us, that’s for. (See what we did there?)

In that spirit, here we present a virtual truckload of news and information we simply don’t have time to form complete thoughts about.

* The Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood will turn its popular fountain red for the month of December in support of the Las Vegas-based HIV/AIDS charity, Golden Rainbow.

Changing things up for a good cause at The Miracle Mile.

* Ethel M Chocolates hosts an eye-popping holiday cactus lighting, an annual spectacle, at its Botanical Cactus Garden on Nov. 16. The garden has 300 varieties of cacti adorned with half-a-million lights. Find out more on their Facebook page.

* The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority pointed us toward this great list of “off-Strip” things to do.

* We enjoyed this sweet write-up about the Las Vegas-inspired video game sensation, “Fallout: New Vegas,” in Vegas Seven Magazine.

* O’Sheas magician Dirk Arthur was featured in a great interview on NPR recently. Yes, this blog listens to NPR, and we resent the implication of your question.

Dirk Arthur shows off his high-tech blogger deterrent system.

* Now, two words we never expected to see in close proximity: Fried pickles. That’s how they roll at PBR Rockbar at Planet Hollywood. See them here.

* Two words we always hoped we’d see in close proximity: Lingerie football. Cabo Wabo Cantina has it in spades at Planet Hollywood. Take a look.

* The folks at Cirque du Soleil have announced some deep discounts on their shows for the winter season. The highly-touted “O” is 25% off, for example. The discounts are good through Feb. 28.

* Scallops have 60 eyes. What, everything has to be about Vegas?

* The Aria announced it will host the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament in March of 2011. Get details.

* In other golf news, the gorgeous Rio Secco is giving players a shot at a million bucks for a hole-in-one. Find out more.

Members in good standing of the Rio Secco "T-Mate" caddie/hostess program. We are not making this up.

* Seriously, we are not making this up.

* Rumors abound when it comes to shows in Vegas, but this one’s especially juicy. Shania Twain at Caesars Palace? Kind of like when peanut butter met chocolate.

* Roger Clemens was spotted having dinner (Nov. 6) at Strip House inside Planet Hollywood. Pete Rose was seen there in October. We understand these are sports personalities. Hey, we’re a Las Vegas blog, not a repository of sports trivia.

* Chef Francois Payard, the mastermind behind the delights at Payard Patisserie & Bistro at Caesars Palace, is on Twitter. Follow him, if your thighs can handle it.

Payard's notoriously irresistible Tiramisu.

* Holly Madison update: The Peepshow and “Holly’s World” star recently made a hefty donation of blankets to The Animal Foundation. See more Holly.

* In other Holly Madison news, she’ll make a public appearance on Nov. 13 at a pet adoption day hosted by The Animal Foundation. The event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and 200 microchips will be distributed free. Visit the organization’s Facebook page.

* A new show, “Liberace: Music & Memories” just opened at the Saxe Theater inside The Miracle Mile at Planet Hollywood. Looks like free tickets are being made available, Nov. 14-18. Get tickets.

* How giddy does this blog get thinking about the possibility of a 24-hour gaming channel? Uh, very! Read all about it.

* Here’s a great story that asserts Hash House a Go Go, inside Imperial Palace, is the best place to eat in Vegas. A lot of die-hard fans agree.

* Actor Lou Gossett, in a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine, said movie theaters in Las Vegas closed on the final night of the epic series “Roots” because “everybody stayed home.”

* This “The Next Iron Chef” judge has obviously been going to the wrong Las Vegas buffets. Paging, Dr. McSnobby.

* Harrah’s Entertainment has received a perfect rating for the fourth year from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index. Impressive.

* Congrats to songbird Celine Dion! She recently welcomed twin boys into her life. Celine returns to Caesars Palace on Mar. 15.

Celine Dion has twins, and a new stint at Caesars Palace. Isn't life grand?

* The new Hoover Dam bypass bridge is officially open. It’s an amazing feat of engineering, and will cut down on drive times to Vegas significantly. Read more.

* Thousands gathered at a downtown Las Vegas parade honoring veterans for Veterans Day. See more.

It appears our friends at Bellagio are hopping on the resort fees bandwagon. Check out this Las Vegas Sun story.

The article states, “Bellagio plans to charge a resort fee beginning in January as part of a plan by parent company MGM Resorts International to roll out resort fees across all of the company’s wholly-owned properties in Las Vegas.”

We don’t make up the news, we just report it.

Hey, just because Bellagio will have resort fees doesn't mean it's not pretty.

The story goes on to say about resort fees, “Hotel and gaming companies like MGM contend they are a convenience for consumers and have not resulted in a backlash.”

It should be noted that none of the resorts in the Harrah’s Entertainment family in Las Vegas (the Las Vegas hotels typically highlighted in this blog) charge resort fees. So, expect to be inconvenienced by not paying resort fees for some time to come!

You can’t miss it. There’s a giant slot machine outside Planet Hollywood, and it’s kicking out free stuff with every pull.

No, the backs of these people have not signed releases. This blog doesn't live by society's rules.

Your free pull could get you a million bucks. We have no idea what the odds are of that happening. We are a Las Vegas blog, not a statistician. But did we mention how free it is to take a try? We love free stuff in Vegas!

The good news is that every pull’s a winner at this new diversion. Among the freebies are $50 in Reel Rewards (free slot play), free appetizers from P.F. Chang’s, dining and spa certificates, or a free cocktail.

No two ways about it, free just rocks.

The free million dollar slot pull machine is open noon to 8:00 p.m., and you have to visit the Total Rewards desk to redeem your prize. (Total Rewards, also called “Harrah’s Rewards,” is the player loyalty program of Harrah’s Entertainment.) One must be a Total Rewards member to redeem the prize voucher. Yes, it’s small print, but you’ll live. It’s free to join Total Rewards, of course.

Guess which prize this blog was hoping for and won, although just hypothetically, since we’re not entirely sure we should be winning free drinks that might cause us to be less, uh, objective. (We didn’t redeem it!)

Told you we didn't redeem it.* Hand models of the world, you just got schooled.

Free is obviously popular. We asked one of the charming slot machine attendants how many people had tried their luck, and in seven hours, 1,600 people had taken a shot at the goodies.

There aren’t a lot of slot machines in Vegas that are a sure thing, but this would be one. Let us know how it goes.

* Yet.

The Harrah’s Foundation has donated $100,000 to the Clean the World Foundation to develop a soap recycling facility in Las Vegas.

The center will collect and sanitize soap, shampoos, conditioners and lotions from Vegas hotel-casinos and distribute the products to struggling families throughout the U.S. and more than 40 countries around the world.

A virgin bar of soap from Planet Hollywood. In Vegas, it's unlikely to stay that way.

The soap recycling facility, set to be up-and-running in 2011, will also provide employment for individuals from the Las Vegas Rescue Mission, a local nonprofit that provides food, shelter and counseling to the homeless and those in need.

Clean the World recycles soap for Harrah’s resorts in Vegas and improves the living conditions of millions while diverting waste from landfills.

Soap, in its natural habitat, at Caesars Palace.

Harrah’s has five Las Vegas hotels already participating in a soap collection program: Paris, Bally’s, Harrah’s, Imperial Palace and Caesars Palace. Paris and Bally’s alone have collected more than 2,000 pounds of soap (in about eight weeks). The program will include all the Las Vegas hotels in the Harrah’s Entertainment family within the next year.

Unused soaps and shampoos will be distributed among area homeless and women’s shelters.

Get the full story. Find out more about the Clean the World Foundation.

There are few people who have their finger more on the pulse of Las Vegas than those who toil in the field of social media. The bloggers (ahem) and Tweeters and podcasters and Facebookers (not a real word) keep guests and locals alike in-the-know about Sin City news and events, and keep the fun going 24/7 in a notoriously 24/7 town.

One of the shining stars of this realm in Las Vegas is Jay Fenster, the behind-the-scenes, seemingly omnipresent writer who provides dozens, if not hundreds, of Facebook and Twitter posts each week on behalf of the resorts in the Harrah’s Entertainment family.

Sorry we forgot to tell you we were doing this post about you, Jay. This blog doesn't live by society's rules.

Jay isn’t just one of the most prolific social media folks in town, he’s also a friend of this blog, so we thought it would be interesting to ask Jay a few intrusive questions, mostly to see if he ever writes things longer than 140 characters (the character limit of a Twitter post). Come to find out, the answer is “yes.”

Here’s a glimpse behind the curtain of social media in Las Vegas, courtesy of one of its superstars.

Pulse of Vegas Blog: How many Las Vegas resorts do you Tweet and do Facebook posts for?

Jay Fenster: I create the Tweets and Facebook posts for Caesars Palace, Paris Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood, Rio, Bally’s, Flamingo, Harrah’s, Imperial Palace and O’Sheas. [Ed. note: That's a lot.]

POV Blog: What’s the most fun part of your job?

Jay Fenster: The most satisfying part of my job is getting to build the connection between our casinos and our guests, something that’s difficult to do in the megaresort, database marketing era. Though I’d say the biggest rush in the job comes from interviewing people like Cheap Trick, Jeff Dunham and Annie Duke. And I’m not sure if I’d call it fun, per se, but there’s worse things you can do with a work day than photograph Holly Madison. [Ed note: Much worse.]

Jay covers a Miss USA gathering at Caesars Palace. Some days, it's a pretty good gig.

POV Blog: What’s your background?

Jay Fenster: I grew up in Jersey, went to the University of Virginia for marketing, and stayed in Virginia for about a decade before moving out to Vegas in 2006. I’ve been a professional travel writer since I was 16, covering Orlando and Disney World first, and later also Las Vegas, for a publisher called Open Road. Before coming out to Vegas, I spent four years running the marketing department for an e-learning software company. My first few years at Harrah’s, I wrote all the marketing mail that we send out to our guests, along with things like the Caesars Palace 40th anniversary section in the Review-Journal, advertorials in Architectural Digest and the New York Times and other assorted projects that can be as random as the scripts for what you hear on-hold in your Vegas hotel room.

POV Blog: You post about so many different events and Vegas offerings. How do you keep track of that daily avalanche of things going on in Vegas?

Jay Fenster: Keeping track of all the ongoing events around the city is the most difficult part of my job, for sure. A library of active topics and upcoming events, kept on Google Docs, is my primary tool for staying on top of things. Asking a lot of questions and pounding the pavement to chase down answers are also key to filling in the blanks. [Ed. note: Often so this blog doesn't have to.]

POV Blog: What part of your gig are you most proud of?

Jay Fenster: You know, I’m probably proudest of the “live tweet” coverage I do for our shows and special events. These are the times when, I think, I get to write the most in my own voice, and five years into my Vegas residency, I still get excited about living here, I’m still amazed that I work on the Strip. There’s a certain electricity in the air in this town and I really aim to capture that in my writing, so people read my coverage and think, “I have to be here.”

POV Blog: Do you find the 140 character limit on Twitter limiting as a writer, or freeing?

Jay Fenster: It’s funny. It really took me a while to warm up to Twitter. At first I felt like the 140 almost devalued writing itself. Why don’t I just write everything in haiku? I eventually came around and realized that the 140 is a challenge, more than a restriction. If I can’t fit a thought into 140 characters, I trim the corners or rearrange the words until it does. And it always does.

Jay takes Tweeting to new heights atop the Rio Las Vegas. See, Jay, no need to be suspicious. We were taking this photo for a reason. Interwebs famedom!

POV Blog: What do you do when you’re not being the go-to social networking guy? Hobbies? Passions?

Jay Fenster: My release is playing “Rock Band” on the Xbox 360. My passion has always been music in some way, shape or form. I performed in musical theatre in high school, was a radio DJ in college, a nightclub DJ in my 20s, and I’ve got 12,000 songs in my iTunes. Beyond music, I’m enthusiastic about good food, traveling, video poker and cartoons. [Ed. note: And Las Vegas blogs. Probably.]

POV Blog: What’s the best perk of your job?

Jay Fenster: The best perk of the job is getting to experience, on a regular basis, all the things about Vegas that the average visitor gets to take in a couple of times a year. The magic of being in Vegas is still there for me, and I hope that I never become jaded to it all.

POV Blog: In this job, who have you most enjoyed being able to meeting or interview?

Jay Fenster: I was so nervous interviewing Cheap Trick. They are huge rock stars, and getting 10 minutes to talk to them about Sgt. Pepper’s, one of the greatest albums of all time, was humbling. Although, my biggest moment of geek was meeting Rob Riggle (“The Daily Show”) and Paul Scheer (“Best Week Ever”) on the red carpet for “Get Him to the Greek.” I actually got in front of the camera, for once, to get a photo with the two of them.

Jay works the crowd at a recent networking event. Keeping up with Vegas news is truly a full-time job. Or three.

POV Blog: What words of advice would you have for someone considering getting into this field?

Jay Fenster: If you want a career in social media, learn the fundamentals of marketing inside and out. Working on Facebook and Twitter all day isn’t like playing on Facebook and Twitter, any more than living in Vegas is like spending a three-day weekend here. At the end of the day, a social media marketer needs the skill set of an old-school marketing pro and then some.

Thanks for indulging in our annoying questions, Jay!

The question now, of course, is will Jay Tweet or post on Facebook about this blog post? We suspect he won’t. Because in Jay’s world, it’s never about Jay. It’s about Vegas. Jay works in the shadows. Like Batman, but with a smart phone. Until this blog post, of course.

You can find all the hotels Jay does social media for on our Hotels page. Just look for the little Twitter and Facebook icon thingys.

If you see Jay out and about in Vegas, say “hello.” And ask him for some inside scoop. And chances are, by the time you’re done chatting, it’ll already be on Twitter.

Can there ever be too much of a good thing? Of course not, at least not in Las Vegas! Cue the All Stage Pass, the ultimate way to satisfy your hunger for entertainment when you’re in Sin City.

Can you actually read that tiny text? This image was supposed to be for illustrative purposes only. Good going, eagle eye.

Following up on the full-bellied ballsiness of the Buffet of Buffet (all the buffets you can visit in a 24-hour period), the All Stage Pass offers as many shows as one’s senses can consume within a 48 hour period, for just $99.

There are 17 shows to choose from, at resorts up and down the Strip, and preferred pricing on premium shows like Cher at Caesars Palace, Barry Manilow at Paris, Donny & Marie at Flamingo and Penn & Teller at Rio.

Yes, Jace and his buff Chippendales buddies are included in this deal. Man, we can't take you anywhere.

Here’s how it works. You pay one price, $99 for Total Rewards members (sometimes called “Harrah’s Rewards”), and $119 for non-members. Oh, just join, it’s free.

When you get your All Stage Pass, the 48-hour clock starts ticking. See as many shows as you’d like, at your own pace. The full list of participating shows is here.

Yes, yes, we get it. It’s not every show in Las Vegas. “All Stage” is a euphemism. Let’s move on!

Magician Nathan Burton and comedy titan George Wallace? In and in.

It should be noted that the All Stage Pass can, currently, only be purchased at the Planet Hollywood box office. (Across from Heart Bar. Not the Peepshow box office, where this blog can usually be found hanging out.)

Other fine print: Once you have your pass, just go to the box office of the show you’d like to see. You’ll be able to pick up your show tickets no earlier than two hours prior to show time, and tickets are based on availability. For the premium shows mentioned above, you have to fork over an extra $40.

Is this a good deal? "Jubilee!" at Bally's alone is worth, oh, let's add this up. Infinity!

So, what’s your ASPS (All Stage Pass Strategy) going to be? If this blog were asked for its opinion, here’s what our ASPS would be. First, we’d stop using “ASPS.” It’s annoying. Second, we might try this:

Day 1: Mac King at Harrah’s at 1:00 p.m. ($24.95 value), then X Burlesque ($49.95) at Flamingo at 7:30 p.m. and Anthony Cools (see his video below), 9:00 p.m. at Paris ($53.75). Just the first day, and we’ve gotten $128.65 worth of shows for $99. On day two, it’s all gravy!

Day 2: The Price is Right at 2:30 p.m. at Bally’s ($54.50), Matsuri at Imperial Palace at 4:00 p.m. ($49.99), X Burlesque ($49.95) at 7:30 p.m. (yes, again, we’re using our “E ticket” to the hilt!) and George Wallace at Flamingo at 10:00 p.m. ($49.95).

Does this blog know for sure the above ASPS is physically possible? Absolutely not. We are a Las Vegas blog, not a team of show scheduling eggheads. But if it is possible, we just devoured $333.04 in entertainment for a hundred bucks!

Bottom line: Your entertainment options are virtually limitless, and all for a fraction of what you’d probably spend on bottle service at a Sin City nightclub or a quickie Vegas wedding to your best friend’s spouse. Or something.

Matt Goss is onboard, too. Let the crooning and swooning begin. Yes, this blog is trademarking that phrase, so hands off.

Think you have a better strategy? Share it in the comments section. But no matter how you add it up, if you’re into Vegas shows, the All Stage Pass is worth a look. Find out more.

Holy innovation, Batman! Harrahs.com, one of the world’s most popular travel sites (seriously), just launched a major revamp of its room reservation system.

Now, there’s a chance you don’t especially care about this newsflash. Fine, be like that. But, at least give us a chance to facilitate your caring, because some of the new features are pretty darned slick.

The great news: Booking your getaway to Sin City (or any Total Rewards loyalty program destination) just got a whole shazzle (not a real word) of a lot easier. Here are a few select highlights of the new Harrahs.com reservations system’s “virtual rhinoplasty.”

Book Multiple Rooms at Once

The newly-launched reservation system includes a feature that makes reserving up to four rooms at a time a breeze. This is especially useful if you’re saddled with booking rooms for a group as you would for a family reunion or bachelorette party.

This interface is so clean, you could eat off of it. If, you know, you were having a dinner comprised of pixels.

Modify Your Reservation on the Fly

In the past, after making a reservation at Harrahs.com, if you wanted to make changes to your reservation, you’d have to cancel your original booking and start from scratch. (Sound of head banging against one’s keyboard.)

From here on out, you’ll be able to change several aspects of your reservation without starting over. Sorry, computer keyboard salespersons.

Problems with commitment? No problem!

Compare Rooms With Ease

This feature is truly the ultimate in flexibility when you’re deciding on a room. It’s never been simpler to compare room offerings within a given hotel, or even comparable rooms at other hotels in the Total Rewards family. Here’s an Oscar nomination-worthy video (soundtrack, not so much) that shows off this groundbreaking new feature.

Go On, Fondle the “Flexible Schedule Tools”

Oh, you’ll want to, trust us. These tools are all about letting you be the boss when it comes to choosing the dates of your stay. There’s a “Weekend Calendar” that lets you decide if your weekends are like normal, human weekends, or if your weekends include a Thursday or Tuesday.

Bonus: If your schedule is flexible, you could get even better deals. An “Availability Calendar” lets you check out a month’s worth of room prices at-a-glance. See it large.

They're your weekends. Do what you want with 'em.

It’s worth noting that all of the calendars in the new reservation system have been rejiggered. Refined. Streamlined. And drenched in awesomesauce. Choosing your check-in and check-out dates is now easier than finding a boisterous frat guy at O’Sheas on a Saturday night. (Very easy.)

And the tool that makes us happier than Holly Madison at a ferret convention? (Yes, she loves ferrets.) The “Destination Calendar.” Pick your dates and see rates at all of the Total Rewards hotels in a given region. Hello! Miraculous. Take a look.

We dare you not to be hypnotized by the pretty colors.

“Trip Planner” Makes You Omnipotent (Kinda)

Making a hotel reservation isn’t usually “fun,” but this is definitely close. The new “Trip Planner” in the Harrahs.com reservation system allows you to quickly enter or change room types, dates and other variables so you can be sure you’re getting the room that’s right for you, for exactly the right price.

Note: You know how people in the Middle Ages often considered new or different things witchcraft? This would qualify. Take a look.

Discount Code Nirvana

The Harrahs.com reservation system has gotten its discount code act together, and now, it’s easier than ever to take advantage of special rates. Enter your discount code in the Supreme Ultra Code Translator Box (not its real name) and you’re set. Thank you, computer programmer wizard dudes. This blog loves it some discounts.

Gratuitous discount code field thingy graphic.

Custom Package Flair

It’s not too often that you book a room and just sit in that room staring at your complimentary shampoo and conditioner.

Now, you can add diversions like golf or a cabana rental at the time of your room reservation (at Caesars Palace and Paris only, at the moment). Are we good at imparting good news, or what? Feel free to kiss the blog on the mouth, as time allows. See the below graphic full-sized.

In the marketing world, it's called "up-selling." In real life, it's called, "This just spared me three phone calls and saved me some bucks, thanks."

Upgrade Offers Just Because You’re You

It’s as if the Internet were hit by lightning and suddenly became psychic, because as you book your reservation on the new and improved Harrahs.com, you could very well end up with a custom offer for discounted room upgrades.

It’s kind of something for nothing! A sentence we’re fairly sure just infringed upon the copyright of that Dire Straits song from the 1980s.

Sweet upgrade offers are like bowls of chilled M&Ms. Or whatever treat you're fond of.

These new features are just the beginning of all the room reservation system glee to be found at Harrahs.com. So, take the new reservation system for a test drive. And if you don’t love it, this blog will marry a ferret. Or something.

There are fans of Caesars Palace, then there’s Max.

The ever-affable Max Rudolph is from Butte, Montana, and he’s devoted significant amounts of time, energy and his own flesh to sharing his love of Caesars Palace and Pure Nightclub.

Everyone, Max. Max, everyone.

We first encountered Max online when we saw one of his three Caesars-inspired tattoos. We just had to meet him in person, so we caught up with Max and his tattoos while he was here for the recent Las Vegas Furniture Market confab. He moonlights as a pizza delivery guy for Domino’s.

First tat? The iconic Caesars Palace emblem lives on Max’s leg.

Pain is not a factor when you're a superfan.

Max isn’t shy about expressing his love of Pure Nightclub, either. “From the first time I went there, the staff was totally cool with everything and very nice to me. I like clubbing, and I like feeling like a rock star.” Pure is definitely the place for that!

This recently-engraved tattoo was designed based on the logo from a business card.

“Pure is the number one nightclub in the country,” Max continues. “I mean, that’s competing with all the clubs in L.A. and all the clubs in New York. That’s pretty good.” Well said!

Max’s third Caesars Palace tattoo is on his back. It’s in the early stages, just an outline at this point. “Funny story about that one,” Max says. Understatement alert!

Come to find out, Max had a friend do the tattoo on his back (the same friend who did the Caesars Palace emblem tattoo), based on the photo used on the Caesars Palace Facebook page. During the process of preparing the tattoo, the image got reversed. Max’s friend asked if it was cool to proceed, so Max looked in the mirror and everything appeared to be fine. Oops. Images in mirrors are reversed, too! Note: We’re reassured both gentlemen were sober at the time.

Dude, we appreciate the commitment involved, reversed or not.

Max has kept his sense of humor about the flipped version of Caesars Palace, but has considered removing it and starting from scratch.

The Caesars Palace photo that inspired Max's ill-fated inking. After consulting with the engineers at Caesars, we're thinking it will be easier to fix the tattoo rather than changing, oh, everything at the famed Vegas resort.

So, why does Max love Caesars enough to commit so much skin to it?

“The decor. The rooms. The food,” he says. And then a surprising answer: “Sometimes, it’s colder than everywhere else.”

Never underestimate the power of a well-maintained air conditioning system during a Vegas summer, folks.

What does the future hold for this true superfan of Caesars? He’s circling the idea of getting a tattoo made up of  all the logos of resorts owned by Harrah’s Entertainment in Las Vegas. He might want to hold off on getting “Harrah’s Entertainment” inked anywhere, though. The company’s name is set to become “Caesars Entertainment” later this year.

We suspect Max is gonna love that!

Today’s a big day here at the Pulse of Vegas blog. Why? Because this is our 1,000th blog post.

And, as with most big deals on the Interwebs, we feel compelled to celebrate this momentus occasion, that is probably only a big deal to us, with a fancy graphic.

Yes, we had help with this one. We are a blog, not a fancy graphic designer.

We considered going on and on about ourselves and our blog, but we are too busy researching more blog posts about Las Vegas. (Fake out! “Research” is so 2003.)

We will, however, post these 15 stunningly interesting factoids about our first 1,000 posts:

1. Number of posts containing the name Holly Madison: 30. (Make that 31.)

2. Blog post we most thought would get us fired: Slot Machines or Adult Movie Titles?

3. This blog’s happiest day, ever: May 5, 2010.

4. Total number of featured Imperial Palace dealertainers: 14.

5. Most popular post, ever: This is Huge: All-Day, Citywide Buffet Deal.

6. Blog post title we figured would be our last: Get a Free Pearl Necklace at Imperial Palace.

7. Number of posts including the word “ambrosial”: 1.

8. Favorite blog post of Harrah’s Entertainment CFO Jonathan Halkyard: Harrah’s Entertainment Acquires Grand Canyon

9. Number of photos posted to-date: 1,355.

10. Number of photos in focus due to Captain Morgan and diet consumption by this Las Vegas blog: 14.

11. Number of posts where we were, probably, technically, stalking: 1.

12. Our favorite photo involving neon.

13. Weirdest event, ever: People get married to sandwiches downtown. Long story.

14. Our dumbest trivia item, ever: “Number of times Lady Gaga says ‘poker face’ in her song of the same name: 24.”

15. Number of times we’d say “thank you” for visiting this blog if, you know, we weren’t busy blogging: Infinite.

The world’s most buff player loyalty program, Total Rewards, has gotten even more ripped by teaming up with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, one of the most recognizable hotel companies around.

The new partnership means guests can earn Reward Credits for their hotel stay (not gambling, sorry) at more than 500 Starwood destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and other destinations. Check out the details.

This new deal includes Vegas, baby! Starwood has a hotel here in Vegas, the Westin Casuarina (motto: “Yes, there’s a craps table, Pulse of Vegas Blog, stop your whining!”). Find the Westin at Flamingo Blvd. and Koval Lane.

Bonus factoid: This is the best, and only, photo we've ever taken of The Westin.

What’s the benefit of earning more Reward Credits? Hello! Redeeming Reward Credits, of course.

As a Total Rewards member, you can get food, free slot play, merchandise, exclusive offers and even foot rubs from this blog (subject to change based upon our daiquiri intake). Learn more about the perks of membership in Total Rewards.

The latest edition of Total Rewards magazine has hit the newsstands. (It’s a metaphor. They’re delivered by mail.) Because this Las Vegas blog likes you, in a completely appropriate way, mind you, we’re showing you the way to enjoy the magazine online.

The magazine of the world’s most well-endowed player loyalty program, Total Rewards, can be found here.

Behold, the gloriousness that is the virtual Total Rewards magazine.

Stories include Celine’s return to Caesars Palace (Mar. 15, 2011), a handy “Mas Tequila!” flowchart, Caribbean Stud (simmer down, it’s a card game), Atlantic City, the WSOP Academy and Southern cooking queen Paula Deen.

Best. Headline. Ever.

And don’t miss the ad about Planet Hollywood on the magazine’s back cover. We wrote it. Hey, this blog can multi-task.

Let’s see. What would it take to drag us away from our comfy, air-conditioned cubicle on a balmy Vegas day like today? You guessed it: Holly Madison!

Holly Madison, star of Peepshow and the endlessly-fascinating reality series, “Holly’s World,” sauntered into the Pleasure Pit at Planet Hollywood to help publicize the fact that her hotel, and others in the Harrah’s Entertainment family, don’t charge the resort fees common in much of Las Vegas.

Please, Holly, the incessant flirting with this blog. It's embarrassing.

There were more details about the evils of resort fees, but we were far too busy watching Holly Madison work the gaggle of photographers and bloggers who mindlessly follow her everywhere she goes. Ahem.

Adding to the fun was the unveiling of a graphic representation of how much Vegas visitors needlessly spend on resort fees each year, an amount estimated to be about $12 million. Hello. That’s a lot of clams.

That's what 12 million bucks looks like. And there's some cash in the photo, too.

We did our due diligence as a Las Vegas blog and counted each and every dollar on display at the event. It came out to be about $160,000. Apparently, it wasn’t supposed to be a “literal” $12.7 million. Still, a lot of clams.

When Holly Madison was asked about the discrepancy between the “graphic representation” of $12 million and the actual $160,000, Madison said, “Look! I’m pretty!” Some things, you just can’t argue with.

Bonus currency factoid: On the back of a $100 bill, the Independence Hall clock reads approximately 4:10.

Seriously, though, resort fees (an average of $20 per night) suck. Like a jet engine.

As if Holly Madison talking about resort fees weren’t enough to get their suckiness to sink in, there’s also a new giveaway, free to enter, to drive the point home. You could win $21,900 (a year’s worth of resort fees you’d spend somewhere else). Enter, already.

Thank you, Holly, for making what could have been a dry presentation about how to save gobs of money in Vegas into quite the spectacle.

It’s that time again! We’ve collected tons of Vegas news we don’t have time to turn into full-fledged blog posts, because to be honest, that seems way too much like actual “work.” And Vegas is whatever the opposite of work is, right? Here we go!

* One of our favorite blogs interviews one of the Strip’s most beloved performers, Barry Manilow, currently singing the songs that make the whole audience sing at Paris Las Vegas. Read it.

Members of Barry Manilow's shows get red glowsticks. They're cool.

* When you’re at the Rio, check in using Foursquare. If you’re the Mayor when the World Series of Poker Main Event begins, you’ll win a two-night stay and priority admission to watch the Final Table in November.

*Speaking of the World Series of Poker. Submit your nominee for the Poker Hall of Fame.

* Harrah’s Entertainment’s CEO Gary Loveman talks about some ambitious plans for the Strip.

* Through July 11, say “BCBGMAXAZRIA” five times fast and take an additional 30% off all sale merchandise at BCBGMAXAZRIA at The Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood. (Kidding. You get the bonus whether you can pronounce it or not.) Bonus factoid: BCBGMAXAZRIA is named for the French phrase “Bon chic, bon genre,” French slang meaning, “Good style, good attitude.”

* Lionel Richie performs at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Jul. 30-31. His timeless hits include “Hello,” “All Night Long” and “Endless Love.” Learn more. Or just sit back and enjoy a little flashback magic, courtesy of the Interwebs.

* Arnold Schwarzenegger and his family were recently seen (Jun. 26) enjoying dinner at Strip House at Planet Hollywood. Rumor has it, he’ll be back. See what we did there?

* Here’s a recap of the recent celebrity auction held at Planet Hollywood. One of Michael Jackson’s gloves sold for $192,000. Almost as impressive, Marilyn Monroe’s chest x-ray sold for $45,000.

* A great story about Cheap Trick’s “Sgt. Pepper Live” at Paris Las Vegas. Which we’re pretty sure isn’t a complete sentence.

Rock royalty, Cheap Trick, graces the cover of Las Vegas magazine.

* David Saxe, producer of “Vegas: The Show,” talks about the new production that recently launched at The Miracle Mile at Planet Hollywood. Read the interview.

* Two words: Bikinis. (Trust us, it should be two words.)

* “Civility costs nothing,” says Caesars Palace crooner Matt Goss. Read more about “the best-dressed man in Vegas.”

The ever-stylish Matt Goss.

* “Phantom of the Opera” at the Venetian celebrated its four-year anniversary (Jun. 24) by breaking a record by having 1,800 audience members don white masks. See the pic.

* Brace yourself. The infamous Larry Flynt is coming to Sin City with his Hustler Mega Club.

* The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace has a special offer for July. Shoppers can bring their receipts to the concierge to be entered for a shopping gift card drawing. Winners will be announced Aug. 2. The winner doesn’t need to be present to win.

* Writer Steve Pink, known for his collaborations with John Cusack on classic contemporary comedies like “Grosse Pointe Blank” and “High Fidelity,” is talking about a possible remake of “Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.” Read more.

* Mon Ami Gabi at Paris Las Vegas will host a Louis Latour Wine Dinner, Jul. 1. Executive Chef Terry Lynch will prepare a four-course French dinner, paired with wines from the Louis Latour portfolio. Reception at 6:45 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. RSVP to 702-944-4224. Cost is $65 per person. More. Read our “12 Things to Love About Mon Ami Gabi” right here.

Insider tip that it doesn't take an insider to figure out: The mimosas at Mon Ami Gabi are beyond dilectable.

* Ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham returns to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Sept. 3. We hear he had to pull a lot of strings to get that gig.

* Mere minutes ago (Jul. 2), A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys was spotted shopping with his girlfriend at Betsey Johnson in Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood.

Man, we love us some Vegas.