DJ Cobra, seen here in the elevator leading beneath Cobra Island.

Sid Vicious squares off with DJ Cobra tonight in a turntable battle at Prive inside Planet Hollywood. He is not to be confused with DJ Cobra-La, who works parties for Serpentor. Everyone usually loves them except Dr. Mindbender, who spends his time sulking in a corner complaining he never gets to hear enough old-school hip-hop during those sets. Wow, we just managed to fill ourselves with even more nerdshame than usual. Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone

There’s a lot of money in that there bag.

You know what the worst part of holiday shopping is? You never have an extra $100,000 lying around. (Which we realize makes it harder for you to buy us a cupcake car, but we swear by all that’s holy if you do we will drive it to work every day. Every. Damn. Day.)

Lucky for you, Bally’s is doing a special performance of The Price is Right at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 14 where one player can win the hundred large during the final showdown. Even luckier for you, we’re giving away a pair of tickets to get you in without even having to qualify in their slot tournament.

Just send an e-mail to win@dailyfiasco.com or follow us on Twitter for your chance to win entry into The Price is Right Sin City $100,000 Showcase — two entrants will be picked at random Dec. 8 at noon.

The details: Players have to be 21-plus and sign up for a Total Rewards card. You need to be able to be at Bally’s to register by 1:45 p.m. Participants in the games are chosen randomly: Two for the Showcase Showdown and five to spin the Big Wheel for your chance at the $100,000. Consolation prizes (worth a minimum of $50) will be given to those on contestant’s row who don’t win the bid. Showcase contestants will win a consolation prize worth $500 if neither wins the showcase. And we mean this sincerely: We hope you don’t have to hear this.

By Jason Scavone

God, the hobos are going to love all this empty hotel space just begging to be sneaked into.

According to the ol’ AP, Binion’s is sshutting down its 365 hotel rooms and laying off 100 employees in a cost-cutting move, effective Dec. 14.

Now, we have no idea how much it costs to run a hotel and pay your staff and all that but, uh. They have a million bucks just sitting on the casino floor. Literally. This is just like when the Depression forced the banks to foreclose on all those farms in the Dustbowl.

“Ma! The man from First Savings & Loan of Kansas is here and he says if you ain’t got the mortgage by now, you and pa have to give him the deed to the farm.”

“Oh, heavens! I just don’t know what we can do. I’ve already sold all my jewelry.”

“But what about that million dollars you keep right there?”

“What million dollars?”

“In the big pile?”

“Big … pi–”

“Right on the table in a neat pyramid?”

“You shush, junior. We ain’t got much but we got our pride and we ain’t turning over our prized centerpiece to the bank. Imagine what our Thanksgiving family memories would be like without it?”

“Well, I probably could’ve seen sis across the table on a holiday for a change. And we wouldn’t have all those gravy stains on Mr. Franklin’s face.”

“I said shush. Now go get your pa’s shotgun for when the bank comes a-callin’ again.”

By Jason Scavone

We can’t wait until this is over and there’s a mummy craze sweeping the nation.

LATE BREAKING VAMPIRE UPDATE: Twilight’s Christian Serratos, who plays Angela, was at Peepshow Saturday night. She’s 19 and wanted to spend her evening watching other girls get naked, which is more or less the definition of Completely Awesome.

It is, however, the second vampire sighting for the weekend, which we think has to be a great sign for the economy, as our new model of vampire-based industry demonstrates. We suggest you get in on the ground floor and shift your skills into cape-sewing and castle-building. You can thank us later.

By Jason Scavone

Meanwhile, Eli spent the day after Thanksgiving learning how to favor his left foot. (Photo by Hew Burney | SpyOnVegas.com)

Wasting no time after dismantling the Raiders on Thanksgiving day, Miles Austin and Tony Romo of the Cowboys were hanging out at the Hard Rock Hotel Friday night with Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford before hitting up Body English. Couldn’t keep it up after beating the Bengals, could you Oakland? Thanks. Thanks for nothing.

Meanwhile, former Van Halen and current Chickenfoot member Michael Anthony was with 10 friends at Sammy Hagar’s Cabo Wabo at the Miracle Mile shops on Saturday. Hagar will be in town Friday for Wabo’s grand opening, and Chickenfoot plays The Joint on Saturday. There is expected to be a citywide tequila shortage on the Sunday following Hagar’s departure.

By Jason Scavone

FACT: Australia’s other notable vampire? Paul Hogan. (Photos by Denise Truscello)

You know how in WWII, the war was basically responsible for pulling the economy out of the toilet? Well, mark our words, when recovery comes, it will be because of the explosion of zombie-and-vampire-relate junk. George Romero will be talked about like the next Alan Greenspan and actors who play vampires will make up no less than 36 percent of the workforce.

On the ground floor of the vampirism revival, Aussie Ryan Kwanten of True Blood celebrated his 33rd birthday at Tao inside The Venetian on Friday with dinner and a trip to the club where one fan came in with a flyer for his party the next night at Lavo — with Kwanten trying to convince her it was his friend in the pic.

On Saturday, Kwanten and friends had lunch at Dos Caminos before dinner at Lavo and a late-night switchup from that club to Tao. Also at Lavo on Saturday were Gretchen Rossi and Alexis Bellino of The Real Housewives of Orange County, along with respective significant others Slade Smiley and Jim Bellino. Smiley and Rossi were grinding on each other, but Jim Bellino declined the dance floor. He just watched Alexis like a hawk while she was doing her thing. That’s the proper manly move. Don’t dance; and be wary of any dude who does.

By Jason Scavone

Dr. Love is learning to study geriatrics. (Photos by Erik Kabik)

The image we always keep fresh in our head when talking about KISS (aside from the KISS Kasket) is Paul Stanley, sprawled in bed with a bunch of models, explaining how rock ‘n’ roll comes from the crotch. Of all the crotch-related arts, it’s clearly our favorite.

Stanley and his partner-in-licensing, Gene Simmons were at The Pearl inside the Palms Saturday night to lead off with “Deuce,” “Strutter” and “Let Me Go Rock and Roll” before pounding through their set with Poor Man’s Peter Criss and Pretend Ace Frehly until closing with “Rock and Roll All Night,” “Shout It Out Loud,” “Love Gun” and “Detroit Rock City.”

The show, incidentally, was billed as KISS Alive 35. Everyone bags on the Stones for still touring and looking so old, but no one ever says anything about Gene and Paul. Give them credit for this: If Keith Richards were wearing three pounds of pancake makeup, no one would be able to tell he was a Telecaster-playing zombie.

By Jason Scavone

Even shinier than the MTV Moonman. (Photos by Erik Kabik | Retna)

We think the Arctic Monkeys said it best when they said, “Put on your dancin’ shoes, you sexy little swine.”

Actually, wait, no. That doesn’t work at all. Anyway. Donny Osmond came back the conquering hero to the Flamingo last week after his win on Dancing with the Stars where he met at the Flamingo Showroom by the band, dancers, crew, Harrah’s execs and Flamingo performers Nathan Burton and George Wallace. Who, incidentally, is a lock for the new series Kangol with the Stars. Well, as long as Samuel L. Jackson doesn’t get lured in by the promise of a quick TV payday.

By Jason Scavone

You know, people used to AVOID freezing their asses off if they could.

We can’t fathom why anyone would want to go roll around in the snow voluntarily. We spent enough time in the snow to know it usually means shoveling, and spending most of your day trying not to slide off the highway into a fiery death, and nearly failing on at least half a dozen separate occasions. Regardless, The Bank at Bellagio is doing the Tahoe Takeover, where the local with the largest entourage wins a trip for 30 wins a winter getaway. Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone

Gene Simmons is thinking about ways to sell you KISS-branded toilet brushes right now.

You wanted the best and now you got ‘em — unfortunately, that comes with Peter Criss, too. Or at least “Beth.” Neither Criss nor Ace Frehly tour with the band anymore, but current drummer Eric Thayer still wears the cat makeup, which is basically the most humiliating thing we’ve ever heard someone willingly submit to. And we’ve seen I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.. Anyway, KISS is with Buckcherry at The Pearl tonight to rock and roll some of the night and party a moderate amount of the day. Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone