Walker wore a similar face all weekend – slightly cheeky disinterest. (Via Daylife.com)

The NBA’s Antoine Walker went two in a row at the 40/40 Club in the Palazzo over the weekend, which we’re told is because he couldn’t move fast enough to get anywhere else in time for last call. No hustle, that guy.

Joining Walker on Saturday night was a veritable who’s who for those with a very specific knowledge set – that is, people with a lot of time to watch sports on their hands. Spotted in the club were boxers David Estrada and Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs, Joe Smith of the Cleveland Cavs and former basketball-er Howard Wright.

By Michelle McKay

In the time it took you to load this picture, Jay-Z just made another $6.2 million. (Via www.myspace.com/jayz)

It was a busy weekend for Jay-Z in Las Vegas. On Friday, Jay hosted a ‘40s-themed black tie affair at his 40/40 Club. While the event remained extremely low key, Hov slipped through the doors at roughly 2:30 a.m. and headed straight for the skybox to down a few bottles with his people. Shortly after, Floyd “Money” Mayweather and his healthy entourage joined Jay at 40/40 until the wee hours of the morning.

On Saturday, Jay-Z popped up at the Joe Calzaghe/Bernard Hopkins match at the Thomas & Mack Center. Much to people’s surprise, he sat ringside as the fight began around 7:15 p.m. with his “Heart of the City” concert with Mary J. Blige scheduled to start down the street at the MGM at 8 p.m. Let that be a lesson, kids. You don’t have to be on time when you’re Jay-Z.

Other celebrity sightings included Ray-J & Whitney Houston, Simon Cowell (who got booed), Chris Tucker, Gary Payton, Tom Jones, Jeremy Piven, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Click for more words and pictures »

By Andreas Hale

Small pimpin’? Clearly not. Medium pimpin’? Not even close.

Warming up to Saturday’s concert with Mary J. Blige at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Jay-Z is hosting a 1940s-themed party at his 40/40 Club inside Palazzo. The club is so committed to the authenticity of the black-tie affair, it commissioned, for one night only, the corpse of Count Basie to take over as ceremonial bandleader. Or at least it would have, if we were in charge of the 40/40 Club. Actually, this is probably why we aren’t in charge of the 40/40 Club.

Jay-Z’s official afterparty for the show will be Saturday night at the club, while Blige’s official afterparty will be at Tao inside The Venetian, making for a quick and easy inter-party commute.

By Jason Scavone

(Photos by Hew Burney | SpyonVegas.com)

After all the threats and rumors that Jay-Z’s 24,000-square-foot sports bar would shut down before it even got the chance to open its doors, 40/40 welcomed a who’s who guest list to its grandiose grand opening event.

In your face, Perez Hilton!

When asked who would attend the bash prior to the doors opening, Jay-Z responded, “I don’t know! There’s so many people that have RSVPed. I know LeBron [James] and A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez) will be there. Those are my two guys. After that, you never know who you might see there.”

It’s really not about who was there, though. A better question would be who wasn’t there. With everyone from Jay-Z, Beyonce, Ne-Yo, Kanye West, Vanessa Simmons (Rev Run’s daughter), Just Blaze, Beanie Sigel, LeBron James and Gary Payton all the way down to the likes of Al Sharpton (WTF?), Joe Jackson (double WTF?) and … Alan Thicke (triple WTF? with a side of “oh no he didn’t”), 40/40’s opening was a night nobody would soon forget. Click for more words and pictures »

By Andreas Hale

Some, ahem, “news” outlets are prematurely reporting that the 40/40 Club inside the Palazzo will not be opening in time for its scheduled Dec. 30 grand opening due to inspection failures.

Publicists for Jay-Z’s new Las Vegas sports lounge reveal that though there is some final permitting being done even as of this posting, all parties are still planning for an opening bash on Dec. 30. Jigga himself is meeting with reporters — one of ours included — today at the Palazzo’s sister resort, the Venetian, so stay tuned for more info right here on DailyFiasco.com.

By Pj Perez