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As their men spend time playing baccarat at the casinos, the women spend theirs learning to love their body and build confidence — through strip dancing.

No, this is not Vegas. It’s in Taiwan.

And there’s even a school here that will teach you all that. College students, young professionals, models and even middle-aged housewives attend the “How to Look and Feel Sexy Workshop” being conducted by a Sexual Energy School in Teipei.

With the very conservative Chinese culture, very few would think a thing like this can happen in this lifetime.

But these are the Taiwanese, they are the more liberated faction among the one or so billion Chinese. The Taiwanese comprise a big chunk of the ‘new rich’ and they are the high-rollers that flock to Vegas and Macau casinos spending millions in baccarat and black jack game.

Good news to pervs who now have a new sex fantasy aside from those Japanese pubescent girls in their micro-mini school uniforms.

It’s no big surprise that the women will bring home not only tons of…

Tired of the same old ‘’gamble your life savings away'’ thing in Las Vegas?

Well, there’s this ‘’alternative'’ you’ll definitely dig. Apparently, somewhere deep in the outskirts of all these gambling activities, there lies a brothel that takes advantage of Nevada’s legalized prostitution crap.

Yep, apparently, prostitution is legal at the Moonlite BunnyRanch brothel and owner, or should I say, ‘’King Pimp,'’ Dennis Hof is having, ‘’a lot of fun'’ in Nevada for sure.

Heck, if he was able to pull this off, then Hugh Hefner ain’t got shit on this dawg. This guy even has his own HBO series for crying out loud, entitled ‘’Cathouse,'’ featuring Dennis Hof’s beloved brothel where countless hot whores call home.

Oh yeah, Dennis Hof found his ‘’wife'’ there too.

Dennis and his ‘’bunnies'’ will be flying into NYC to do some major media concerning the next season of Cathouse, including many radio stations on The Sirius Network, like Eminem’s Show, Shade 45, Alex Bennette, Rude Jude, Derek & Romaine and The Howard Stern Show.

It is Dennis Hof’s goal to see prostitution become a major economic force in society’s mainstream, if you can imagine that. He’d like to help sanitize the sleazy ‘’street corner hooker'’ image. He foresees a coming cultural atmosphere in which those seeking female companionship can easily find a safe, legal place to get laid.

‘’The BunnyRanch is an example of how sex-for-sale is going to be in America within the next 30 years,'’ Dennis Hof said. He tells his girls…

Is anywhere more fitting than Las Vegas to see something hard to believe?

Las Vegas entertainment may have yet to build New Yorker David Blaine his eponymous theater but The Mirage isn’t still home to Siegfried & Roy for nothing. From Penn & Teller to David Copperfield, Las Vegas magic shows offer comedy, illusions, and tricks you can take your kids to see. Forget strip poker girls, these are affordable Las Vegas deals and much of your moolah won’t make a disappearing act.

Las Vegas Magic Shows

Steve Wyrick Real Magic at Aladdin; Nathan Burton Comedy Magic at Aladdin; World’s Greatest Magic Show at Greek Isles; The Mac King Comedy Magic Show at Harrah’s; David Copperfield at MGM Grand.

Monte Carlo, Lance Burton: Master Magician, Lance Burton Theatre. Two-time Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical Arts, Lance Burton has performed for Queen Elizabeth and President Ronald Reagan. He performed a record nine years with the longest-running Folies Bergere before Monte Carlo inked with him the longest contract ever given to any Las Vegas entertainer. Named Entertainment Today’s #1 family magic act, his show celebrates its tenth year with a new illusion, Solid Gold Lady, which makes use of $10 million in gold.

Orleans, Magic of Rick Thomas, Orleans Showroom. A long-time Las Vegas regular at both Tropicana and Stardust, Rick Thomas has been named Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical Arts, and Stage Magician of the Year by the World Magic Awards. Royal white and orange Bengal tigers, staples of his successful afternoon show, are sheltered on a two-acre habitat adjacent to his…

The most unforgettable Las Vegas magic shows happen at the casino tables.

It can be argued, and then again, there are those other kinds of Las Vegas magic shows happening onstage for little kids and adult kids to see. Where objects made to disappear aren’t so much betting money at slots or poker card rooms but rather wild birds, huge cats, and dream-like showgirls. Comedy, illusion, magic tricks make for some of the best Las Vegas show deals, and in Sin City’s myriad worlds of magic, playing cards are involved, either way.

Las Vegas Magic Shows

Aladdin, Steve Wyrick Real Magic, Steve Wyrick Entertainment Complex. For its newest headliner magician, Aladdin had custom-built a 22,000 sqft mega-facility comprising the 500-seat Steve Wyrick theater where the new Las Vegas show is held; plus TRIQ ultra lounge, and MAGIQ shop offering some of Wyrick’s easy-does-it magic tricks. For a $30 million, multi-year deal, the extravaganza features four astronomic illusions never before performed by Wyrick along with familiar favorites, all of which are kid-friendly.

Aladdin, Nathan Burton Comedy Magic, V Theatre at Desert Passage. Nathan Burton remains known for ‘7 Days and 7 Showgirls’ in a transparent crate hanging in mid-air, and is a part of Buck Wild and V - The Ultimate Variety Show. He takes the stage solo well before dark to treat Las Vegas of all ages with magic and comedy involving, among others, a toilet paper launcher and the hugest hair dryer you’ll ever see. A show highlight is ‘dream date’ wherein one lucky dude from the audience meets the dancer of his dreams.

Greek Isles, World’s Greatest Magic Show, Star Theatre. The Mediterranean-styled casino hotel hosts a variety show replete with magic and entertainment productions, hosted by Paul Kozak. It regales with…

Remember Wynn Las Vegas as the one hotel Steve built after he became a billionaire.

Steve Wynn has built more than a few Las Vegas casino hotels, all but one while he was still working on his first billion. His net worth jumped up to $1.3 billion in 2004, and a year later, on his wife’s birthday, the hotel named after him was opened.

Proudly bronze and golden, Wynn Las Vegas was built at $2.7 billion, the largest private funding of any construction project in the US at the time.

If indeed a man’s self-assurance is proportionate to his riches, then Wynn is just a wee bit different than Steve’s other casino hotels. For one, it has most of Steve Wynn’s art collection on display: Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Édouard Manet, Andy Warhol, and Pablo Picasso’s Le Rêve, which Steve famously elbowed and so failed to sell for what would have been the highest price ever paid for art.

Le Rêve is also the name of one of two Wynn Las Vegas shows, created by Cirque du Soleil’s Franco Dragone; the other is Monty Python’s Spamalot. More Wynn entertainment are offered at Tryst and Lure nightclubs, some of the hottest Las Vegas nightlife. Alex, Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare, Daniel Boulud Brasserie, Okada, SW Steakhouse, and Tableau lead the choices in…

Las Vegas abounds with teacher-student scenarios, many with spanking involved.

However, if your kind of playtime involves betting, at least learn the games before throwing yourself at the tables. Off-Strip or on, numerous Las Vegas hotel casinos offer free blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker lessons, among others. Pole dancing and strip poker lessons, too, but we’ve reserved those for another time.

Las Vegas casinos with gambling & poker lessons

Barbary Coast lessons: craps. Master the betting strategies and then show off at the four craps tables of the quaint, 30,000 sqft casino. With the money you’ve won, feast like royalty at the swanky Drai’s restaurant, by celebrity restaurateur Victor Drai.

Circus Circus lessons: poker, blackjack, craps, roulette. Expect no child’s play at some 75 gaming tables in three separate casinos, at a cumulative 107,500 sqft. Hone bluffing at 9 smoke-free poker tables, mostly low-limit, with a free mini-buffet nightly.

Excalibur lessons: poker, blackjack, craps, roulette. The well-attended card room has 20 smoke-free poker tables. Offering daily lessons, it sports a friendly vibe suited to poker beginners. The 100,000 sqft casino has 83 gaming tables where to check your talents.

Gold Coast lessons: craps. Most frequented for its bingo room, the 120,000 sqft casino has gaming tables perfect for testing the waters. Spend winnings at the…

A Las Vegas buffet is as stuffed as it gets, unfortunately for the popularly bulimic like Lindsay Lohan.

Gal pals Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, and Paris Hilton are known as the poster girls of all bad things adolescent girls can possibly emulate from their celebrity role models — including eating disorders. It may keep them on top spots at online searches and sports betting props but they are sorely missing out on Las Vegas buffets. The girls go shopping in Sin City but forego some of the best Las Vegas restaurant dining deals by trading eat-all-you-can for nothing but water and alcohol.

Top Las Vegas Hotel & Restaurant Buffets

Aladdin, Bally’s, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Circus Circus, Excalibur, Fitzgerald’s, Flamingo, Fremont (Sam Boyd’s), Gold Coast, Golden Nugget, Harrah’s, Imperial Palace, Las Vegas Hilton.

Luxor, Pharaoh’s Pheast. Breakfast: $11.99, $8.99 kids. 6:30 to 11 am daily. Lunch: $13.99, $9.99 kids. 11:30 am to 4 pm daily. Dinner: $19.99, $13.99 kids. 4 to 11 pm daily.

Mandalay Bay, Bay Side Buffet. Breakfast: $13.99, $10.99 kids. 7 to 10:45 am daily. Lunch: $16.99, $12.99 kids. 11 am to 2:30 pm, Mon to Sat. Dinner: $23.99, $20.99 kids. 5 to 10 pm daily. Champagne Brunch: $23.99, $20.99 kids. 7 am to 2:30 pm, Sun.

Mandalay Bay, House of Blues. Gospel Brunch: $39.00, 10 am to 1 pm, Praise the Lord & Pass the Biscuits! Sunday.

MGM Grand…

Caesars Palace Las Vegas is a name attached to a long list of celebrities, including Roman statues.

It is such a household name that even I have heard while growing up, before I knew about Las Vegas. The reason is arguably that Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino is an A-list celebrity magnet. Nowadays, that would be a sure reference to Céline Dion.

The hotel’s 4,000-seat Colosseum, a replica of the one from Ancient Rome, was built specifically for her Las Vegas show, Céline Dion: A New Day, and is the venue of another big-named show, The Red Piano with Elton John.

Before Dion, the likes of Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, George Burns, Cher, David Copperfield, Julio Iglesias, and Liberace have performed at Caesars Palace. In the 1980s, it was a boxing hotspot that hosted the fights of Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler, and of course, Mike Tyson. Heavyweight champ Joe Louis worked here as a greeter until his death in 1981.

Dion’s show is one of the most expensive in Sin City (tickets as high as $200) yet a constant sellout. But Caesars Palace hosts the free Las Vegas shows Fall of Atlantis and Festival Fountain, and certainly you get what you pay for. Caesars’ infamous water fountain was the one Evel Knievel tried to jump over on his…

Of all people to be seen having a Las Vegas buffet, the latest is weight-watching Oprah.

Queen of talk Oprah Winfrey and best friend Gayle King showing up at a Las Vegas breakfast buffet unannounced — this was a highlight of the 2006 fall season of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Buffets, the best Las Vegas dining deals if your idea of a sporty workout is sports handicapping, became part of the #1 talk show’s “reality series” in which they went on a road trip starting in Sin City.

After an overnight at Wynn casino hotel, the gal pals could not leave Las Vegas without trying the “world’s biggest buffet,” and off they went to the Carnival World Buffet at Rio casino hotel. The pair caught security guards and a long queue of happy eaters by surprise, finishing off their buffet with an oversized cocktail and then crashing a convention of impersonators posing as themselves.

Top Las Vegas Hotel & Restaurant Buffets

Aladdin, Spice Market Buffet. Breakfast: $12.99, $6.50 kids. 8 to 10:30 am, Mon to Fri. Lunch: $15.99, $8 kids. 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, Mon to Fri. Dinner: $24.99; $12.50 kids. 4:30 to 9:30 pm daily. Champagne Brunch: $20.99, $10.50 kids. 8:30 am to 2:30 pm, Sat & Sun.

Bally’s, The Big Kitchen Buffet. Breakfast: $12.95, 7 to 11 am daily. Lunch: $14.95, 11 am to 4 pm daily. Dinner: $18.95, 4 to 10 pm daily.

Bally’s, Bally’s Steakhouse Buffet. Sterling Brunch: $62.00, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, Sun.

Bellagio, The Buffet. Breakfast: $13.95…

Paris Las Vegas is better off that Paris Hilton lent it her name but took her sex to Bellagio.

People come to Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino expecting to see a mini City of Paris, but the word I am thinking is diorama. It isn’t like a Chinatown or Little Korea that has the cultural feel of the place. It is like someone peered down into Paris, picked out stuff — some mimes here, a boulangerie there — and put them altogether in a box; or like they put their favorite Paris pictures together in a collage.

All the requisite Parisian landmarks are here, and as many French words and characters as imaginable, that anyone who’s seen the French capital will repeatedly point and nod. Real-life Parisians, not so, but that’s like thinking native New Yorkers actually love New York-New York casino hotel. Ironically, my photos in front of its mock Eiffel Tower turned out better than those taken at the real Eiffel Tower.

The half-scale, 540 ft tall replica Eiffel Tower anchors Paris Las Vegas in many ways. It leads a host of obsessively itemized replicas, good news for Francophiles, that also includes: the neon-lit Montgolfier balloon, with which it takes a share of Las Vegas sky, 2/3-scale Arc de Triomphe, Paris Opera House, La Fontaine des Mers, Hotel de Ville, and the Louvre, all Las Vegas free attractions perfect for posting on Flickr.

Just as themed is Le Boulevard shopping, designed like a…