At last, Hollywood actress and ubiquitous partygoer Jennifer Tilly has become known for more than her recent star turn in "Seed of Chucky." It turns out she is one heck of a poker player, beating out 600 players to win $158,625 in the Ladies no-limit Texas Hold 'Em event at the World Series of Poker last month.

But representatives of online gambling interests would like you to know that Tilly is something of an aberration in the mostly male world of poker tournaments in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Women now outnumber men at so-called Internet casinos; they cite industry studies that show "many women prefer to double down while sitting at home in front of a PC."

No more need to fret about all that wasted time waiting in line for the buffet at your favorite casino. Help is on the way to make it possible to gamble any time.

Gov. Kenny Guinn signed legislation last month authorizing gamblers in Nevada to play slot machines, video poker, blackjack and other games on hand-held wireless devices from public spaces in casinos.

The spaces include restaurants, bars, convention rooms and swimming pools. Hotel rooms are off-limits, to make sure that minors do not get their hands on the devices, which resemble personal digital assistants or tablet personal computers.

The devices, which officials say are not likely to be in use until early next year, represent an important development in the rapidly growing world of gambling, said William Bible, the president of the Nevada Resort Association, which represents the major casino companies.

Just north of the Red River, American Indian casinos are doubling down on Texas gamblers.

With a change in Oklahoma law last year, Indian casinos are in the midst of a building boom as they start to offer blackjack, poker and Vegas-style slot machines.

The only things missing are the craps and roulette tables long associated with Las Vegas gaming palaces. And alcohol still isn't served in most Oklahoma casinos.

Just north of Denison, Texas, the Choctaw Casino is dwarfed by one being built down the road. A new coliseum that recently hosted a Reba McEntire concert is between the two buildings, and a new wing is being added to the tribe's motel.

watAgame, the Danish developer and publisher dedicated to the emerging market for internet mobile games, presents Badaz Blackjack; the new title in the Era of Eidolon franchise.

The game will be distributed worldwide by selected partners in SE-Asia, China, Australia, Philippines, Europe, USA, Turkey, Israel and South Africa.

Badaz Blackjack is a casual multiplayer game allowing up to 4 players to compete for prizes of gold and silver! The game features both online and offline internet modes and sports a number of innovative features.

The game itself is a variant of the classic game of blackjack; beware that cheating is an integrated part of the Badaz Blackjack experience!

The most expensive hotels in the world cater to a tough, albeit well-heeled, crowd.

Rap stars, tycoons, royalty and CEOs know the difference between the sublime and the merely impressive. What's more, if the champagne is not properly chilled, the thread count on the sheets inadequate, the luggage not brought up with alacrity or the morning coffee served anything less than piping hot, they may take their Black cards and Gucci shoes elsewhere.

At a certain level--and price point--a hotel room ceases to be simply a place to sleep and shower in a strange city and, instead, becomes a physical manifestation of one's status and power.

If you love online casinos, you must certainly love internet blackjack. One of the main advantages of internet blackjack is that you can play it as much as you want in free mode in order to practice without downloading the software.

Playing online can also help you improve your strategy. People always forget or neglect the fact that strategy is really important at blackjack, and when it comes to online blackjack, you also need a strong blackjack strategy. You will find here some top playing strategies for blackjack in order to succeed playing online.

If you don´t know the exact rules of blackjack, it is obviously advisable to search the rules and learn them from A to Z. You should also look up the house rules or the rules of the web site that offers the online casino that you play at.

Fancy yourself something of a cardshark? Glu will put you to the test.

Card games are still quite a rage, but with the poker field pretty much near the saturation point, Glu Mobile has turned its attentions to the game of 21. Blackjack Hustler attempts to sim the life a hardcore blackjack player, allowing you to experience life moving from one card table to another, betting big and winning even bigger.

At the start of Blackjack Hustler, you pick from one of seven in-game characters, including a salty sea captain and a Magnum PI-lookin' cat. Then it's off to the first location -- a small game at a small joint. However, when you start winning large sums of money and proving yourself as a real hustler, the world starts opening up for you.

Around the world, the more successful you are, the less time you take off from work.

While many successful people are often able to combine business and travel, for the most part the opportunities to enjoy a vacation undisturbed by client meetings, conference calls and buzzing Blackberries are few and far between. Therefore, when there is a chance to take a vacation--a real vacation--where one goes becomes more important than ever.

The problem, of course, is deciding where to go. With success comes not only wealth, but a wealth of choices. A week or two in the south of France sounds pretty good, but so does Lake Como, the Costa del Sol or even Nantucket.

Lake Las Vegas Resort, a 3,592-acre residential, golf and resort community just minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, today announced that Loews Hotels will build its first hotel in Nevada at the billion-dollar resort.

The new Loews Hotel, Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, will become part of a successful resort community nestled around a 320-acre lake boasting three championship golf courses, multi-million dollar homes, high-end retail, award-winning restaurants, the AAA Five Diamond-rated The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas and the AAA Four Diamond-rated Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort, Spa and Casino.

Are you tired of having your non-gaming friends eye you warily when you tell them you enjoy frequent trips to the casinos? Do questions like, "Don't be offended, but are you a compulsive gambler?" offend you? Are you sick of seeing casino players constantly portrayed as people living on the edge of income extinction?

Well, if you answered yes to any or all of the above questions, take heart. The results of a new survey commissioned by Harrah's and undertaken by Roper ASW and NFO Worldgroup, both leading public pollsters, will have you proudly proclaiming to any and all, "I am a casino player; what of it?" That's because this new survey shows casino players to be -- how can I put this delicately? -- better than the average person. Yes, we're more generous, thriftier, more astute and more successful than those who eschew the casino life.