Las Vegas Weekly

January 16, 2009 · 11:01 AM

Vince Neil arrives in Sin City for his Strip poker fundraiser

By Robin Leach

Vegas DeLuxe rock star Robin Leach and Motley Crue rock star Vince Neil.

Photo: TVT

It’s Vince Neil’s 4th Annual Off the Strip Poker Tournament tomorrow, and the Motley Crue frontman has secured an all-star lineup of celebrities, poker pros and topless dancers to ensure its success. He even recruited adult movie star Taylor Wayne to serve as his mistress of ceremonies at the auction. It all kicks off at 3 p.m., and the party will run past midnight.

But Vince, who lives here in Las Vegas, wound up crashing his way home. His luscious, luxurious Lamborghini car got all tangled up in a fender bender. He’s safe and will be at the Hard Rock Hotel for his annual event.

The no-limit Texas Hold ’Em poker tournament benefits the Skylar Neil Memorial Fund to support innovative cancer and leukemia research. Vince established the charity in 1995 after his daughter Skylar passed away from cancer. His organization has raised millions.

Incidentally, Vince and his Motley Crue band mates return to Vegas on Feb. 6 and 7 for their Saints of Los Angeles Tour with Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas. The concerts will mark the end of an era because the explosive blowout show will be the last in the old Joint, and then the new, larger, state-of-the-art Joint will open later this spring as part of the Hard Rock’s $600 million makeover.

Vince has donated some of his own personal gear and memorabilia to the auction, along with Motley Crue items. He’ll also host the after-party tomorrow night in Carey Hart’s Wasted Space.

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