The month of December has a few good events in Vegas. To start the month the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic WPT events run from Nov. 27 to Dec. 18. The main event is a $15,000 buy-in and should have a real big prize pool. At the Venetian there will be a $15,000 buy-in NPL World Championship Event from Dec. 3 to 5.

Other annual events this month include the National Championship Rodeo Finals. Competitors from all over the world will gather at the Thomas Mack Center for all the bucking. Van Halen will be playing live in concert on Dec. 28th and 30th, and Larry the Cable Guy will perform on Dec. 15th at the Orleans Arena.

UFC 79 is set to go down on the 29th of Dec. That card will feature a rematch of Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre plus Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell.