Tera Patrick's Gaming Pit

Porn sensation Tera Patrick is making waves in the mainstream world. Besides the rumor of Quintin Tarantino's desire to cast the voluptuous brunette in a remake of "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!", the adult actress and producer has launched a movie-inspired clothing line, and is trying to break new ground in Las Vegas with a high concept "Adult themed" section of a major casino.

Last month, Tera cut an unprecedented deal with the Hard Rock to transform part of the gaming floor of the casino to have tables branded under Patrick's name. The Hard Rock and Patrick's camp each confirmed for me plans to open "Tera Patrick's Gaming Pit" on the main floor of the casino. The dealers were to be called Hell's Belles.

While porn stars make appearances at nightclubs and events at resorts all of the time in Vegas, no resort has ever linked gaming to pornography directly. The Playboy Club at the Palms is the closest to such a precedent. Yet Playboy's naughtiness is almost quaint in 2008 Vegas. Everyone knows about the history of Playboy clubs, and the magazine has an editorial integrity.

The Hard Rock went much further than Palms, as the Hard Rock planned to actually begin branding gaming tables with a pornographic actress. But all of a sudden, it appears as though the Hard Rock has put the project on hold. A statement from the casino claimed, "It looks like that due to a higher demand for Tera Patrick as a celebrity, the Hard Rock has decided to focus her appearances on a more exclusive platform.

"Her performances will now be programmed and ticketed throughout the course of the year.

"Tera Patrick's value as a celebrity doesn't really fall in line with a party pit accessible to the general public on any given day; she has a much higher clientele appeal and hence will make impromptu appearances throughout the property at a different venue."

But every day, Tera Patrick gets closer and closer to her ultimate dream of putting Traci Lords and Jenna Jameson's mainstream ambitions to shame.

Thanks to Anna Elizabeth Anderson