Auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields are still confident about finding a buyer and mentioned that they had expected the skeleton to go for about $6 million.

Other items at the auction sold -  including a duckbilled dinosaur that went for $458,000 and a 17-foot fossilized fish that went for $422,000.

More information can be found on the AP article T. rex still looking for home after Vegas Auction.

The auction will also feature approximately 50 lots of fossils in the first natural history event for this auction house.

Dubbed “Samson”, this Tyrannosaurus skeleton is 66 million years old. It was excavated near Buffalo, South Dakota approximately 15 years ago.

The skeleton is said to be more than 50% complete, making it the third most complete T Rex skeleton discovered.

“Samson” will be on public display, in the space formerly occuped by the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, from September 18 to October 3, 2009.

In a press release issued on July 22, 2009, Amazon.com announced they had reached an agreement to acquire Zappos.com.

According to the press release, Amazon intends to purchase the online shoe retailer for approximately 10 million share of Amazon common stock and $40 million in cash for an estimated purchase price of almost $850 million.

Jeff Bezos, Found and CEO of Amazon.com said, “We see great opportunities for both companies to learn from each other and create even better experiences for our customers.”

Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, added, “We will continue to build the Zappos brand and culture in our own unique way, and we believe Amazon is the best partner to help us do this over the long term.” He further explained the sale/merger to employees in a CEO letter sent to employees by email and posted on their blog.

About Amazon

Amazon.com, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is based in Seattle and opened for business on the Web in July of 1995. It has become the World’s largest online retailer.

About Zappos

Zappos.com was established in 1999 and quickly became popular and currently stocks millions of products.

Some of the features of this new resort consist of a one million square foot shopping mall, a 400-room hotel, one hundred thousand square feet of casino space and sixty thousand square feet allotted to meeting and convention space.

They have also applied for and received a conditional use permit from the City of Henderson that will allow the resort to hold outdoor events such as fireworks, festivals and more.

Their website also boasts an online employment application that lets perspective employees know exactly what information they’ll need to supply before they go to the application form. This lets people plan ahead to make sure they have all the information required available before filling out the application. A nice touch.

If you’re planning a trip to the Henderson – Las Vegas area, you may want to check out this new resort.

Want to learn how to play blackjack? Poker? Texas hold ‘em? Craps? Or learn how roulette works?

Many Henderson and Las Vegas casinos offer free lessons to help beginners learn the rules of the game along with some strategies as well.

Here’s a list of some of the casinos that offer lessons:

Boulder Station – in the poker room – daily
-    Texas hold ‘em poker at 2pm

Circus Circus – on the main casino floor – Monday through Friday
-    blackjack at 10:30am
-    roulette at 11:00am
-    craps at 11:30am

Excalibur – on the casino floor – daily
-    roulette at 11:00am
-    blackjack at 11:30am
-    craps at noon

Gold Coast – on the main casino floor – Friday through Sunday
-    craps at 11:30am

Imperial Palace – on the casino floor – Monday through Friday
-    blackjack at 9:00am
-    roulette at 10:00am
-    craps at 11:00am

Luxor – in the Poker Room – Wednesday to Friday
-    poker at 9:00am and 2:00pm

Palace Station – in the Poker Room – Wednesday to Friday
-    poker at 11:00am

Planet Hollywood – on the main casino floor – Monday through Friday
-    blackjack at 10am
-    craps at 11am
-    roulette at 12:30pm
-    pai gow or baccarat at 1:15pm

Sahara – in the main casino – Monday through Friday
-    blackjack and craps at 11:30am

Stratosphere – on the main casino floor – daily
-    craps and roulette at 10:30am

Sunset Station (Henderson, NV) – in the Poker Room – Sunday and Monday
-    poker at 2:00pm Sunday and 11:00am Monday

Texas Station (North Las Vegas) – in the pit – Friday and Saturday
-    craps at 6:30pm

Tropicana – on the main casino floor – Wednesday to Saturday
-    craps at 10:00am
-    roulette at 10:30am
-    blackjack at 10:45am
-    specialty games at 11:00am

The Venetian – at gaming tables next to the casino cage – Monday through Friday
-    craps at 11:00am and 5:00pm
-    roulette at noon
-    blackjack at 12:15pm

Other casinos also offer free gaming lessons, so be sure to check with whatever casino you’re visiting.

Find accommodations in Nevada.

A stop on Kenny Loggins’ tour brings him to the Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, Nevada on Marh 13, 2009.

In addition, he will also peform at the Aliante Casino in Las Vegas on March 14, 2009.