I'll be in Vegas the week of the convention.  Is there any way to see who is going to be at the convention for meet and greets or just in town in general?  I always thought it would be cool to meet Asa Akira, Jenna Haze, or Rachel Starr.  Any advice on how to meet some of them?  Any particular activities that are fun to do there and to avoid?  Any way to see if some of the stars provide or how to go about doing that?  If that's the case I'm sure it varies but how much cash would you typically suggest to bring along?

Any other advice to get the best out of my time there would be appreciated.  I've never even been to Vegas before.

I'll try to answer as many of your questions as I'm able:
The avn.com usually has a list of the stars appearing.  As it gets closer to the convention, that list gets more accurate but there's always a chance that someone won't show up.  There's also a chance that someone will show up that is not on that list.  Many times, the ladies are not paying their own way to these conventions - their expenses are covered by a studio, or other company that wants that star to represent them.  So, sometimes, one star may get substituted for another star, or a deal might fall through, or one of any number of other things can happen.  I'd say the list for these conventions is probably about 90% accurate though.

To find out which of them are providers is not hard for those that are not UTR: search here, search on your favorite agency's website, search the Internet, etc.  The UTRs are harder.  BTW, last I checked, Jenna Haze does not provide and likely never will.  That opinion comes from my conversations with her, as well as conversations with her that have been relayed to me.  

Since AVN is in Vegas, you can also check with the various brothels in Nevada including Denis Hof's two locations for The Bunny Ranch and The Love Ranch.  The Love Ranch is just outside Vegas - far enough to be legal (prostitution is not legal in Vegas so be careful).  

As for how much cash to bring: you might just need to bring whatever you need for day to day expenses.  You may not need more than that.  Here's a little trick that I used in Atlantic City and Reno - I imagine it works in Vegas too: you take your credit card down to a casino, do a cash withdrawal on the card and they give you chips.  Casinos are used to this and it's quite common.  You spend an hour or so gaming (don't lose too much) and then you go cash out and turn in the chips you have left.  Voila! You have cash.    Yes, it probably costs a bit more because most cards charge a fee and/or interest for cash withdrawals on the card, and you have to make sure you withdraw enough to cover whatever losses you might have in the casino but, it sure as heck beats having to explain to a TSA officer why you have $10K in cash, or risk losing your money to a thief along the way.   You can't do this trick too often - maybe once or twice a week.  More than that and someone might get suspicious.  It also helps if you don't have a limit on your credit card for cash withdrawals.  

There are probably other options.   For example, one of the things I used to do when traveling in Europe was to take my American Express card down to the American Express office and withdraw cash directly on the card.  I don't know if there's an American Express office in Vegas, though or where.  You might also check to see if your bank has a branch in Vegas or nearby - it might be easier to just take a taxi out to your bank and withdraw cash that way.  It depends on your bank.

If you're dealing with the brothels, it's even easier.  I think they take credit cards.  At least The Bunny Ranch did - don't know if they still do or if The Love Ranch is set up the same way.  Denis has about 20 or so porn stars that he can book but you have to go to the ranch in person to do it.  Both have web sites so you can go there for more information and see who you can book.

If you're dealing with an agency like TLC, give them a call and find out what they suggest.  I'm sure this has come up in the past and they might already have a solution.  They might be willing to accept a wire transfer or something like that which is fairly easy to do if your bank has online banking and you're set up for it.

Hope at least some of this helps.

Nice trick with the chips lol.  I want to check out some of the casinos anyway.  Do you recommend going to any of the after parties or anything?  Anyway to really talk to any of the stars or anything?

That's a shame that Jenna Haze doesn't provide.  It's hard for me to really pick an ATF but she's certainly up there if she isn't it.  Is there any way to find out who the UTR people are?  If you call the agency and get verified will they tell you who they are or what their donations are?

I've never worked with any agency before so it's kind of all new to me.

And another thing.  I know it probably varies but can you give me any idea what some of the stars may charge?  For instance if it's like 10k I won't even entertain the idea lol.

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I did reply in another thread with similar musings

Firstly i definitely recommend staying at the Hard Rock. You will see porn stars walking around the hotel and to and from their rooms. This is the time to approach them in a friendly manner and yes you can ask if they do privates. I had many positive responses, usually around the 1000 dollar mark.  

It is not impossible to ask at the expo but in my opinion much harder.

Now as for the after parties you can get tickets to. They were ok, but there are a lot of guys there vying for time with the few girls. The girls are paid to come to mingle with fans. They usually bring friends or hangers on which makes approaching them not easy.

As far as parties are concerned it would be true to say that the best parties are for industry only, and you would need to know someone to get in.

Overall it's a fun enough experience being there for the AVN and Vegas is always awesome. Enjoy the food, clubs, bars and other experiences (like shooting guns and driving expensive cars).

Don't focus on punting a porn star, if it happens, it happens, and if it doesn't, use the money to fly to Germany where you can punt amazing looking women at a fraction of the price

Peterpack already gave some advice, let me give you some additional advice.  First of all, be VERY careful approaching stars anywhere in the hotel or show.  Many of them don't want it known that they provide and many of them don't want to discuss such things openly.  I have some friends who are card dealers and they tell me that there are undercover cops all over the place, especially during AVN.  

If you are a party person, then by all means go to the after parties.  If you're going just to talk to the stars - you're wasting your time.  Again, it's a public place, with lots of guys vying for their attention, and they are being paid to make the guys happy by mingling and sitting on their laps or whatever.  Plus you have all that loud music to contend with - it's really difficult to discuss anything that you need to be quiet about.

You're much better off going through an agency.  I always recommend TheLuxuryCompanion.com (TLC).  The owner - Adonia - is probably the easiest and fairest to work with and she has a large selection of talent.  You can expect the prices to be anywhere from $800 to $2K per hour on the average, some are less, some are more.  And, yes, there are some UTRs where the fee can be $5K or $10K.  You might be able to get a better deal talking to some of the ladies directly but, as I said, it's hard to do in a public place, over the music and other noise.  I have a couple of tricks I use but I'm going to keep them secret until I retire.

Anyway, once you're verified by the agency, you can usually see their UTR page on their website.  Or, if you have a particular lady in mind, you can ask.  Adonia will give good advice - I don't know about the others.  And, like I said in my first message, you can always go out to The Love Ranch and have fun there where it's safe and legal.

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One more thing: it's spelled "Las Vegas" but it's pronounced "Lost Wages".