[RawAlex]

Okay, let me toss you some more suggestions:

Don't hire a musical act that comes with 100 gang members attached to them. While that might get you a name performer, it also isn't a really good mix with the people attending. I suspect you are really lucky that no drunken fool in the crowd dissed S-D-D, his boys look like they were ready for that. I don't think any of us plan a night out that involves gang warfare.

Book a big act. Announce it as "a big act - you'll see when you get there" and then blow our miinds when we are in the room. Keep it on the QT and you won't get as many locals trying to suck their way in.

Get the sponsors to give invites to ONLY people who are part of their programs and have sent signups. The biggest scam in Vegas now is locals getting internext & video show badges so they can get into all the "porn parties". 2 years ago, 3 different parties, the guy sitting next to me was a local, not in the business at all... just there to check out the "hot slutty girls". It was sad.

Don't sell tickets. Don't book a location that will be open to the public later, before, or whatever. Exclusive for the night.

Beyond the house doormen, setup your own door people to check people on the way in. let them have their little kingdom, then you can control what they let past. They can secure it all they want, and you can still check the bodies on the way in.

Make the deal clear on the passes: Cash bar, dress code (including what you can't get in with). Make the shuttle bus / limo thing VERY clear. make it clear where you get the shuttle, how far to the event, etc.

Hire a few extra people for the night at the hotel end to keep that all going well. Get a non-porn company (like a CC processor or something) to sponsor the holding area and get the hotel to approve banners, etc so people can find your stuff.

Alternately, you can hire me :-)

Alex