Anthony Curtis, one of the worlds’s most recognized and quoted gaming authorities, also is publisher of the Las Vegas Advisor and Huntington Press and president of LasVegasAdvisor.com. He is considered one of the world’s foremost experts in tournament play.

Singer Dian Diaz, who had performed throughout the world with international superstar, Luis Miguel and opened for The Commodores, Chuck Mangione, Richard Elliot, Spyro Gyra and Jean Luc-Ponti, has a vocal range that spans a number of octaves. She began her singing career at the age of nine.

Murray Sawchuck, with his signature electric blonde hair, black framed Armani glasses, and contagious smile, performs magic and comedy on the road and on television. He was born in Vancouver, Canada and began performing magic at age 7.

Chris Hudgins, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at UNLV, owns four 12-string guitars, including a custom Gibson based on the Gibson Hummingbird, an iconic 6-string model that Gibson has manufactured for approximately 60 years. Hudgins’ Mighty Hummingbird is the only one Gibson has ever built as a 12-string.