First a disclaimer: The original source of this story is TMZ. Now, I don’t usually pay any attention to TMZ and I consider it to be one of the worst websites and TV shows on the planet. However, I stumbled upon this story and it was too interesting not to relay.

As those involved with Michael Jackson position themselves for wealth, ownership, rights and everything else, a lot of bizarre stories have come up. This is one of the craziest. Michael’s mom, Katherine Jackson, plans on releasing a memoir on the King of Pop as well as 273 previously-unheard songs. The Michael Jackson estate is fighting her on both counts, saying that she does not have the authority to do so.

To release and promote the book and songs, Katherine Jackson is partnering with a man named Howard Mann. It seems that Mann has the masters to those unreleased tracks. Mann, a Toronto entrepreneur, happened to be a huge Jackson fan and had bought a warehouse full of paraphernalia. Included in all of that mess supposedly is 273 unreleased tracks that would make a ton of money.

None of that is surprising and it doesn’t have anything to do with online gambling. What is relevant is how Mann is being described by the media and by those who oppose their plans. They describe his business as “online nude gambling” and sometimes call him an operator of online nude gambling sites.

The questions I immediately had were as follows:

1. There are online nude gambling sites?
2. Why haven’t I heard of them before?
3. Why didn’t I think of that? I would be rich!
4. Where did I put my credit card?

Mann has been involved in many business ventures, among them online casinos and erotic websites. Then one day, it occurred to him to combine the two. This happened in 2006, which means from the time the internet was popularized sometime in the 1980s until 2006, somehow no one else had thought of that idea. I’m kicking myself right now.

The website was GrandNevada.com and it was an online gambling website where you could play poker, blackjack or roulette with nude dealers. According to Mann in 2006, the casino allowed people to “play real casino games in real time, with real live sexy dealers, just like in a real casino,” except at his casino “the dealers are either wearing bikinis or are topless.” Many of the dealers were supposedly porn stars.

Before you leave my website to Google Grand Nevada, I should tell you that the website no longer exists. I don’t know how that could happen, because a website like that should be very popular. With the casino gone now, maybe there’s room for my own…

Look for a Gambling Review nude casino sometime soon.

All the little birdies on Jaybird Street are heading to Golden Casino. That’s because right now there is an online slot tournament for the Rockin Robin game. The competition is a 24-hour tournament and began yesterday at 7:00 PM. There is a $5 entry fee. Upon entering the tournament, players are given 250 credits to wager. There is a $5,000 prize pool for the Rockin Robin tournament.

Before you jump to conclusions, this is not an online slot to exploit Michael Jackson’s recently renewed popularity. The slot was around before Jackson’s death and there is no resemblance to him or any of the Jackson 5 in the game. Instead, there is an image of a cartoon robin that does the bob and goes tweet tweet tweet.

You’ll be singing “go bird, go” if you take part in the Rockin Robin tournament. With such a small entry fee, a fairly generous prize pool, and a game that is just plain fun to play, in no time you’ll find yourself hoppin’ and a boppin’ and singing his song.

To enter the tournament, visit Golden Casino today.

Go Online Casino really wants your business. After all, they’re the only company I can think of that barks an order at you in its title. I’ve never heard any companies called Buy Our Shoes or Wear Skinny Jeans, though there are some restaurants called Eat at Joe’s. But there’s more to Go Online Casino than a clever name. They’re also offering new tournaments throughout the month of August.

Beginning August 21, several new tournaments begin. The 20K Guaranteed Weekend Madness runs until August 25, where players join for a $10 entry fee and compete in a leader board competition on the Funky Chicken online slot.

A Frugal Friday online tournament is meant for cheapskates low rollers, who can enter for only $1.49 and compete for a prize pool of $1,000. The featured slot for the tournament is Eastern Dragon, a Chinese game featuring a dragon that does not frolic in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee.

The big tournament at Go Online Casino, however, is definitely Remembering a Legend. If you guessed, “is this another Michael Jackson-themed event?” then you would be right. Michael Jackson, who was the King of Pop before falling off the music radar only to become the King again after dying, is being marketed in every way now, including in the online casino business.

What Jackson has to do with online gambling I don’t know. Michael Jackson is best known for recording great songs (“Billie Jean,” “Thriller,” etc.) and terrible songs (“You Are Not Alone,” “Earth Song,” etc.), dancing while wearing one white glove, inappropriate relations with young boys, and having enough plastic surgery to make Joan Rivers seem natural. Never, to my knowledge, has Jackson been known for gambling or visiting online casinos. Also, he was filthy rich and ended up broke, so he’s not known for handling his money wisely. To Go Online Casino, however, none of that matters. Michael Jackson is marketable right now and can get people to go online to their casino, just like their name implies.

Remembering a Legend is a freeroll tournament, meaning there is no entry fee, though there is a $9 rebuy. It runs from August 21 to August 29, which is Jackson’s birthday. He would have turned 51 this year.