THE LOVE NEST: The Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas

THE PLAYERS: Michael Phelps and the lovely ladies of Moon Nightclub

THE DISH: Checking out the hired help at a nightclub generally does not qualify as a hookup—that is, unless you're Michael Phelps. Just back from his triumphant, eight-medal run in Beijing, the swimmer took advantage of his newfound mojo with a Las Vegas trip. He was soon spotted at the Palms Casino Resort, which is kind of a hookup hunting ground for celebs. (George Clooney famously met Sarah Larson, his now ex-girlfriend, there when she was working as a cocktail waitress; Paris and Britney regularly party at the hotel as well.) Phelps headed up to the hotel's Playboy and Moon nightclubs, which are on the top two floors, where he scored the kind of action from the scantily clad help that would normally get a patron ejected by a large bouncer. It seems that being an American athletic hero earns you a free pass, because Phelps was as aggressive on the dance floor as he was weeks earlier in the pool: The photos (this one exclusive to Concierge.com) show Phelps's hands freestyling all over the hard-bodied ladies' rear ends. It seems only fitting that he's now reportedly dating a Moon employee, Caroline Paz, and even brought her to meet his folks.

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