Rene now takes time out regularly to teach his son Rene-Charles to play poker together. Angelil reveals, “Our son has superior intelligence, and it’s good that he’s learning in a good way.”

Rene admits that he got hooked to gambling so much so that he ended up bankrupt. He adds, “I’ve been a gambling addict for decades, and it’s just like being an alcoholic. I’ve lost more than I’ve won. Before marrying Celine, I used to be able to gamble because I would borrow money from the bank, since my cousin was the bank manager. Then my cousin left his job and I went bankrupt in 1982.”

I’m sure that he married Celine so that she could pay for his gambling deficits much like the US government is paying American banks for their deficits. At the age of eight this kids needs no poker lessons he needs to go fishing with his dad and to the zoo with mom.

While Celine Dion is off continuing her ‘Taking Chances’ World Tour, the 40-year old singer has been getting a lot of criticism for her 9,800-square foot estate that consumed over 6.5 million gallons of water last year. The water usage is 100 times as much as the average resident and she hasn’t even moved in yet! Sierra Club’s Drew Martin spoke on the matter saying “People are pretty much permitted to use as much water as they want. [The district] has allowed people to over-water… The state’s basically going to run out of water because we do not restrict what people use in the first place.”

Celine Dion joined her husband Rene Angelil and son Rene-Charles as she was honored by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris on Thursday. The 40-year old Canadian singer received one of the country’s highest recognitions – a Knight of the Legion of Honor. The family was also in France to attend the Celine Dion and Rene Angelil wax figure unveiling held at the Grevin Museum in Paris. Is it me or does her 7-year old son looking more like a girl every time he gets pictured? Someone is in definite of a haircut. I’m sure Celine has some stylists on hand. Why the heck aren’t they cutting the boy’s hair?

Michael Jackson may end up becoming the next Celine Dion – and I’m not talking about the wardrobe. TheVegasEye is reporting that Colony Capital, the group responsible for bailing Jacko out of his Neverland debt, may be angling to put the fallen King of Pop on the Vegas stage. What’s in it for Colony? It’s being said that Vegas money is on Jacko headlining there and raking in a much-needed jackpot. They already have the venue (it’s the same one that Barry Manilow performed on) and the leverage to put Jacko on stage. It may actually happen. But then again, can he still sing?

Celine Dion was spotted signing autographs for fans after she performed at the O2 Arena in London, her first trip to the UK in over ten years. It is being reported that the 40-year old singer is in negotiations to be brought back to Caesars to headline again starting at the end of 2009 or early 2010. AEG Live, responsible for booking the venue at Caesars, released a statement regarding the reports saying “Right now Celine’s focus is on her worldwide tour. We begin the North American tour in August. We love Celine and always keep the door open for her to return to Las Vegas if she wishes.”

Enjoying a two day visit to Las Vegas, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes finish up the trip by attending a Celine Dion concert at Caesar’s Palace.

Sources say the couple was very gracious and happily signed autographs for fans before the show. They then sat down to watch the two and a half hour show.

After the show, Tom and Katie went and spent some time meeting Celine. She said she was both excited and nervous about having them watch her performance.

Also that night, the couple enjoyed a romantic dinner at the SW Steakhouse at the Wynn. Another diner says they were holding hands and were “very lovey dovey”.

Thanks, but I’ve lost my appetite.