Jimmy Buffett was in Las Vegas Wednesday morning to appear before the Nevada Gaming Control Board. At stake was licensing to share revenue with Caesars Entertainment for his newly opened Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo.

It was an interesting event as Buffett told stories of his Margaritaville brand and answered questions about two drug-related incidents in his past: the Jamaica Mistaica incident and the time French authorities detained him, mistakenly believing he had ecstasy.

Buffett’s business partners and managers also answered questions. Long-time Coral Reefer Michael Utley was questioned as well.

The Las Vegas Review Journal and Vegasinc.com both have good articles on the hearing.

The state Gaming Control Board questioned Buffett for about 15 minutes and approved its recommendation in less than an hour. The matter will be considered for final approval by the Nevada Gaming Commission on March 22.

During the hearing, at which Buffett and his associates told several stories about his successes with the Margaritaville brand. He said he became interested in the restaurant business when his friend, superstar chef Emeril Lagasse, told him that his best nights at his MGM Grand restaurant occurred when Buffett was performing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Buffett said he approached MGM about opening a restaurant, but the company went with an Irish pub concept instead. That led Buffett to inquire with Harrah‚s Entertainment, now Caesars Entertainment, and the Margaritaville restaurant was born.

“I occasionally wonder about the guy (at MGM) who made that decision and where he‚s working now,” Buffett said.

The Margaritaville restaurant opened at the Flamingo in 2003 and the casino was added in 2011.

Vegasinc also has a photo gallery with several photos from the hearing.

If you follow us on Twitter then you probably saw a fun game catch fire on Monday night. Twitter user @RickyS4538 tweeted at us “I have rope burn from the strings that held my coconut bra on at Buffett” and included the hashtag #ParrotheadProblems. If you don’t know what a hashtag is, it’s a way for people to search for tweets that have a common topic. For example, if you did a Twitter search for #Yankees you’ll see a bunch of tweets about the New York Yankees.

We thought the hashtag would make a great game, so we encouraged everyone to send in their own #ParrotheadProblems. Below you’ll find a few of our favorites (including a couple of our own):

Do a search on Twitter for the #ParrotheadProblems hashtag to see them all.

Are you on Twitter? Be sure to follow us: @BuffettWorld.

@BuffettWorld trying to explain to the sales clerk that the pump up bug sprayer is for margaritas at the Buffett show. #parrotheadproblems

— Shawn(@Eagleplanner) March 6, 2012

My beach house on the moon was foreclosed on #parrotheadproblems

— Jimmy Buffett World (@BuffettWorld) March 6, 2012

I’m the woman to blame #parrotheadproblems

— Lauren (@Jabber_Moose) March 6, 2012

My chicken died in vain.#parrotheadproblems

— Jackie Christie (@jchristie60) March 6, 2012

I cut my lip drinking good red wine from a tin cup chalice. #parrotheadproblems

— Erik Long (@Erik_Long) March 6, 2012

Got fired for playing Margaritaville Online at work all day long. #parrotheadproblems

— Ken Carriker (@coolbreeze2444) March 6, 2012

I said “Why don’t we get lunch in school! I swear! #parrotheadproblems

— Bryan Snider (@BryanCSnider) March 6, 2012

I drove under a bridge and the giant shark fin on top of my car broke off #parrotheadproblems

— Jimmy Buffett World (@BuffettWorld) March 6, 2012

Tip jar can’t pay the bail this time #parrotheadproblems

— VANESSA(@1GlimmeringGirl) March 6, 2012

I don’t want a 12lb Nestle Crunch for $25! I want Junior Mints! #parrotheadproblems

— Kerry Hannon (@KerryHannonFBU) March 6, 2012

Look to the left and your mom is doing whippets in the parking lot #parrotheadproblems

— Chris Slog (@scubaslog) March 6, 2012

Can’t keep it between the navigational beacons #parrotheadproblems

— Tyler Deaton (@jmdeat2) March 6, 2012

If you were at the Birmingham or Tallahassee shows, or listened to them on Radio Margaritaville, then you’re familiar with the story of Matt Hoggatt.

A Gautier police detective by day, Hoggatt won an American Songwriter magazine lyric contest for his song “Dear Jimmy Buffett.” At the Birmingham and Tallahassee shows, Buffett invited him on stage to sing his song, which asks Jimmy for a record deal. Turns out Buffett is giving Hoggatt his chance, putting him on the Margaritaville circuit:

The idea of going on a Buffett-designed tour is “insanely insane,” Hoggatt said. “And on top of that, it’s crazy. It’s still sinking in.”

On Friday, Hoggatt will be performing at Margaritaville Panama City Beach from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Then, on Saturday, he will take the stage at Lulu’s at Homeport in Gulf Shores from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and on March 11, he will be at Margaritaville New Orleans for a 5-7 p.m. show.

Accompanying Hoggatt will be guitarist Kyle Rife, who plays in the band for singer Ilo Ferreira, a Cape Verde native who Buffett also discovered.

“This is kind of the next step along the way in seeing if I get offered a deal or not,” Hoggatt said.

Additional tour dates are pending in Key West, Charleston and Orlando.

Read more here.

We’ve received many emails from people looking for employment at the Biloxi Margaritaville Casino, and the location is finally starting to hire:

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant Biloxi will hold job fairs the next two Mondays as it prepares to fill 1,000 jobs.

The job fairs are Monday and March 12 from noon to 6 p.m. at The Dock restaurant in Gulfport.

The resort is expected to open the week of May 20.

Cynthia Simms, a casino spokeswoman, says jobs are available in security, marketing, engineering, information technology, casino positions and food and beverage. She says applicants must be at least 21

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band bring the Welcome to Fin Land Tour to the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky tonight. It’s the first time Buffett has played a show in Louisville since 1990!

You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville at www.margaritaville.com or on Sirius XM 24. Ilo Ferreira will take the stage to open for Jimmy shortly after 8 pm ET.

After tonight’s show, Buffett will take a few days off before heading to the West Coast.

Check out the full tour schedule here and get your Jimmy Buffett tickets now!