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American Casino

Field	Value
genre	Reality
country	United States
language	English
num_seasons	2
num_episodes	31
executive_producer	Craig Piligian
network	Discovery Channel
first_aired
last_aired

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American Casino is an American reality television series which tracks the daily events of the managers and employees of the Green Valley Ranch Casino resort in Henderson, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas. The show began airing on the Discovery Channel on June 4, 2004, but was moved to the Travel Channel in June 2005. In other countries including Europe, the show continued to air on Discovery.

The show was executive produced by Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Films & Television. Piligian had also created American Chopper and American Hot Rod.

Subjects

Subjects of the show have included:

Pat Kearns - SVP of Operations
Dan Wilson - VP of Marketing
Joe Hasson - General Manager
Ralph Marano - Assistant General Manager
Wayne Shadd - Director of Marketing
David Demontmollin - Marketing Manager
Michael Tata - Vice-President of Hotel Operations (2004)
Brett Magnan - Vice-President of Hotel Operations
Ninya Perna - Hotel Manager
Joe Mulligan - Executive Chef
Willie Bierlien - Banquet Chef
James Fricker - Pastry Chef
Alex Peluffo - banquet and Convention Operations
Dawn Laguardia - Director of Food and Beverage
Bill Burt - Director of Casino Operations
Matt Sacca - Director of Player Operations
Cheryl Rose - Director of Slot Operations
Fred Tuerck - Assistant Security Manager
Kelly Downey - Manager, Race and Sports Books
Lorenzo Fertitta, President, Station Casinos
Frank Fertitta, Chairman & CEO

Relatively free of interpersonal drama, episodes have included a behind-the-scenes look during rock concerts, slot promotions, blackjack tournaments, weddings, and other events.

Production

Filming began in January 2004, at the Green Valley Ranch hotel and casino in Henderson, Nevada. Approximately 600 hours of footage was shot for the first hour-long episode.

Michael Tata, vice president of hotel operations, died of an accidental fentanyl overdose on July 6, 2004. Prior to Tata's death, more than a dozen additional episodes had been planned for the series' first season, which initially consisted of 13 episodes. The ending of the series' seventh episode, airing on July 16, 2004, acknowledged Tata's death: "In memory of Michael Tata." In August 2004, the show was renewed for an additional 18 episodes. Later that month, an episode involving Tata's death was delayed without explanation until later in the year.

References

Lawrence, Christopher. (November 14, 2005). "Life on the Couch: Resort employees reflect on reality of 'American Casino'". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Cling, Carol. (December 22, 2003). "Shooting Stars: Two reality-themed series prepare for 2004 launch". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
White, Ken. (June 3, 2004). "Reality Series: Lights, Cameras ... Gamble". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Cling, Carol. (January 12, 2004). "Shooting Stars: 'Las Vegas,' 'Elimidate' prepare to start new work around town". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Cling, Carol. (January 19, 2004). "Shooting Stars: 'View' slated to arrive in Las Vegas; MTV work winds down". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Cling, Carol. (January 26, 2004). "Shooting Stars: Area production schedule features foreign visitors". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Cling, Carol. (February 9, 2004). "Shooting Stars: 'Survivor' producer Burnett excited with 'Casino' work". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Jones, Chris. (July 7, 2004). "Green Valley Ranch official found dead". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Lawson, Jen. (August 17, 2004). "Alcohol, painkiller blamed for hotel executive's death". Las Vegas Sun.
Clarke, Norm. (July 9, 2004). "Death causes halt in show's filming". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Clarke, Norm. (July 18, 2004). "Late 'Casino' exec got viewers riled". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Cling, Carol. (August 2, 2004). "Shooting Stars: Filming at 'Caesars' continues; 'The Club' set to start work". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Clarke, Norm. (August 12, 2004). "Episode on death of exec delayed". Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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