American Casino

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American Casino is a current American reality television series. The show originally aired on the Discovery Channel, but in June 2005, it was moved to The Travel Channel. The series 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 in 2004 and was loosely patterned after Discovery Channel's successful American Chopper reality show.

Subjects of the show have included:

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 (2001-2004)
Bret Magnun - Vice-President of Hotel Operations (2004-present)
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

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

One episode followed memorial events after the sudden death of Michael Tata, one of the shows subjects. Tata, 33, died of an accidental fentanyl overdose in July 2004.^[1]

[edit] Trivia

Ninya Perna, a show regular, was a contestant in the 1995 Miss Clark County beauty contest.^[2]

In addition to being the setting for American Casino, portions of the hit crime series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation have been filmed on location at Green Valley Ranch. ^[3]