''American Casino'' is an American

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television series which tracks the daily events of the managers and employees of the Green Valley Ranch Casino resort in

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, a suburb of

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. The show began airing on the

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on June 4, 2004, but was moved to the

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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

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hotel and casino in

. Approximately 600 hours of footage was shot for the first hour-long episode. Michael Tata, vice president of hotel operations, died of an accidental

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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

External links

Green Valley Ranch website

''American Casino'' at IMDB
{{Discovery Channel programming Television shows set in the Las Vegas Valley 2000s American reality television series 2004 American television series debuts 2005 American television series endings Discovery Channel original programming

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Production

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