American Experience - Las Vegas: An Unconventional History - 2005
From its roots in the frontier days of the Wild West to its post-WWII heyday as the stomping grounds of gangsters and Brat Packers to its current incarnation as an adult amusement park the neon-lit metropolis of Las Vegas Nevada has been witness to a century's worth of colorful history This episode of PBS's American Experience series celebrates Sin City's th anniversary with a fun-filled … Continue
One of television's slickest and most entertaining shows, LAS VEGAS looks at the inner workings of one of the biggest casinos in the city of sin. Filmed on a nearly complete replica of the real-life Mandalay Bay, one of the largest sets ever built for a television program, LAS VEGAS centers on Big Ed Deline (James Caan), operator of the Montecito Casino. He employs a specialized staff of security personnel as well as a high-tech surveillance system to catch the cheaters and schemers who enter the facility.