Las Vegas (not to be confused with Aaron Spelling's 1978-81 series Vega$) is a dramatic television series about an ex-marine working in a Las Vegas casino for the head of surveillance. It was first aired by NBC in September, 2003.

The show uses the style of zoom in-zoom out camera angles popularized by CSI.

Cast and characters

• Danny McCoy, an ex-marine who is now head of security and works directly for Ed Deline at a fictional Las Vegas casino called the "Montecito". The show is narrated by this character in the first few episodes. He was born and raised in Las Vegas, is a Marine, and is life-long friend and on-and-off lover of Mary Connell. Played by Josh Duhamel
• Ed Deline, a former CIA officer, a tough guy, formerly head of security, is now president of operations of "Montecito" and its sister casinos. Played by James Caan
• Mary Connell, the Special Events Director at the casino, and a Las Vegas native. Played by Nikki Cox
• Mike Cannon, an engineer (with a graduate degree from MIT) who worked as head valet for first season, but was then promoted to the security department (which actually paid less than his job as valet). Played by James Lesure
• Samantha "Sam" Jane, the best casino host in Las Vegas. She lives in a Montecito suite. Played by Vanessa Marcil
• Delinda Deline, Ed's daughter and Danny's love interest for the first few episodes. Played by Molly Sims
• Nessa Holt, "The Ice Queen". The English pit boss, thought to be the best in Las Vegas, but has a shady past. Played by Marsha Thomason

Program information

Debut information

The show aired at 9:00 PM, EST/PST, on Mondays starting with September 22, 2003.

Distribution

• United States of America on NBC (1080i 16:9 HDTV)
• Canada on CH and Global
• Australia on Channel 7
• New Zealand on TV2
• Spain on Fox
• Brazil on Sony Entertainment Television
• The Rest of Latin America on Sony Entertainment Television
• Malaysia on 8tv
• United Kingdom on Sky One and Sky Mix (16:9)
• Netherlands on RTL 4
• Sweden on Kanal 5

Critical review

• TV Guide said "NBC needs a new pair of shoes. Las Vegas is going to roll sevens." While the show was "[s]lick and funky", they asked, "Is gambling really that interesting?"

Trivia

In one episode, an aerial shot of the fictional Montecito showed that it is situated at the corner of Giles St. and Reno Ave., half a mile from the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino. Many of Mandalay Bay's interiors and exteriors (including its wave pool) have been used as Montecito exteriors, although (according to the Internet Movie Database) interiors are now filmed in a California set that is a replica of the Mandalay Bay.

See also: 2003 in television

External link: Las Vegas on NBC site