The Casino

Mark Burnett scored a hit with the Apprentice, but in that show we began to see elements that he would soon use much more in his other projects: scripted drama and actors planted in (Such as Omarossa). We saw even MORE of this, and more scripting and reenactments in his failure The Restaurant (2nd season especially). At least the viewers reacted and the show was just plain dropped from the NBC schedule.

Now he brings us "The Casino", on FOX. Maybe Burnett's trying to get some revenge on Fox by sending them a huge dud. This show is awful. Full of actors and scripted drama. It's all fake. All of it. And not even good actors. It's just so obvious, that it is insulting to watch. On top of that, the drama isn't even interesting. At least cover some of the business side or something.

Overall -2/10. Yes negative because it's doing harm to all television, and harm to the reality genre.

Hopefully this string of failures will cause Burnett's garbage to drop off the map of network television.

I live in Vegas and I saw an actual scene.I used to go into the casino frequently just to see if they were filming any scenes. They did retake after retake of a conversation between two people in the casino. The director would tell the two people, "Ok, go around the corner, come back and say the line again." Well, I don't think that sounds like a reality series to me. I would even look at the faces of the blackjack dealers on TV and then go into the casino later to see if I could recognize their faces, and never once saw a familiar face. There was one guy on the show who was supposed to be the son of one of the casino hosts. At the beginning of the show, he was a blackjack dealer, but wanted to move up and be a casino host like his father. So he sucked up to whoever he could and ended up being hired as a casino host. I never once seen this person. It's just not a reality series.

That sums it up....Stupid show.....Bad acting and who the hell cares to see this garbage....A huge 6'8" guy takes a 'guy' up to his room and all he can do is smile when he finds out????? And says, "don't tell anyone....what happens in vegas, stays in vegas. Uh duh, there is a camera on you dumbass. First off, do you actually think that blonde would have just sat there and waited for him? or the other guy? Uh that would be a no. And once they find find a 'flagged' gamer, that gamer is tossed out..Its not like 'oh lets go up and watch the security camera's'..... And the party up stairs, what the hell was that? high school? Whats the story here, what are we supposed to watch out for? And wasn't that Gaming Commission hearing intense, oh boy.....what about that lounge singer guy....and his 'boss'...."You don't tell me what to do, I hired you" oooooohhhhhhhh scary stuff. This show should be cancelled ASAP to avoid any further humiliation.

I know other people have rated this show as stupid, but I find it entertaining. All reality shows are scripted, and this is no exception. I have been interested in the inner workings of a casino, and this gives me a glimpse inside.

I Tivo'd this cause it had a cool title, and I heard it was a reality show, but knew nothing else about it. Hoped it would be something about rich people gambling and blowing lots of money.. when I realized it was about a couple of .COMers starting up a casino.. I wondered where it could go. I had good cause to wonder. It didn't go anywhere.

First off, why should I care about a couple of guys worth $100M+ between them buying a casino in downtown vegas? I mean, they spend 15 mins of the show watching them apply in front of the NGC for their license. It's obvious they're going to get it, or else, no series. And they're like "we have $50M on the line, we need to get a license." Sure, like they were stupid enough to pony up the money before even knowing if they had a gaming license.

There are a couple of sub-plots. Some of their college buddies throw a party for their shy friend. With hookers. Exciting, especially on non-Premium TV. There's another subplot about this 6'8" professional gamer guy.. they're like "we're throwing up the alert, he's a card counter!" and following his every move on the security cameras, watching to see if he'll go to the blackjack tables. LIKE THE STUPID REALITY TV CAMERA TWO FEET AWAY FROM HIM WATCHING HIS EVERY MOVE ISN'T A HINT! ..obviously staged. The three chicks from the party above, you see again, at supposedly the same time, hitting on the rich professional gamer guy. It's obvious the whole thing was staged.. it's stupid, boring, and not at all interesting.

Shame on you, Mark Burnett. To come up with this turkey.

0/10, nothing at all redeemable about this series. Hope it gets canceled soon so something not-as-dreadful comes out of the FOX network.