American Casinos Michael Tata passed away last night

[FLbadgirl]

cpalma, do you happen to know if it's with the same "cast" of people? I am just curious if they will move Ninya over to manage it.

Any other interesting tidbits you gleamed while over there?

[cpalma]

cpalma, do you happen to know if it's with the same "cast" of people? I am just curious if they will move Ninya over to manage it.

Any other interesting tidbits you gleamed while over there?

I guess that would be determined by the Hotel management (if they move current GVR employees to manage the new property). I would think they would make those decisions based on their employees skills and not based on the TV show American Casino. For TV ratings, it would probably be a good thing to use some of the old 'cast' members as we've gotten to know and like/dislike them. It didn't seem like they weren't too impressed with Ninya's skills, considering they never considered her to replace Tata.

The man I spoke to never watched an episode, so it's probably more interesting to us then those who live and work there.

[jeff125va]

I guess that would be determined by the Hotel management (if they move current GVR employees to manage the new property). I would think they would make those decisions based on their employees skills and not based on the TV show American Casino. For TV ratings, it would probably be a good thing to use some of the old 'cast' members as we've gotten to know and like/dislike them. It didn't seem like they weren't too impressed with Ninya's skills, considering they never considered her to replace Tata.

The man I spoke to never watched an episode, so it's probably more interesting to us then those who live and work there.
IIRC, it was a matter of experience, not her skills. She herself acknowledged that, and never seemed to think she should have gotten the job.

So is the new hotel they were building open yet? Any idea where their new property will be? Is it on the strip?

[nataylor]

IIRC, it was a matter of experience, not her skills. She herself acknowledged that, and never seemed to think she should have gotten the job.

So is the new hotel they were building open yet? Any idea where their new property will be? Is it on the strip?
Red Rock (http://www.redrockstation.com/index.html), opening Spring, 2006. It's not on The Strip.

[marksman]

So is the show DOA... I would be suprised if it came back 2 years later with a new property.. The whole span of this show was amazing. Not really much known about it at first, but became a bit of a cult hit... Then the whole Tata thing basically took the show down for the count. The layoff and everything and the unstable schedule and burn off of episodes.

It seems like it crashed as fast as it rose. I do not know if it ever had good ratings, although I am not sure that would be hard to do for the travel channel.

Regardless, I was hoping this would come back, but I doubt it would ever be the same even if it ever did come back.

[pmyers]

It definately went downhill after Tata died.

[FLbadgirl]

Are there new episodes right now? I haven't heard or seen a thing in the To-Do List.

[gchance]

You know, it did come back for something like 6 episodes on The Travel Channel a few months ago. The focus on the show has completely changed, they weren't even showing Ninya very much. I don't think Tata's replacement is as comfortable on camera as Tata was.

There were some neat moments though. The new tower got completed and they turned the room with the screwed-up window into a rec-room for the security guys. Six months after Michael Tata's death, they invited his mother to the casino and she had a good cry with Ninya.

I think that was the final episode, because the whole thing had a finality to it. The final moment of the show had the casino director, I forget his name, explain that the casino wouldn't be near what it is now had it not been for Tata.

Greg

[dd28021980]

American Casino's Michael Tata: Cause of Death Revealed
by Sting7 -- 08/29/2004


More than a month after his death, toxicology exams have revealed the cause of the passing of hotel-casino executive Michael Tata, of American Casino. It appears that the talented young life of Tata is just one of the latest victims of a growing, and troubling, Las Vegas trend.

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Michael Tata, a prominently featured and popular staff member shown on the Discovery Channel's American Casino, was found dead July 6 at his home in Henderson, NV. However, the cause of death could not be determined until toxicology test results were received. Those results are now in. Toxicology tests revealed evidence of the drug Fentanyl, a powerful pain medicine often used by cancer patients. The drug slows down respiratory functions and carries a warning not to be ingested with alcohol. The tests confirm that Tata died from a combination of the painkiller fentanyl and alcohol. His death has been ruled accidental.

However, those close to Tata say that the young executive had never reported having any form of cancer, nor did he show any symptoms of the disease. In fact, the work schedule he maintained suggested he was in perfect health.

The combination of fentanyl and alcohol has been referred on the club scene as a "Las Vegas Cocktail" in the suddenly-burgeoning prescription drug black market. Six to eight months ago, the "Las Vegas cocktail" was a blend of OxyContin and Soma, a prescription muscle relaxant. Now, the "cocktail" has morphed into a combination of Soma, Viagra and Fentanyl--a raspberry-flavored lollipop that delivers a narcotic commonly considered to be 80-100 times more powerful than morphine. Add a little cocaine, as is common, and you have a potentially lethal concoction that Detective Paul DeAngelis told the Las Vegas Mercury, "will (a) keep you up all night and (b) probably make your heart explode." DeAngelis is a Southern Nevada Pharmaceutical Narcotics Enforcement Team member, who adds, "The prescription (drug) problem in Nevada absolutely dwarfs that of illicit drugs,"

UMC clinical pharmacist Don Frisch concurs to the Associated Press that fentanyl can turn deadly if it's used recreationally, especially if alcohol is added to the mix, "When used in combination with other respiratory depressants, like alcohol or valium, you can actually have an enhanced effect on the respiratory system -- leading to death," Frisch said.

According to police reports, Tata had consumed both vodka and a stick of fentanyl shortly before his death. Again, they say it was an accidental death.

An episode on Sept. 3 will pay tribute to Michael Tata. Fans of the show are invited to make contributions to the Michael J. Tata Scholarship which will benefit the UNLV hotel administration program of which Tata was a graduate.

You can send your contribution to:

Michael Tata Scholarship Fund
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Box 456013
Las Vegas, NV 89154-6013

[IndyTom]

Ummm....not meaning to state the obvious - but .....

This info is two years old. What's your point? :confused:

[harvscar]

/Chevy Chase
This just in, Michael Tata is still dead.

[Magister]

He registered just so he could revive a 2 year old thread. Congrats.

[bareyb]

American Casino's Michael Tata: Cause of Death Revealed
by Sting7 -- 08/29/2004
According to police reports, Tata had consumed both vodka and a stick of fentanyl shortly before his death. Again, they say it was an accidental death.

An episode on Sept. 3 will pay tribute to Michael Tata. Fans of the show are invited to make contributions to the Michael J. Tata Scholarship which will benefit the UNLV hotel administration program of which Tata was a graduate.

You can send your contribution to:

Michael Tata Scholarship Fund
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Box 456013
Las Vegas, NV 89154-6013

I'll get my checkbook. :p

[Bananfish]

/Chevy Chase
This just in, Michael Tata is still dead.

What about Generalissimo Francisco Franco?

[deleatedd]

No, he's a clean-shaven brunette, average height, always impeccably dressed and always high-strung. In the first episope, I think they showed him having a drink with Wayne, the Director of Marketing.


DOES ANYONE REALLY KNOW HOW TALL MICHAEL ACTUALLY WAS???

[newsposter]

coincidentally, the ep where he died is showing on ch 285 at 8am today

[steve614]

Methinks some canned processed meat product is about to be introduced. :(

:p

[GoHalos]

Methinks some canned processed meat product is about to be introduced. :(

:p

agreed :up:

Hormel, no?

[MiakioAmy]

Methinks some canned processed meat product is about to be introduced. :(

:p

Why do they need to bring back such old threads? Why don't they just comment on current ones? :confused:

[ellinj]

he's still dead.

[Marc]

Any bets on mondoman's IP address? For the spam I'm seeing on my server, I was getting a lot of registrations from eastern Europe from places like Latvia and Belarus.

[USAFSSO]

I don't get ch 285

[mwhip]

he's still dead.

But is Leah Remini still fat?

[gchance]

Wow, I saw this thread pop up and my first thought was, "Again?"

I still miss this show. :)

Greg

[modnar]

I still miss this show. :)
Definite +1 here. I wish they'd bring it back in some way. I'd be curious to see where the "cast" is now.

[bareyb]

Wow, I saw this thread pop up and my first thought was, "Again?"

I still miss this show. :)

Greg

Me too. After Tata died, it went downhill fast though. A lot's changed since then... Station Casinos, aka the owners of Green Valley Ranch are actually in bankruptcy right now. Of course they also own the UFC, so they aren't exactly hurting for money. ;)

[billboard_NE]

Me to, We enjoyed the show, we were sorry to see it go.

[5thcrewman]

Maybe they can start a 'Dubai Casino' show now that City Center is open. :rolleyes: