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'''Danny [=McCoy=]''' (Josh Duhamel) - The central character of the series, Danny was an ex-Marine and childhood friend of Mary, who worked at the Montecito as a member of the Surveillance and Security team. When Ed became President of Operations, Danny was promoted to Ed's former job of Security head. The show started off with him giving voiceover explanations about what was happening, but this was quickly dropped part of the way into the first season. In the fourth season, Danny [[spoiler: and Delinda got together and Delinda got pregnant]], and in the fifth season, he was [[spoiler: promoted to Ed's old job as President of Operations]].

Running from 2003 to 2008 on NBC, ''Las Vegas'' was an hour-long drama that depicted the professional and personal lives of the employees of the Montecito Hotel and Casino, which was based loosely on the Mandalay Bay building. The show underwent several retools during its five-year run, usually referenced in-universe as the casino changing ownership(a few of the owners were portrayed by Dean Cain, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Tom Selleck). James Caan and Nikki Cox left at the end of the fourth season (Caan to return to films, Cox, it was rumored, due to budget cuts) and Selleck was brought in as the new owner. Ratings, however, had never been stellar, and combined with the high costs of filming led the series to be canceled with a CliffHanger series finale. Creator Gary Scott Thompson at one point wanted to do a [=TVMovie=] that would tie up the numerous loose ends of the finale, but as yet nothing has come of it. Currently airs weekdays at noon and one p.m. EST on TNT.

* {{HSQ}}: "Delinda's Box"(both parts), "Junk in the Trunk", "Heroes", "A Hero Ain't Nothing But A Sandwich"

* {{Malaproper}}: Polly the beautician, a woman who speaks near-perfect English, except with a Korean(?) accent. Problem is, she has no appropriateness filter. Take the time her friend Sam is offered a drink by a cute guy in Traffic school. Polly complains that no one offered to buy her a drink. Quadriplegic Mitch offers to buy her one.

'''Piper Nielsen''' (Camille Guaty) - A new character introduced in the fifth season premiere, Piper is a Concierge, focusing on getting the guests whatever they want(seperate from Sam, who only worries about her whales).

Running from 2003 to 2008 on NBC, ''Las Vegas'' was an hour-long drama that depicted the professional and personal lives of the employees of the Montecito Hotel and Casino, which was based loosely on the Mandalay Bay building. The show underwent several retools during its five-year run, usually referenced in-universe as the casino changing ownership(a few of the owners were portrayed by Dean Cain, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Tom Selleck). James Caan and Nikki Cox left at the end of the fourth season(Caan to return to films, Cox, it was rumored, due to budget cuts) and Selleck was brought in as the new owner. Ratings, however, had never been stellar, and combined with the high costs of filming led the series to be canceled with a CliffHanger series finale. Creator Gary Scott Thompson at one point wanted to do a [=TVMovie=] that would tie up the numerous loose ends of the finale, but as yet nothing has come of it. Currently airs weekdays at noon and one p.m. EST on TNT.

'''Ed Deline''' (James Caan) - The Head of Surveillance and Security at the Montecito, Ed was a no-nonsense ex-[=CIA=] agent who had the respect(and fear) of most of the old guard in Vegas, as well as virtually all of the new establisment. He was soon promoted to President of Operations, and became responsible for the day-to-day running of the casino.

'''Sam Marquez''' (Vanessa Marcil) - The Montecito's Casino Host, responsible for drawing [[UnusualEuphemism "whales"]](rich clients who gamble large amounts of money) to the casino and doing everything she can to keep them happy and betting.

'''Ed Deline'''(James Caan) - The Head of Surveillance and Security at the Montecito, Ed was a no-nonsense ex-[=CIA=] agent who had the respect(and fear) of most of the old guard in Vegas, as well as virtually all of the new establisment. He was soon promoted to President of Operations, and became responsible for the day-to-day running of the casino.

'''Danny [=McCoy=]'''(Josh Duhamel) - The central character of the series, Danny was an ex-Marine and childhood friend of Mary, who worked at the Montecito as a member of the Surveillance and Security team. When Ed became President of Operations, Danny was promoted to Ed's former job of Security head. The show started off with him giving voiceover explanations about what was happening, but this was quickly dropped part of the way into the first season. In the fourth season, Danny [[spoiler: and Delinda got together and Delinda got pregnant]], and in the fifth season, he was [[spoiler: promoted to Ed's old job as President of Operations]].

'''Mary Connell'''(Nikki Cox) - The Montecito's Special Events Director, who was responsible for planning and organizing conventions, weddings, and any other events taking place at the hotel.

'''Sam Marquez'''(Vanessa Marcil) - The Montecito's Casino Host, responsible for drawing [[UnusualEuphemism "whales"]](rich clients who gamble large amounts of money) to the casino and doing everything she can to keep them happy and betting.

'''Mike Cannon'''(James Lesure) - The Montecito's Head Valet, Mike is actually a genius graduate of MIT who moved to Vegas for the adventure. After Danny is promoted to Head of Security, he brings Mike upstairs as a member of the Security team. In the fifth season, [[spoiler: the recently promoted Danny makes him head of Surveillance and Security]].

'''Delinda Deline'''(Molly Sims) - Ed's daughter, Delinda becomes the Entertainment Manager of the Montecito, overseeing the running of the casino's clubs, restaurants and shops. She has a short-lived affair with Danny at the beginning of the first season, but they later fall in love and get back together.

'''Nessa Holt'''(Marsha Thomason) - The Pit Boss of the Montecito, she oversees all betting on the floor and monitors the tables to ensure there is no cheating. Her father was a CIA agent who worked with Ed, and after his disappearance, Ed took her in and raised her like a daughter. She is of course very close to Ed, and she and Delinda consider each other sisters.

'''A.J. Cooper'''(Tom Selleck) - A Wyoming cattle baron who buys the Montecito at the outset of the fifth season, little becomes known about him except that he is a former Marine and claims he got into the hotel/casino business because he wanted to learn about it. He prefers being called "Cooper" instead of "A.J.", is prone to shaking things up at the Montecito, and has a mysterious connection to...

'''Piper Nielsen'''(Camille Guaty) - A new character introduced in the fifth season premiere, Piper is a Concierge, focusing on getting the guests whatever they want(seperate from Sam, who only worries about her whales).

* TheHeist: "Pharaoh 'Nuff" revolves around a mummy being stolen from the Montecito on the way from the airport, and Ed deciding that the team is going to steal it back.

* WarIsHell - Danny is a veteran of two tours of duty in Iraq. He comes back from his first deployment fairly well-adjusted, his second one,[ [{{Understatement}} not so much.]]

* WarIsHell - Danny is a veteran of two tours of duty in Iraq. He comes back from his first deployment fairly well-adjusted, his second one...
[[{{Understatement}} not so much.]])

* ChristmasCarol: Since AChristmasCarol is his favorite christmas story, Mike is GenreSavvy enough to want to get through the spirits as quick as possible.

* WarIsHell - Danny is a veteran of two tours of duty in Iraq. He comes back from his first deployment fairly well-adjusted, his second one...[[{{Understatement}} not so much.]])

* CompleteMonster - Season 4's Vince Peterson is a billionaire gambler who asks Sam to marry him and sweetens the deal by agreeing to buy the Montecito...[[spoiler:before drugging her, tying her up, kidnapping her and attempting to rape her. And he takes [[SlasherSmile way too much pleasure]] in letting Sam know that she isn't even ''close'' to the first woman he's done this to.]]

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: See {{Awesome.OtherShows}}.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny - "Me and Danny here, we're gonna go back to our office for ten minutes. But in ten minutes, if I come back here and there's not a leg in the middle of this table, I'm gonna bitchslap every one of you so hard that your unborn children will come out well-behaved."

* FetishFuel: See [[FetishFuel/LiveActionTV the trope entry]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: Even leaving aside all the guest stars, the main cast is very familiar, with the likes of [[{{Film/Transformers}} Capt. Lennox]], [[TheGodfather Sonny Corleone]], and MagnumPI as the frontliners.

* TearJerker: At the end of season one, Danny is called back into service, and Ed privately asks his military contacts where he's shipping out to. We only hear Ed's side of the phone conversation, but wherever Danny's going, it's clear from how James Caan seems to age ten years at the reply that Ed expects his protege will be coming home in a casket.

* BrilliantButLazy - Delinda, who is a member of MENSA, but usually acts very flighty and has a short attention span.

** They were laughing about it because she was an AssholeVictim.

* RapeIsOkayIfItIsFemaleOnMale: One season one episode had Sam really upset by a rival, culminating in suggesting they make a fresh start, make out, then after really working him up ties him to the bed and offers him to a grotesque, obese, borderline woman.

* RapeIsOkayIfItsFemaleOnMale: One season one episode had Sam really upset by a rival, culminating in suggesting they make a fresh start, make out, then after really working him up ties him to the bed and offers him to a grotesque, obese, borderline woman.

* AsHimself: Mayor Oscar Goodman occasionally appeared as...Mayor Oscar Goodman.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: See {{CrowningMoment.OtherShows}}.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny - "Now, me and my friend Danny are gonna leave the room. When we come back, if there's not a leg laying in the middle of this table, I'm gonna bitch slap each and every one of you boys so hard your '''unborn children''' are gonna come out well behaved."

* NoEnding: The series ends with a ToBeContinued, but was never given another season.