SECAUCUS, NJ (Jan. 12, 2004) -- Panasonic announced that its AJ-HD27 VariCam™ High Definition Cinema cameras have been selected to shoot THE CASINO, a new unscripted drama for FOX. THE CASINO will be the first Primetime Network unscripted reality series to be shot in its entirety in high definition (HD).

Production by reality king Mark Burnett Productions on the 13-episode series will begin this Spring and air in summer 2004.

THE CASINO will provide a 24/7, behind-the-scene look at the real-life dramas that unfold at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino after its new owners take control of the business and attempt to bring back it back to its past glory. The series will center on entrepreneurs Timothy Poster and Thomas Breitling whose start-up “Travelscape.com” revolutionized the travel industry. The company’s sale to Expedia in 2000 made the pair multimillionaires, and Poster and Breitling will use part of their fortunes to fulfill their life-long dream of purchasing the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas, and its sister property in Laughlin, NV. The duo are betting that they can return the hotel to the glory of its “Rat Pack” heyday by providing the best service in Las Vegas.

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