The location of the fictional Montecito has changed from season to season. Some of the first episodes were taped at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, which is located at the intersection of Tropicana and the Vegas Strip (next to NY NY and across from MGM). (They closed down the strip on at least one occasion at that block to film a car scene...) Because of its similarity to Mandalay Bay, many of the show visuals place the Montecito at the far southern end of The Strip, albeit usually across the street from Mandalay Bay on the airport side of Las Vegas Boulevard. The exact location and rotation of the building seems to vary a lot within this area, indeed the CGI zoom shots of the building exterior in the season two episode, "Montecito Lancers", shows the building in three slightly differing locations for three different shots. Many of Mandalay Bay's interiors and exteriors (including its wave pool) have been used as Montecito exteriors, although the actual set of Montecito is located at Culver Studios, in Culver City, California, so the interiors are a replica of the Mandalay Bay. These studios are where Gone with the Wind was filmed. During the first season of the show, many of the Montecito's suites overlooked various parts of the middle part of the Strip, placing the hotel near where the Venetian, Flamingo, or Mirage are currently, before the more consistent location at the southern end of the Strip was finalized. In Season 3, Ed Deline's office appears to be in the middle of the strip, overlooking Harrah's, Caesar's Palace, the Mirage, and the Venetian, which puts the Montecito near where Treasure Island is located. This is inconsistent with the flyover shots of the Montecito, which would place Ed's office over 2 miles away. Closer examination of the window scene shows that the Mirage's marquee over their driveway has been edited to read "Montecito". In season 4, episode 2 (around min 34) there is a scene in Ed Deline's office where again we can see an overview of The Mirage and Caesar's Palace. Again it's a confirmation that Ed Deline's office would be where Treasure Island is located. According to an episode that originally aired in December 2005, the Montecito is located about 1.5 miles from the Wynn Las Vegas. It's possible that this distance is in a straight line ("as the crow flies", if you will) as opposed to a reference to actual driving distance. This distance is inconsistent with long shots that place the Montecito near the airport and Mandalay Bay, but is in line with Season 3 visual references noted above. Other episodes show aerial shots of the Montecito that make it appear to be situated at the corner of Giles St. and Reno Ave., about half a mile from Mandalay Bay.
In "Heroes" (2006/II) {Chapter Four 'Collision' (#1.4)} and "Heroes" (2006/II) {Chapter Five 'Hiros' (#1.5)}, Hiro, Ando, Nathan, and Niki all stay at the Montecito. In "Heroes" (2006/II) {Chapter Fourteen 'Distractions' (#1.14)}, Ando and Hiro wear badges that match the logos seen on Las Vegas.
In one of the third season episodes, Martin (Barry Bostwick) asks Ed Deline about the character Sonny Corleone from The Godfather, to which Ed replies "Never seen it". In a previous Season 2 episode Ed is shown talking to Mike Cannon (James Lesure) about a scene in 'The Godfather' dealing with the Sonny Corleone character. James Caan who plays Ed Deline on Las Vegas also played Sonny Corleone.
When the series debuted in 2003, it was hounded by critics who said it wouldn't last very long. For the 2004-2005 season, it was the only show NBC renewed for a second season.
Four of the cast members appeared on "1 vs. 100" (2006) {(#1.6)}: Josh Duhamel, James Lesure, Nikki Cox, Molly Sims. All of them were eliminated without winning any money for charity.
Different theme songs have been used, depending on where, how, or when the show is viewed. In Australia, Portugal, UK, Netherlands and other countries the theme song is Let It Ride by Charlie Clouser, while in other countries, such as the USA and Canada, the theme song is A Little Less Conversation (the Junkie XL mix) by Elvis Presley. For the American DVD, as well as the episodes available for viewing on NBC's website, the Clouser song is used. Occasionally, there have been different opening songs for some episodes. For example, "Las Vegas" (2003) {Pharaoh 'Nuff (#4.13)} opened with Crazy Bitch by Buckcherry.
There are 5230 surveillance cameras in the Montecito.
Based on an idea by Don Johnson, who suggested the title "Casino Eye".
The shot of Danny driving his Camaro down the Vegas strip was used in the opening credits during every season of the show. It was attached to Josh Duhamel's billing. The shot of Molly Sims rising from the pool in a bikini was used on her billing in the first four seasons, and only removed in the final year.
Josh Duhamel holds the record among the cast for most appearances as his character. In addition to appearing in all 106 episodes, he also played Danny McCoy in three episodes of Crossing Jordan. Vanessa Marcil appeared in two of those, while Molly Sims and James Caan each guest starred once.
Two of the cast members married people who guest-starred on the show. Josh Duhamel married Stacy Ferguson ("Fergie") after she appeared in a guest spot with The Black Eyed Peas in "Las Vegas" (2003) {Montecito Lancers (#2.7)}. Nikki Cox married Jay Mohr after he guest-starred in "Las Vegas" (2003) {Whale of a Time (#2.15)}.
The character of Mary Connell (Nikki Cox) was originally written to a high-class hooker, and was filmed that way in the pilot. Mary is seen several times with a "date" and the dialog is consistent with that of a call-girl. After filming, the character was re-envisioned as the hotel's "Special Event Director". It's only in Danny's (Josh Duhamel) voice-over / narration, that he clarifies she isn't a hooker.
In the pilot, the character of the Bum (Mr. Bunny Shoes) is based on a real-life homeless person who parlayed his social security check into over $1.2 million, and lost most of it back.
The character of Mike Cannon (James Lesure) is based on a real-life person who has a Master's Degree in Engineering from M.I.T., but makes more money as a valet in Las Vegas.
In the pilot, the exhibitionist woman, Dana Barry (Tishara Cousino), is based on a real-life "famous Hollywood starlet" well known in Vegas for similar exploits.
In the pilot, Mike (James Lesure) has a wife and two kids. They can be seen briefly in the party at his house toward the end of the episode. They were never mentioned again, and in the series he is single.
Marsha Thomason originally auditioned for the role of Sam, using an American accent. After the audition, when the creators were told she was actually British, they called her back and asked her to read the part in her native accent. They liked her so much, that they rewrote the minor role of the a pit boss called the "Iceman" who was Danny's Godfather, as the "Ice Queen", Nessa Holt, and gave her the role.
The character of Delinda Deline (Molly Sims) was originally envisioned as a minor character who only made occasional appearances. Producers were so impressed with Molly's acting, that they made her a primary character.
Title is based on the Irish song "Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye", which was used as the title for a TV movie about JFK, Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (1977) (TV).
The "balloon trick" used during the blackjack scam is one of the same diversions used during the heist in Ocean's Eleven. Elliott Gould starred in both.
Vincent Ventresca and Paul Ben-Victor were co-stars in the sci-fi series The Invisible Man. Greg Yaitanes also directed various episodes from the series. When Greg read the script for this episode and it called for two lifelong buddies, he immediately thought of Paul and Vincent. Las Vegas executive producer and show runner 'Gary Scott Thompson (I)' didn't know who they were but upon seeing their faces, recognized them and knew they could pull it off. There is, however, no connection to The Invisible Man series in terms of any form of crossover.
Gavin Brunsen referred to a worker who brought him a TV so he could watch the football game. Brunsen inquires as to the name of the worker from his advisor who replies, "Scott Thompson." Indicating 'Gary Scott Thompson (I)', who created the show.
The hacker character Karla Marin is named after the show's production assistant: Karla Marín.
Danny McCoy comments that the sequel to Timecop was inferior to the first one. 'Gary Scott Thompson (I)' - creator and executive producer of Las Vegas - wrote Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003) (V).
The episode title, "Always Faithful", is an English translation of the Latin "Semper Fidelis", the motto of the US Marine Corps.
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