{"id":304088,"date":"2024-05-24T08:07:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T13:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=304088"},"modified":"2024-05-24T09:15:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:15:11","slug":"vegas-myths-busted-youre-on-pawn-stars-when-you-visit-the-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-myths-busted-youre-on-pawn-stars-when-you-visit-the-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: You Get on ‘Pawn Stars\u2019 by Visiting the Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDITOR’S NOTE: <\/strong>“Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. <\/em>Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Dec. 25, 2023.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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A bunch of guys famous for spotting counterfeit reproductions are the manufacturers of a colossal one themselves.<\/p>\n

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Fans line up to visit the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in downtown Las Vegas. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Up to 5,000 tourists a day have visited the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, downtown at 713 Las Vegas Blvd., since the History Channel’s<\/em> “Pawn Stars” reality series began in 2009.<\/p>\n

Many clutch family heirlooms and dreams of appearing on TV as a customer, or at least of catching a glimpse of stars Corey Harrison, Rick Harrison, or Austin Lee \u201cChumlee\u201d Russell. (Richard “Old Man” Harrison died in 2018.)<\/p>\n

But neither happens for 99.999% of them. And that’s because no members of the show’s cast work at the pawn shop anymore.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before we continue, a big tip of our hat to Casino.org<\/em>\u2019s own Vital Vegas<\/em> blogger Scott Roeben, who busted this myth<\/a> back in 2013. Yet it persists because the hit reality show refuses to be honest about its reality.<\/p>\n

Gone Stars<\/h2>\n

What “Pawn Stars” never mentions on the show is that it shoots on a secret set. A replica of the store, only smaller, it’s hidden inside the second floor of the same building and is inaccessible to the public.<\/p>\n

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At left, a previously cast “customer” approaches Rick Harrison on the “Pawn Stars” set with an item to sell. Note the fake front door on the left and the real one on the right. The fake one is opaque, instead of clear, so viewers can\u2019t see that it doesn\u2019t open out onto the street. (Images: Scott Roeben, Vital Vegas,<\/em> and Pinterest)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Producers shot the show in the real shop during its first season. But once the series caught fire, swarming crowds of autograph- and selfie-seekers made it impossible to continue doing that.<\/p>\n

A separate studio also allows the real pawn shop to continue reaping a profit without interruption. Though, as Roeben pointed out in his story, the gift shop does much more reaping than the pawn shop.<\/p>\n

How You Can<\/em> Get on \u2018Pawn Stars\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It is<\/em> possible to become one of a teeny, tiny number of people allowed to enter the “Pawn Stars” set.<\/p>\n

A few extras will get pulled from the shop to take place in the tapings. However, the extras, who are instructed never to look at the cast, will only get to appear in the background. And the dates of the tapings are a closely guarded secret.<\/p>\n

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Customers (actors) are only cast on the show via notices like this one, which was distributed via entertainment industry channels prior to a 2024 taping. (Image: Vital Vegas<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The coveted customer roles are all cast in advance and no one is selected to audition for them from the real shop. Ever. Auditions are prearranged and there’s a protocol of pretense for the lucky few to follow if they pass.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For instance, the final prices are set in advance.<\/p>\n

All of that bargaining you see on the show is acting, and the “customers” are instructed how to act by producers before each scene.<\/p>\n

Also, if you ever wondered how the Pawn Stars seem to know the historical significance, and value, of every item they assess, it’s because they’re not assessing anything.<\/p>\n

They’ve been briefed about the items in advance.<\/p>\n

So you didn\u2019t realize that show business was fake until you read this article?<\/p>\n

Look for \u201cVegas Myths Busted\u201d every Monday on\u00a0<\/strong>Casino.org. <\/b><\/em>To read previously busted Vegas myths, visit VegasMythsBusted.com.<\/a> Got a suggestion for a Vegas myth that needs busting? Email corey@casino.org.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Dec. 25, 2023.\u00a0 A bunch of guys famous for spotting counterfeit reproductions are the manufacturers of a colossal one themselves. Up to 5,000 tourists a day have visited the Gold & Silver […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":304091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313,81886,88494],"tags":[89220,87918,83630,89221,87917,89293,89222,89224,23,87916,89225,85816,89219,89223,87291],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: You Get on 'Pawn Stars\u2019 by Visiting the Shop - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"EDITOR'S NOTE: "Vegas Myths Busted" publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. 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