In the summer of 1980, Harvey’s Casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, prepares for the busy Labor Day weekend. But when a new photocopy machine turns out to be a 1,000-pound bomb, a wild series of events ensues as the FBI races against time to deactivate the explosive and stop a criminal mastermind. Scamtown is an Apple Original podcast, produced by FunMeter. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts. http://apple.co/Scamtown
So picture this.
It's 1980, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
You spent the day out on the boat and now you're trying your luck in the casino.
The air is filled with smoke, slot machines are going off all over the place, and you're up a couple hundred bucks.
It's not a bad day until someone taps you on the shoulder and says, you need to evacuate immediately because there's a bomb in the building.
August 26, 1980.
A photocopy machine looking bomb arrives at Harvey's Casino, which triggers a wild series of events.
Imagine if the Coen brothers were asked to direct Martin Scorsese's casino, but with.
Half the budget, we'll dive into the psyche of a criminal Mastermind and the FBI's Race Against Time to stop them.
Welcome to Scamtown, an Apple original podcast produced by Fun Meter.
I'm Brian Lazard.
And I'm James Lee Hernandez.
We're filmmakers who've been trading stories now for quite some time.
Obsessed and compelled to bring some of our favorites to life.
We love a surprising heist, an intricate scam, or just pulling back the curtain on something you think you know.
Entering a world that's stranger than fiction, and riding that line between comedy and tragedy.
This is Scam town, a place for our favorite stories that do just that.
Today's episode, Harvey's Casino Bomb.
James, have you ever been to Lake Tahoe?
I have.