Villano pens feature about high-rollers for Casino Player 4 Aug. 2008 HEALDSBURG, Calif. - It's no secret that author Matt Villano likes to go whale-watching. In a story for the August 2008 issue of Casino Player magazine, however, Villano engages in whale-watching of a different kind: the kind where he watches how "whales," or high-rollers, roll. The story, titled "In the Shadow of Giants," hit newsstands today. In the piece, Villano provides a colorful and sometimes humorous insight into the world of high-rollers at various casinos in and around Las Vegas. Some of the casinos he highlights: Bellagio, MGM Grand, Luxor and Red Rock. The story includes of a number of anecdotes from high-limit gaming rooms during which Villano personally witnessed wagers of $10,000 or more. Appropriately, the piece concludes with a recollection of Villano's own experience in a high-limit room -- a visit that proved to be very lucrative. Villano reported the piece over the course of eight trips to Las Vegas in the past calendar year. The story can be read by clicking here. This is Villano's first feature for Casino Player. He is contracted to write additional travel-related stories for the magazine in the coming months, and has signed on to write a monthly behind-the-scenes column for the magazine's sister publication, Strictly Slots.