RIPLEY DECIDES TO TAKE MATTERS IN HIS OWN HANDS AFTER HE DISCOVERS THE VIVA IS BEING RIPPED OFF BY CHEATERS, ON "VIVA LAUGHLIN," SUNDAY, OCT. 28

Tony and Emmy Award-Winning Actor Hugh Jackman ("The Man from Oz") Returns as Nicky Fontana

Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress Melanie Griffith ("Working Girl") Returns as Bunny Baxter

Taryn Manning ("Hustle and Flow") Guest Stars as Geneva, Bunny's Step Daughter

"Takin' Care of Business" - Ripley discovers that cheaters are stealing from the Viva and decides to take matters into his own hands by hiring better security guards to catch the culprits: make an example of them and prevent others from doing the same, on VIVA LAUGHLIN, Sunday, Oct. 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Songs featured in this episode include Bachman Turner Overdrive's "Takin' Care of Business" and REM's "Everybody Hurts."

SERIES REGULARS:

Ripley Holden: Lloyd Owen
Natalie Holden: M�dchen Amick
Peter Carlyle: Eric Winter
Marcus: DB Woodside
Jonesy: P.J. Byrne
Cheyenne Holden: Ellen Woglom
Jack Holden: Carter Jenkins

RECURRING:

Nicky Fontana: Hugh Jackman
Bunny: Melanie Griffith

GUEST STARS:

Mick: Sebastian Tillinger
Diane: Missy Doty
Geneva: Taryn Manning
Holly: Anna Kendrick
Desiree: Tasha Tae
Fingers Sutigato: James Madio
Gambler: Dan Domenech
Bruiser #1: Bruno Amato
Man: Joe Sabatino
Security Guard: Vincent Ward
Commissioner Miller: M.C. Gainey
Bartender: Jonathan Fraser
Phil: Joe Ochiman
Marisa: Katelynn Tilley
Ryan Christiansen: Speedo Dude
Newscaster: Nicky Vallee
Calvin: Jozef Fahey
Singing Doorman: Danny Stiles
Stickman: John Ciccolini
Hot girl: Rebecca Sweitzer
Hot girl: Candice Coke
Hot girl: Staci B. Flood
Hot girl: Mandy Coulton
Hot girl: Christine Sarah Smith
Hot girl: Micki Duran
Casino waitress: Holly Cruikshank
Dealer craps table: Kevin Shea
Valet dancer: Wilkie Ferguson
Utility stunt: Mike Cassidy
Stunt performer: Sonny Tipton
Stunt performer: Josh Kemble
Stunt performer: Toby Holguin

WRITTEN BY: Steven DeKnight, one of the series' executive producers.

DIRECTED BY: Matt Earl Beesley

RATING: TV14-L