The episode was the first of the series to run as a 'supersized' episode, featuring twenty-eight minutes and twenty seconds of content rather than the standard twenty minutes and thirty seconds. Meanwhile, Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski) decides to transfer to Dunder Mifflin's Stamford branch and reveals to Pam Beesly ( Jenna Fischer) his feelings for her. In this episode, the office hosts a casino night, to which Michael Scott (Carell) inadvertently invites two dates. The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
The episode guest stars Nancy Carell as Carol Stills and Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson. Written by Steve Carell, who also acts in the show as Michael Scott, and directed by Ken Kwapis, the episode originally aired in the United States on May 11, 2006, on NBC. ' Casino Night' is the second season finale of the American comedy television series The Office and the twenty-eighth episode overall.
