I was in Vegas in June and stopped by. The show is definately staged. They close the store when they are taping. The store itself is small and pretty run down. Amazing how they make it look giant on TV. Chumlee was there when we walked in signing autographs and shaking hands. The old man came out for about 5 minutes to sit on a stool and pose for pictures with people. I'd say that 50+% of their income these days is from pawn star tshirts and other souvioneers they were selling by the pallet load. All in all a very good show but its definately staged!