When talking to the captain, the police discuss a wolf attack in London in 1981. That would be the events of John Landis' An American Werewolf in London (1981) about which they are talking.
One of the three men who win the jackpot in the casino is Mick Garris, creator of the Masters of Horror (2005) series.
Cinthia Moura's only onscreen nudity, though she has posed nude as a professional model. Her appearance and willingness to perform nude were reportedly the main reasons why John Landis cast her.
In the pawn shop scene, there is a shot of the woman with a deer bust behind her whose antlers are perfectly placed on each side of her head and make it look like they're hers.
Part of the story takes place in the "River Rock Casino Resort". In many shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), a named casino is usually a fictitious one. But this is a real casino - the River Rock Casino Resort, in Richmond Canada. What confuses some viewers is that there is another casino named River Rock Casino Resort in Geyserville, California, USA.