5 Tricks that Keep the Casino Safe
The world's leading covert agencies look to Las Vegas to see the latest surveillance, security, and monitoring systems in action. Here are five tricks that keep the casinos safe.
The human hierarchy is the first line of defense for any casino. Collusion between dealers and players is a common scam. If a player starts to win a disproportionate amount of money, the casino’s security team will take more notice of what's going on.
The Bellagio has more than 2,000 cameras operating at any time. Security experts watch what's going on at the blackjack and roulette tables.
Nora (Non-Obvious Relationship Awareness) software is used by the US Homeland Security, the CIA and other secret services. It alerts security if there are non-obvious links between people in the same casino.
Most modern casinos use radio frequency identification chips. If stolen, the chips can be immediately deactivated and rendered worthless. The chips also prevent fraud at the table by recording the total amount of chips in play.
Facial recognition protects the casino on several levels. It helps to spot cheats and criminals and it can also spot problem gamblers.
The security is there to make the games and casinos safe for everyone.