Archive for Casino Surveillance
Multitasking @ Casinos!
Now I know in detail why surveillance people need super multitasking skills! Started reading “Casino Surveillance and Security: 150 Things You Should Know”. Wow! Check the book out at: Amazon
Dataveillance Countdown
Our dataveillance product ICOS has been under surgery. The countdown to the new version called “Cheeteye” has begun. Keep checking out cheeteye.com for more info, specials and prizes.
Cheeteye – Protecting with Insight
Psychology of Surveillance (Part 2)
Last week I discussed the first of four of ways that the mind tries to deal with the significant amount of information it processes on a daily basis day. Firstly, it looks for a difference.
Secondly, our mind tries to explain to us what is happening when something different takes place. It’s a good thing in the context of surveillance that the mind is not content with… Continue reading
Psychology of Surveillance
At the recent WGPC, Darwin Ortiz, one of the world’s leading sleight-of-hand experts demonstrated how an untrained eye can miss much of the card cheating going on in the casino industry. He emphasized that the only way not to be seduced by the “magic” of crooked gamblers is to look for patterns. His strategy got me thinking on the psychology of surveillance as I believe that looking for… Continue reading
Mature Dataveillance
I found the recent WGPC conference most informative and was encouraged to see the topic of “Dataveillance” discussed.
I sat down with one of my clients today who is so grateful that they invested in dataveillance more than two years ago. We spent the day discussing how to mine the data in different ways. They’ve matured just like the mature wine I gave him! A fitting gift… Continue reading
Casino Intrusion
I watched Kevin Mitnick on day 2 of the WPGC hack into an electronics website and change the price of an item for sale – oops! This was not a demo! He then showed us how popular peer-to-peer software is being used by ordinary people to access classified documents. Right in front of our eyes we saw how easy it was to access confidential casino documents… Continue reading
Casino Slots Star Wars
Casino slots are under attack! According to Darrin Hoke, Director of Surveillance at Lauberge du Lac Hotel & Casino, the scams are numerous and the vulnerabilities continue to surface. For two hours on day one of the WPGC I sat with my mouth open as Darrin spoke on the top 10 slot scams and… Continue reading | 1 Comment
Casino Surveillance Experts Head to Vegas
I’ve arrived in Vegas for the premier casino surveillance conference WGPC and I’ll be blogging my highlights for the duration of the conference. I’m looking forward to meeting Willy Alison, the host of the WGPC and taking part in the conference. Right now I would love to take a walk down the strip – my mind says yes but my body says no! Stay tuned … Continue reading
Great American Casino Closes The Back Door
Great American Casino in Seattle, Washington are about to close all “back doors” by implementing ICOS at all of their casinos. The Tukwila casino has been using ICOS for over a year and Steve Martin, Surveillance Manager had the following to say amongst other things, “One of the strong suits of ICOS that drew attention from Great American is the… Continue reading
Casino Takedowns
I’m busy reading “Takedown” in preparation for next month’s World Game Protection Conference. The book is written by Tsutomu Shimomura and he recounts how he pursued Kevin Mitnick, the worlds most wanted computer criminal.
Kevin is now a consultant and will be the keynote speaker at the conference. Through two casino-specific case studies, he’ll reveal the hair-raising details of a real-life social engineering scam and… Continue reading