Today I comment on what the big casinos do in terms of security. This aspect is not taken seriously because operators of small casinos or gambling halls are limited to putting 4, 6 or 8 cameras only to see how full the site is and not to provide real security to the business.
What makes casinos unique is the convergence of four essential points:
Regulation: it is a tremendously regulated sector. It is a very strict regulation, but in turn has created a climate of work that guarantees the good development of the business. It highlights the magnificent relationship between the departments of Casino Security and the State Security Forces and Corps, who maintain a very close collaboration, in which they work every day to improve. Sharing information is and will be the best weapon against crime.
Procedures: Casinos, by their own management and by existing regulations, have an incomparable specialization with other sectors. All the functions of each casino member are subject to procedures. It is the Security and / or Compliance department that monitors that all functions are developed with the highest professionalism and ensure the necessary tranquility of the clients in a pleasant evening in a leisure center, such as the casino
Technology: The use of technologies is critical in a casino, as they are obliged to keep up to date, both by regulations and by their internal procedures. The information they manage is very high and not just statistics. They analyze in a continuous and systematic way all the procedures of the premises, boxes, counting, opening of tables, the game itself, slots, accesses ... thousands of operations. This desire for supervision and excellence obliges the sector to maintain itself and be in constant search of the highest possible technical quality standards. Any technology that improves its procedures is an essential tool, such as video analytics, facial recognition, RFID in the cards or cash management.
“The technology in casinos is effective if there is a procedure, otherwise it is an excessively high cost for the business”
The cameras have taken enormous weight within the sector. The IP world favors diversity because of its lack of standard, but this has allowed us to solve problems that were previously insurmountable in the analog world.
These are the four pillars of good surveillance, but it is not as simple as it sounds, it requires effort and a lot of planning "because it is to take care of the most beautiful of the neighborhood of the thief’s who want to tarnish it"
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