Today I will tell you what the big casinos do in terms of security. This aspect is not taken seriously because the operators of small casinos or gambling halls are limited to put 4, 6 or 8 cameras just to see how crowded the place 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 at the same time it has created a working environment that guarantees the good development of the business. The magnificent relationship between the casino security departments 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, due to their own management and existing regulations, have a specialization incomparable with other sectors. All the functions of each member of the casino are subject to procedures. It is the Security and/or Compliance department that supervises that all functions are carried out with the utmost professionalism and guarantees the necessary peace of mind of the customers in a pleasant evening in a leisure center, such as a casino.
Technology: the use of technology is critical in a casino, since they are obliged to keep themselves always updated, both by the regulations and by their internal procedures. The information they manage is very high and not only as statistics. They continuously and systematically analyze all the procedures of the premises: cashiers, cashier, counting, table opening, the game itself, slots, accesses... thousands of operations. This eagerness for supervision and excellence forces the sector to maintain and be in constant search of the highest possible technical quality standards. Any technology that allows them to improve their procedures is an essential tool, such as video analytics, facial recognition, RFID in chips or cash management.
Technology in casinos is effective if it is procedural, otherwise it is an excessively high cost for the business.
Cameras have taken on enormous weight within the sector. The IP world favors diversity due to its lack of standards, but this has made it possible 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 a matter of taking care of the prettiest girl in the neighborhood from the rascals who want to stain her".
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