Recent Posts
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How to master the “Always On” casino
I received some surprising feedback from a client regarding our latest brochure which caused me to reflect on our roots and do a bit of research. Our client was surprised to read that there was little mention of the collaborative features of CHEETEYE, which he felt was a strong point of the software. Collaboration is [...]
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Smart Surveillance: Learning from Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was a great designer. From the Macintosh to the iPad, the products he designed have provided users around the world with a much needed improved technology experience. Design is about solving problems and as we continue our smart surveillance series, it’s time to look at the role of “Information Designer”. From information overload [...]
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Bird of the air takes Trigger roaming
CheetEye takes to the skies today bringing “Trigger” to 5 States in the USA. Starting out in California, the home of smart technology, casino professionals will come face to face with technology that’s casting a wide net of casino protection …
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Doing dataveillance
Traditionally, casinos have been protected by surveillance systems which use cameras to watch activities taking place on a property. However, due to the ever increasing use of electronic systems to control casino processes, there are a lot of fraudulent activities taking place that cannot be seen with the eye. The fraud is taking place at [...]
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Smart Surveillance: Tracking Big Winners
Some organizations are now mandating investigation after a player wins a certain amount. Senior management like to know that surveillance is aware and have investigated large casino losses. The problem is surveillance usually don’t get the info until the player is on a plane and on the way home. Another problem is that [...]
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Smart Surveillance: The New Mousetrap
Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. That’s kind of where we are today with casino protection. Table games have increased and placed an ever increasing pressure on surveillance observers. It’s time to break that mold and build a better mousetrap. True Innovation.
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Smart Surveillance: Iain Sinclair Interview
Our smart surveillance series starts next week with an interview we’ve managed to track down. Author Iain Sinclair discusses his views on the “post-surveillance age”, amongst other things. A quote from the interview: “We are now living in a post-surveillance age with no obvious CCTV cameras. This is the age of intelligent buildings …”.
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City of Surveillance Cracks
After the London riots, the UK surveillance society must be questioning the effectiveness of surveillance systems in London, often known as the “City of Surveillance”. Author Iain Sinclair describes London as a ‘ring-fenced ghetto, city of surveillance, privately policed estate.’ However, Ross Anderson of Cambridge university in response to the recent London riots states in [...]
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Coyote Valley Casino Protects with Insight
Bill Zender made the following comment on our previous blog site regarding casino game protection: “A casino collusion report will be a huge help for casino and surveillance executives investigating suspicious table play. At this present time I’m involved with a situation regarding excessive wins in baccarat. It would be extremely helpful if I had [...]
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CheetEye Killing Spree
A casino collusion killing spree is about to take place in some casinos with the introduction of the latest version of CheetEye. Below are some comments from people involved in beta testing the new version:
“The casino collusion feature is very useful, in fact it’s huge. It will add another dimension to Casino Surveillance” – Werner [...]