October 8

Because of the digital revolution, casinos are now provided with a new technological edge for protecting their customers from harm and keeping cheater at bay.

Even though digital camera equipment and biometric software and hardware systems are improving things, casinos have not been installing the new technology that gives them the capacity to move and store the vital information.

Such comments and findings are the result of a panel on the future of security systems at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas this week.

The panelists announced that high-definition closed-circuit television systems are being developed better than ever and the digital format permits security personnel to manufacture high-resolution pictures and close in for even better and refined details that provide pictures that are the absolute most useful in keeping unwanted persons away from casinos and track thieves.

However, to be truly effective, they state that casinos need to be able to move images quickly to other properties and keep images on-hand that are easy to access in a hurried fashion. This technology is not cheap, in fact it is very costly. Because of this, casinos have been known to hold-off on some of these highly recommended upgrades.

Many technology companies have already developed wireless, portable, or compact data processing units that are capable of determining undesirables with facial recognition and other shared data between casino facilities. Again, so far, these devices are very costly. 

The more companies that develop these types of technological advances, the quicker the price tag will drop from shear competition.

Once the new more affordable prototypes are approved, it is anticipated that casinos will jump at the chance to purchase them.