A sign at the Thousand Islands Casino
Given the large amounts of currency handled within a casino, both patrons and staff may be tempted to cheat and steal, in collusion or independently; most casinos have security measures to prevent this. Security cameras located throughout the casino are the most basic measure.
Modern casino security is usually divided between a physical security force, which patrols the casino floor and responds to calls for assistance and reports of suspicious or definite criminal activity, and a specialized surveillance department that operates the casino's closed circuit television system (known in the industry as the eye in the sky). These departments work closely together. Some casinos also have catwalks in the ceiling above the casino floor, which allow surveillance personnel to look directly down, through one way glass, on the activities at the tables and slot machines.
When it opened in 1989 The Mirage was the first casino to use cameras full-time on all table games.[1]
In addition to cameras and other technological measures, casinos also enforce security through rules of conduct and behavior; for example, players at card games are usually required to keep their hands visible at all times.
Notes
- ^ Knightly, Arnold M. (February 2007). "Blink and you'll miss him". Casino City Times: 1.
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