Not in my house: how Vegas casinos wage a war on cheating

Folks come in and wager, hoping they'll be the exception to the rule that the house always wins. Then there are the savvier players, those who don’t simply hope, but actively seek an advantage — sometimes by any means necessary. Probably for as long as there have been wagering games, players have sought an edge. Depending on the orientation of your moral compass, sometimes that search tips over into outright cheating. Intel’s first RAM chip appeared in 1970, followed soon after by the 4004 and 8008 microprocessors. The first personal computer, the little-known Kenbak-1, debuted in 1971, retailing for $750. (Forty were sold.) The hardware that would power Taft’s wearable blackjack computer had just begun arriving in the marketplace. During George’s first test run, a casino employee happened to place a hand on Taft’s back, vindicating the decision to not strap the computer there. Taft and George did well enough, despite some initial setbacks, and pretty soon the whole Taft family was recruited for the project. Aria Resort and Casino. It’s a luxe establishment, part of MGM’s 67-acre CityCenter complex that opened in late 2009; it’s the largest privately funded construction project in U.S. history, costing over $8.5 billion to build. More than 1,100 cameras dot the casino, a mixture of high-definition digital cameras and older, analog pan/tilt/zoom (P/T/Z) cameras. According to Derk Boss, most casinos still use P/T/Z cameras: they’re less expensive and don’t have the lag of some digital cameras. They make it easier to track a specific person, especially as he or she passes through "choke points," designed to provide surveillance with a nice long look at anyone of interest. England, for example, spots the FLIR booth at the end of a long aisle. He’s thought about the technology before, the usefulness of infrared lighting for cheating, and soon he’s running an impromptu test on one of FLIR’s demo cameras. Please select the reason you are flagging this content: abuse, harassment, homophobia, inappropriate, racism, sexism, spam, or troll. Folks come in and wager, hoping they'll be the exception to the rule that the house always wins. Then there are the savvier players, those who don’t simply hope, but actively seek an advantage — sometimes by any means necessary. Probably for as long as there have been wagering games, players have sought an edge. Depending on the orientation of your moral compass, sometimes that search tips over into outright cheating. Intel’s first RAM chip appeared in 1970, followed soon after by the 4004 and 8008 microprocessors. The first personal computer, the little-known Kenbak-1, debuted in 1971, retailing for $750. (Forty were sold.) The hardware that would power Taft’s wearable blackjack computer had just begun arriving in the marketplace. During George’s first test run, a casino employee happened to place a hand on Taft’s back, vindicating the decision to not strap the computer there. Taft and George did well enough, despite some initial setbacks, and pretty soon the whole Taft family was recruited for the project. Aria Resort and Casino. It’s a luxe establishment, part of MGM’s 67-acre CityCenter complex that opened in late 2009; it’s the largest privately funded construction project in U.S. history, costing over $8.5 billion to build. More than 1,100 cameras dot the casino, a mixture of high-definition digital cameras and older, analog pan/tilt/zoom (P/T/Z) cameras. According to Derk Boss, most casinos still use P/T/Z cameras: they’re less expensive and don’t have the lag of some digital cameras. They make it easier to track a specific person, especially as he or she passes through "choke points," designed to provide surveillance with a nice long look at anyone of interest. England, for example, spots the FLIR booth at the end of a long aisle. He’s thought about the technology before, the usefulness of infrared lighting for cheating, and soon he’s running an impromptu test on one of FLIR’s demo cameras. Please select the reason you are flagging this content: abuse, harassment, homophobia, inappropriate, racism, sexism, spam, or troll. Nothing looks unusual until he stops at a baccarat game in the high-limit room, where betting minimums start at $100 per hand. He focuses on a young Asian man in a white suit who keeps his hands curiously positioned. Sometimes they cover the cards in front of him; at other times they rest on the side of the table. He is swapping cards in and out of the game, a tactic known as hand mucking. The cheater tries to break free, then drops to his knees and eats the card that he had slipped inside his jacket. From the moment you place your first bet with your players card, the casino starts paying attention. David Norton, chief marketing officer of Harrah's Entertainment. The most direct interface with the system is a modern slot machine. These days most slots are run by computers, and until recently, all of these computers have been self-contained machines. To make adjustments on standard slots, attendants have to stop play, open the housing and swap out chips, a time-consuming process that reduces profits for the casino. The Mirage's soon-to-open sister property, Aria Resort & Casino, however, will be the first casino in Las Vegas outfitted with server-based slot machines. That means Aria's one-armed bandits will run off a single computer, allowing supervisors to alter machines simply by pushing backroom buttons that can change games, odds and limits to suit the player or the situation. Venetian to confirm his employment there—"I saw that he gave one of his frequent players as a reference." The scheme unraveled from there, and both men were busted. Jeff Jonas, founder of Systems Research & Development, which originally designed NORA. The technology proved so effective that Homeland Security adapted it to sniff out connections between suspected terrorists. Associated Press found that 23 of the 27 major Strip casinos have no surveillance in hotel hallways or elevator landings.

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