Players Casino requested demos and ultimately selected OnSSI’s Ocularis, using encoders to migrate many of their existing analog cameras to avoid the expense and inconvenience of having to rip and replace every camera. One key factor in the decision for Ocularis was the software’s fast and easy training for both new and seasoned employees.
- By Ken LaMarca
- Feb 01, 2014
In the American casino industry, the name Boyd Gaming stands out as a model of business efficiency and success.
- By Del V. Salvi
- Dec 23, 2013
Almost 200 JVC IP-based HD security cameras provides casino with quality color, high-quality images and a high frame rate.
Because of the advantages in the transmission of both audio and video data, as well as control signals, IP-based surveillance has caught on in recent years. The data provided can be synthesized into new, custom build-outs that allow the support of HD images, analytics for operational purposes, local or remote video storage, remote control and monitoring.
- By Todd Flowers
- Oct 01, 2013
With so much money flowing throughout casinos, these establishments are a highly-regulated world within themselves when it comes to security.
- By Fernando Pires
- Sep 01, 2013
Upgrade to KeyWatcher Touch adds benefits of common user database and email/SMS notifications.
Some casinos are already taking a pro-active approach to Google Glass.
- By Ginger Hill
- Jun 10, 2013
By 2015, Asia-Pacific casinos are predicted to be generating revenues over $79 billion. But, with such growth comes greater need for control, particularly in terms of security.
When Graham Wallis walks into a Las Vegas casino, his first look isn’t to the slot machines or gaming tables. He is thinking about security and how his company can improve surveillance for the end user.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 01, 2013
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Albuquerque, N.M., has hired Surveillance Systems Integration (SSI) to manage their migration from analog to IP-based high-definition megapixel security surveillance camers and systems. The new system will feature Avigilon's end-to-end solution. SSI is a preferred integrator with Avigilon
With thousands of guests daily visiting Casino Copenhagen, money is always changing hands.
- By Courtney Pedersen
- Mar 01, 2012
One retail store on the Las Vegas Strip now has a higher level of security thanks to Moonblink Communications.
Treasure Island Hotel & Casino received a comprehensive overhaul and update of the surveillance and security infrastructure throughout the resort property.
One of the top tourism attractions in Canada’s famed Niagara Falls, Casino Niagara, will soon feature the latest in surveillance.
ISee3D Inc., developer of single lens 3D technology, announced recent industry-specific updates and advances. ISee3D is introducing a modified lens solution that cuts 3D down to size and increases frame rates, making practical a range of applications and bringing 3D to more markets, such as consumer, automotive, industrial and medical devices.
The cameras combine full HD resolution images with low light operation and color reproduction to provide an advanced level of detail for surveillance applications.
The Security Products New Product of the Year Award honors the outstanding product development achievements of security equipment manufacturers whose products are considered to be particularly noteworthy in their ability to improve security.
The new models offer 1.3-, 3- and 5-megapixel resolutions.
Basler Vision Technologies announced recently that several of its new IP camera models have been selected by officials from Jerry’s Nugget Casino to secure their gaming facilities in Las Vegas.
The dream of easy money draws gamblers to casinos; the goal of preserving profits requires casinos to find ways to keep dishonest gamblers from gaining that money illegally. There are some scenarios and many reasons why casinos need to partner with security integrators to realize the full potential of their security systems.
- By John Monti
- Mar 01, 2011