Asia leading the way in the forgery of gaming assets

Arrested in June 2005 in the largest casino in Spain, Casino Gran Madrid, were a couple of Chinese nationals who were caught red handed with 40 forged gaming chips of 250 Euro, value totalling 10,000 Euros, while attempting to play them on the simple chances on roulette. Police said at the time that they may have been part of a much larger organisation.

Not long after this in September of the same year, in one of the largest casino groups… Continue

When Big Brother was watched by surveillance. 01/Sept/2008.

In April 1999 “Big Brother”, who is the leader of the organized Asian baccarat cheat team, which is the scourge of many casinos World-wide, had brought his team to Budapest.
On entering the city they walked into one of the neighbouring casinos, which had a Baccarat (Punto Banco) table. This table didn´t usually get much action and particularly in the afternoons but the management scrambled a team together and quickly got the table open… Continue

The Importance of having Audio (European wheel) .The Importance of having Audio (European wheel) .
05/Aug/2008.


Not so long ago I was invited by the Director of Security and Surveillance of one of the largest Casinos near the Italian border, to assist in the unmasking of a scam involving a roulette table game inspector and one of the guests. The reason I was asked to help in this case was because of my previous experiences in this type of action and because of my knowledge of the Italia… Continue

Who is watching the watchers?
03/July/08.

This was the subject matter of a question and answer session at the “World Game Protection” conference, which was held in February this year in the Paris Casino, Las Vegas.
A recent case in Atlantic City, where the surveillance department was found guilty for their staff ogling customers, instead of watching what they are supposed to watch, is an example of what may go on inside some CCTV operations. Where the staff, unlike all the other employees in a… Continue

28/09/08.
In 1994, I was working as Gaming Manager at one of the most well known casinos in Central Europe. I had just come on duty for the night shift at around 8:30. A player and his girlfriend had arrived during the afternoon and presented themselves to the General Manager. The player a young American had singled out our casino because it was one of the few in the city with a hotel attached to it. He told the G.M. that he had $30,000 dollars and he wanted to play blackjack and would we comp.… Continue