Download or read book Casino Security and Gaming Surveillance written by Derk J. Boss and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-10-08 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost all incidences of cheating, theft, fraud, or loss can be detected through the surveillance of critical transactions, audit observations, and reviews of key metrics. Providing proven-techniques for detecting and mitigating the ever-evolving threats to casino security, this book covers the core skills, knowledge, and techniques needed to prote

Download or read book Casino Surveillance and Security written by Gary L. Powell and published by Asis International. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Comprehensive Guide to Casino Security A Handbook of Tools Strategies and Training written by Anthony V. Disalvatore and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Comprehensive Guide to Casino Security: A Handbook of Tools, Strategies, and Training gives casino security professionals the skills and knowledge they need to understand their roles and responsibilities and make quick, correct decisions during casino security-related incidents. Topics include: The tools, equipment, and training that ensure both safety and protection Emergency procedures Response plans Ethics Professionalism The selection and training of casino security professionals Various form samples to serve as guides for working professionals A question-and-answer section at the end of the book will allow leaders of casino security teams to test the knowledge of their personnel to ensure mastery of the content, thus enabling them to function within the standards of the industry and the boundaries of the law. The Comprehensive Guide to Casino Security is a complete resource for existing casino security departments. Anthony V. DiSalvatore, CPP, PSP, PCI, CFE, CLSD, holds an associate's degree in arts and science from Gloucester County College, a bachelor's degree in law and justice from Glassboro State College, a master's degree in education administration from Seton Hall University and a second master's degree in criminal justice from Rutgers University. He has over thirty years of experience working in security-related positions, and has been involved in the design, implementation, and operation of security at casinos, hotels, and entertainment complexes across the country. Mr. DiSalvatore is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Certified Lodging Security Director (CLSD). He is a member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) and the Gaming and Wagering Protection Council. He has been recognized by ASIS as a Triple Crown recipient for being certified as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Physical Security Professional (PSP), and Professional Certified Investigator. (PCI).

Download or read book Casino Surveillance How Casinos Thwart Cheaters and Advantage Players written by Christopher Brady and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-06 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casino Surveillance - How Casinos Thwart Cheaters and Advantage Players [An Actual Guide Written For A Major Casino]is an actual training guide written by the Head of Security of a major casino line in the United States for the purpose of training security personnel on how to spot, identify, and approach suspected cheaters and so-called "Advantage Players," or "Card-Counters.", or so I'm told....This guide describes, in great detail, the practices CURRENTLY IN USE by casino security; specifically aspects of...- Cheating- Card Counting- "Team Play"- "Camouflage"- Shuffle Tracking- Approaching "positive IDs"- Player Tracking Software- Variations of Black Jack...including...- Real-life examples and scenarios- Glossary of Casino Security Terminology

Download or read book Behind the Black Dome written by T. Dane and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic casino surveillance book is now available in Kindle.

Download or read book Casino Financial Controls written by Steve Durham and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every manager and supervisor must be financially literate in order to advance their career in casino management. Managing expenses, a key aspect of performance reviews for managers, relies heavily on the ability to read financial statements. Since there is cash and cash equivalents moving around the casino facility like in no other business, the need for financial literacy is critical in the casino industry. Money exchanges hands at gaming tables and at the cage. Employees assume responsibility for banks and chip racks worth thousands of dollars. Extending credit and issuing comps have a material effect on the profitability of casinos. Money is everywhere and controls must be in place to avoid theft and embezzlement. Incredibly easy-to-understand, Casino Financial Controls: Tracking the Flow of Money gives solid explanations of accounting principles as well as examples of accounting entries. Examples of procedural controls and the reasons for each control are also included and explained in pragmatic terms. The criteria for extending credit or issuing comps are used to avoid serious damage to the bottom line. In addition, pictures and illustrations are included to help the reader to better visualize the reality behind the words.

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Download or read book Handbook of Surveillance Technologies Third Edition written by J.K. Petersen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-01-23 with total page 1042 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From officially sanctioned, high-tech operations to budget spy cameras and cell phone video, this updated and expanded edition of a bestselling handbook reflects the rapid and significant growth of the surveillance industry. The Handbook of Surveillance Technologies, Third Edition is the only comprehensive work to chronicle the background and current applications of the full-range of surveillance technologies—offering the latest in surveillance and privacy issues. Cutting-Edge—updates its bestselling predecessor with discussions on social media, GPS circuits in cell phones and PDAs, new GIS systems, Google street-viewing technology, satellite surveillance, sonar and biometric surveillance systems, and emerging developments Comprehensive—from sonar and biometric surveillance systems to satellites, it describes spy devices, legislation, and privacy issues—from their historical origins to current applications—including recent controversies and changes in the structure of the intelligence community at home and abroad Modular—chapters can be read in any order—browse as a professional reference on an as-needed basis—or use as a text forSurveillance Studies courses Using a narrative style and more than 950 illustrations, this handbook will help journalists/newscasters, privacy organizations, and civic planners grasp technical aspects while also providing professional-level information for surveillance studies, sociology and political science educators, law enforcement personnel, and forensic trainees. It includes extensive resource information for further study at the end of each chapter. Covers the full spectrum of surveillance systems, including: Radar • Sonar • RF/ID • Satellite • Ultraviolet • Infrared • Biometric • Genetic • Animal • Biochemical • Computer • Wiretapping • Audio • Cryptologic • Chemical • Biological • X-Ray • Magnetic

Download or read book Who s Watching You written by John Gibb and published by Red Wheel Weiser. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The threat of terrorism and the corresponding climate of fear encouraged by the government have together eroded our freedom to live our lives in peace and quiet away from the prying eyes of hidden cameras. The government is tightening its grip on us by watching and recording what we do. They are doing this because they know they can and because knowledge is power. But exactly who are “they” and why do they want to know so much about us? This book includes chilling, accurate, and up-to-date descriptions of the methods the government (and private company proxies) use to watch us.

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Download or read book The Protection Officer Training Manual written by IFPO and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2003-09-26 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition retains the exceptional organization and coverage of the previous editions and is designed for the training and certification needs of first-line security officers and supervisors throughout the private and public security industry. * Completely updated with coverage of all core security principles * Course text for the Certified Protection Officer (CPO) Program * Includes all new sections on information security, terrorism awareness, and first response during crises

Download or read book Surveillance Valley written by Yasha Levine and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The internet is the most effective weapon the government has ever built. In this fascinating book, investigative reporter Yasha Levine uncovers the secret origins of the internet, tracing it back to a Pentagon counterinsurgency surveillance project. A visionary intelligence officer, William Godel, realized that the key to winning the war in Vietnam was not outgunning the enemy, but using new information technology to understand their motives and anticipate their movements. This idea -- using computers to spy on people and groups perceived as a threat, both at home and abroad -- drove ARPA to develop the internet in the 1960s, and continues to be at the heart of the modern internet we all know and use today. As Levine shows, surveillance wasn't something that suddenly appeared on the internet; it was woven into the fabric of the technology. But this isn't just a story about the NSA or other domestic programs run by the government. As the book spins forward in time, Levine examines the private surveillance business that powers tech-industry giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon, revealing how these companies spy on their users for profit, all while doing double duty as military and intelligence contractors. Levine shows that the military and Silicon Valley are effectively inseparable: a military-digital complex that permeates everything connected to the internet, even coopting and weaponizing the antigovernment privacy movement that sprang up in the wake of Edward Snowden. With deep research, skilled storytelling, and provocative arguments, Surveillance Valley will change the way you think about the news -- and the device on which you read it.

Download or read book Casino and Gaming Resort Investigations written by Derk J. Boss and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-06-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casino and Gaming Resort Investigations addresses the continued and growing need for gaming security professionals to properly and successfully investigate the increasing and unique types of crime they will face in their careers. As the gaming industry has grown, so has the need for competent and highly skilled investigators who must be prepared to manage a case of employee theft one day to a sophisticated sports book scam the next. This book provides the reader with the fundamental knowledge needed to understand how each gaming and non-gaming department functions and interacts within the overall gaming resort, allowing the investigator to determine and focus on the important elements of any investigation in any area. Each chapter delivers a background of a department or type of crime normally seen in the gaming environment, and then discusses what should be considered important or even critical for the investigator to know or determine in the course of the investigation. Likely scenarios, case histories, and tips, as well as cautions for investigators to be aware of, are used throughout the book. This book was written for and directed at gaming security and surveillance professionals, including gaming regulators, and tribal gaming authorities, who are almost daily confronted by the ingenious and the most common scams, theft, and frauds that are perpetrated in the gaming world.

Download or read book Arresting Cinema written by Karen Fang and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ridley Scott envisioned Blade Runner's set as "Hong Kong on a bad day," he nodded to the city's overcrowding as well as its widespread use of surveillance. But while Scott brought Hong Kong and surveillance into the global film repertoire, the city's own cinema has remained outside of the global surveillance discussion. In Arresting Cinema, Karen Fang delivers a unifying account of Hong Kong cinema that draws upon its renowned crime films and other unique genres to demonstrate Hong Kong's view of surveillance. She argues that Hong Kong's films display a tolerance of—and even opportunism towards—the soft cage of constant observation, unlike the fearful view prevalent in the West. However, many surveillance cinema studies focus solely on European and Hollywood films, discounting other artistic traditions and industrial circumstances. Hong Kong's films show a more crowded, increasingly economically stratified, and postnational world that nevertheless offers an aura of hopeful futurity. Only by exploring Hong Kong surveillance film can we begin to shape a truly global understanding of Hitchcock's "rear window ethics."

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