Americans spent $58 billion dollars on lottery tickets in 2011 in hopes of defying the odds and striking it rich. Â The tremendous popularity of the lottery despite it’s horrific return on investment has led some to cynically label the lottery as a stupidity tax. Â However, a group of MIT students figured out how to turn…
The inaugural Golden Dome Awards was one of the featured events of the last day of the WGPC. Video of some of the best scams caught by surveillance in casinos across the country were shown in three major categories: 1)Â Â Table Game Takedowns 2)Â Â Slot Takedowns 3)Â Â Theft Takedowns The video clips were judged on…
Day 2 of the WGPC began with  keynote sessions on unconventional means of beating the casinos. Kicking off the day with High-Tech Casino Crime was Richard Martin and John Anderson from London’s Metropolitan Police Clubs & Vice. When I think of gaming in the UK, the first thing that comes to mind is the trio of eastern…
A few days ago I returned from the World Game Protection Conference (WGPC). It was a memorable 3 days. Shortly after arriving in Vegas,  I received some disappointing news from Willy Allison, President of World Game Protection. Allison had been informed that Dave Irvine and I would not be allowed on any of the tours of the…
Starting this Sunday, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is hosting the World Game Protection Conference (WGPC), a 3 day conference and exhibition dedicated to casino game protection. CEOs, surveillance managers, operations managers, and security heads from casinos all over the world are among those who will be in attendance. I’m planning on going as well, and no, I…