July 2008 Blog Posts (5)

The Importance of having Audio

The Importance of having Audio (European wheel) .

31/July/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 Italian language.

Here was a case… Continue

Added by john connolly on July 31, 2008 at 11:48 — No Comments

Vegas In Your Pocket..In Vegas?!

There's an old saying in English about 'taking coal to Newcastle', this is internationalised as 'taking sand so the desert'.. but could as easily be 'taking slots to Vegas'.

If you're standing in the middle of the gaming floor at Caesars Palace, after putting the last $1 of your $1000 bankroll into the gaping mouth of Lucky Mermaids Super MegaSlot, are you really going to feel comforted by the fact that you still have $100 credit on the slots game, which is on your mobile phone, which… Continue

Added by John Armstrong on July 25, 2008 at 17:30 — No Comments

Mobile Payment Methods

I am interested in speaking with any executives from online gaming companies that either trial their games for a fee or offer in game item purchases. I have recently been assigned the task of managing my companies SMS micro-payment solution to see if it can gain any further traction within the online gaming industry. So far the response has been fairly warm; it seems like a majority of my time spent is initially educating people on how such a system works. With the mobile phone becoming more… Continue

Added by Matthew Kenney on July 23, 2008 at 18:48 — No Comments

Online Casino developer Team

Hi all. I'm very glad to Join in World Gaming Executives. My name is Alice Wang. I am the Account Manager of KnowledgeSurf Technologies, China (KSTC), global IT outsourcing and consulting service provider serving clients in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

We have a R&D center based in China with the developer teams in the fields of Java, J2me, dot Not, PHP, Flash, graphic design. If you want to expand your business and set up an offshore center, we are here to offer… Continue

Added by Alice Wang on July 11, 2008 at 1:27 — No Comments

Who is watching the watchers?

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… Continue

Added by john connolly on July 3, 2008 at 22:26 — No Comments