Security Increases in Slots Parlors
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011One of the things that is become a major concern in the market is criminal activity. Slot machines and other gambling games are big business and unfortunately thieves know this. It’s always been a romanticized location to steal from – just look at the movies. You see these banding together to come up with a scheme that will overcome security system, security team, patrons, managers and let them walk away with millions of dollars. Sure it sounds easy and it looks exciting but the reality is that stealing from the casino is a huge mistake for anyone who tries. Slot machines bring in a lot of money in any given day. Consider that even a mid-level casino can have hundreds of slot machines on its gaming floor. Let’s say they each bring in about $30 an hour. That means they’re bringing in $3000 an hour if they have is 100 slots. Now if you multiply that by the entire day, they are bringing in $72,000 or $504,000 a week. Of course this is just the numbers for the slots parlor alone. Most casinos also have table gaming and other kinds of lotteries available to the general public. It’s no wonder why they have so much money rushing around from the cash cages to the vault. It’s also no wonder why thieves target the location for their next big hit.
Casinos have always been trying to one up the criminal world because they know what a target they are. Managers are working with the highest level of security systems possible to protect their gaming floor. You can walk into any good slots parlor now and inevitably you’re going to see security cameras positioned all over the floor and from various different vantage points. The purpose of course is to deter thieves and not all of the cameras are meant to be hidden…but you can trust that some are. Some of them are in plain view just to remind people not to try anything because likely they’re going to get caught. On top of the security systems casinos also have human eyes watching every angle of the casino. This is to supplement their own security systems in an effort to protect the millions of dollars they have in their slots parlors at any given time.

