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Today, most people who visit casinos know about the Eye in the Sky (casino surveillance cameras) which are a sophisticated and complex surveillance and security system. There are very few people who know how such a system functions. However, if you want to succeed at the blackjack tables for any length of time it's an absolute must. It is a prerequisite that you know how it works because if you don't, you will end up like the famous "MIT Blackjack Team" of the early '90s. The surveillance system consists of hundreds of sophisticated hidden cameras covering every square inch of the casino's property, including the parking areas. These cameras are connected to hundreds of monitors in an isolated surveillance room. This part of the casino is so isolated that it has its separate entrance, break room, etc. This is to ensure that casino employees will not mix with the employees of the surveillance and security department, they usually don't even know each other, for obvious reasons. However, just because there are hundreds of surveillance monitors showing all the action of the entire casino at all times, it doesn't mean that there are hundreds of employees who are watching every monitor. As a matter of fact, there are only a handful of them there at any given time. The main functions of the Eye in the Sky system are first of all, to record all the actions so that casino personnel can view the tapes to see exactly what happened with an absolute certainty at any given time of the preceding minutes, hours, days and/or weeks, if they need to. The second function is to watch any live action play and zoom in on it, whether it be on the gaming floor or any other part of the casino. Usually, this happens when they get a call from the gaming floor that they suspect something like cheating, stealing, card counting and/or anything out of ordinary. And the operative phrase here is "anything out of ordinary"! These casino surveillance cameras are so sophisticated that they can even read the serial numbers on a dollar bill, or any other details they want to see. They can see what you are writing in your notebook in the lounge when, finally, you are enjoying your well deserved drink after a successful blackjack session. They can follow you to the cashier to see exactly how many chips you will cash out, and they often do that. In other words, there is no escape from the watchful Eye in the Sky, no matter where you are. Think about this when you are in the casino, from the moment you step in to their domain until the moment you are out of their watchful eyes. Posted by Guru on 2004/9/25
Today, most people who visit casinos know about the Eye in the Sky (casino surveillance cameras) which are a sophisticated and complex surveillance and security system. There are very few people who know how such a system functions. However, if you want to succeed at the blackjack tables for any length of time it's an absolute must. It is a prerequisite that you know how it works because if you don't, you will end up like the famous "MIT Blackjack Team" of the early '90s. The surveillance system consists of hundreds of sophisticated hidden cameras covering every square inch of the casino's property, including the parking areas. These cameras are connected to hundreds of monitors in an isolated surveillance room. This part of the casino is so isolated that it has its separate entrance, break room, etc. This is to ensure that casino employees will not mix with the employees of the surveillance and security department, they usually don't even know each other, for obvious reasons. However, just because there are hundreds of surveillance monitors showing all the action of the entire casino at all times, it doesn't mean that there are hundreds of employees who are watching every monitor. As a matter of fact, there are only a handful of them there at any given time. The main functions of the Eye in the Sky system are first of all, to record all the actions so that casino personnel can view the tapes to see exactly what happened with an absolute certainty at any given time of the preceding minutes, hours, days and/or weeks, if they need to. The second function is to watch any live action play and zoom in on it, whether it be on the gaming floor or any other part of the casino. Usually, this happens when they get a call from the gaming floor that they suspect something like cheating, stealing, card counting and/or anything out of ordinary. And the operative phrase here is "anything out of ordinary"! These casino surveillance cameras are so sophisticated that they can even read the serial numbers on a dollar bill, or any other details they want to see. They can see what you are writing in your notebook in the lounge when, finally, you are enjoying your well deserved drink after a successful blackjack session. They can follow you to the cashier to see exactly how many chips you will cash out, and they often do that. In other words, there is no escape from the watchful Eye in the Sky, no matter where you are. Think about this when you are in the casino, from the moment you step in to their domain until the moment you are out of their watchful eyes. Posted by Guru on 2004/9/25