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FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM

by Vinny DeCarlo

 

Vincent DeCarlo is a retired veteran casino man with over 20 years of upper management experience. His expertise covers the pit, security, surveillance and he even served as a General Manager for two different casinos. Currently, Vinny travels the states as a freelance reporter and a personal consultant to many Indian casinos. According to Vinny DeCarlo, there are two types of casino employee people; those that know DeCarlo, and those that claim to know DeCarlo, so, never believe what you hear.

 

 

Just in case you’ve been in a cave for the past ten years, the Facial Recognition System (e.g., Biometrica FRS) has the ability to scan facial features (via certain cameras located throughout the casino), and compare those features with similar faces in the casinos in-house or purchased/leased facial database. The feds used such a system at the 2001 Super Bowl. And what were their reported results? Read on.

Though facial recognition is a great idea for national security, it still needs work to be 100 percent useful for a casino surveillance department. From what I’ve seen, researched, and been told, this system still requires a good, square face shot with no obstructions. Digital cameras make the system work even harder because the shot uses up way too much head space due to the colorful carpets and backgrounds when trying to get a grill shot of the suspect. In fact, about two years ago I was watching the Discovery Channel and saw this system being demonstrated at a casino in Las Vegas. They took a good facial picture of the Producer (while in the surveillance room) and added him to their database. They then sent him down stairs to play at a BJ table. They took what could only be described as a perfect camera shot of his face only to have the system return with...

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