Casino Surveillance News

The newsletter including Keynote article can be seen at http://casinosurveillancenews.com/

CSN News:

Once again, the Keynote article is not specifically related to Surveillance. It is, however related to casinos and their impact on the lives of the people who benefit from them. If you are of American Indian heritage, or work for an Indian casino, you might want to read it. The events about which this is written will have an impact on your life.

It's News Time:

The news is a little thin on the ground this month, possibly because it has been only three weeks since the last newsletter. (Email me if any of the links don't work for you and I will send the text.)

BUSTS AND SCAMS:

Two Oregon men face felony charges after allegedly trying to pass fake $100 bills at Spirit Mountain Casino, which led authorities to more counterfeit bills and money-manufacturing equipment. See the story A local Toronto man is behind bars after police say he tried to make off with $70,000 in gaming chips from Niagara Fallsview Casino in Ontario, Canada. See the story Two employees at the Resorts World casino in New York were caught making fake comp cards and selling them to gamblers. See the story Cyprus authorities say they will drop charges against dozens of elderly women for gambling after reports of their prosecution triggered disbelief among the public. Some 42 women aged between 60 and 98 had received a summons to appear in court after police nabbed them playing a local version of gin rummy at a private residence in 2009. See the story Sheriff's deputies and private security patrolled the California Chukchansi government center to make sure both sides of a leadership dispute that led to a violent skirmish a day earlier complied with a stay-away order so tempers could cool. See the story [See also Editorial below] The sports gambling site Bodog was shut down and four Canadians indicted, including founder Calvin Ayre, for illegal gambling that generated more than $100 million in winnings, federal prosecutors announced.  See the story at these two links: Link 1 , Link 2

ONLINE POKER NEWS:

A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with a government crackdown on Internet poker gambling that shut down the three largest online poker companies in the U.S. See the story

OTHER CASINO NEWS:

No state helped the gambling industry come out of a two-year recessionary slump more than Pennsylvania, which has seen more than a $1 billion increase in revenue during the past two fiscal years. Yet, like most states which have recently legalized casino gaming, it has not come close yet to meeting expected revenues for the state. See the story Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn might soon be banned from the Philippines. A  House of Representatives committee in Manila voted to ban the colorful CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd. from ever doing business there. Philippine gaming regulators will now take up the measure. See the story