HMGT-245 Casino Surveillance Operations
This course acquaints students with casino surveillance. It specializes in on-site casino surveillance and security. Students are exposed to work done in corporate and Native American casinos related to surveillance, security, and gaming regulation agencies.
Hours Weekly
3 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- 1. Explain how to detect known methods, from primitive coin-operated slot cheating methods up to the most
advanced technology in use today by both external cheats and internal thieves - 2. Explain responsibilities and operational methods of a casino Surveillance Department
- 3. Evaluate the duties of the people in the Surveillance and Security Departments
- 4. Explain how they work together to handle incidents in the casino environment, gather evidence to reduce
losses to the casino due to theft, cheating, and internal theft. - 5. Compare and contrast the methods of cheating used in casinos through the techniques used on blackjack,
dice, roulette and other games - 6. Describe methods of cheating and advantage play by game type, as well as the methods of prevention and
detection from the Surveillance point of view - 7. Analyze game protection procedures, methods of detecting cheating and advantage play at all of the
common table games
Course Objectives
- 1. Explain how to detect known methods, from primitive coin-operated slot cheating methods up to the most
advanced technology in use today by both external cheats and internal thieves - 2. Explain responsibilities and operational methods of a casino Surveillance Department
- 3. Evaluate the duties of the people in the Surveillance and Security Departments
- 4. Explain how they work together to handle incidents in the casino environment, gather evidence to reduce
losses to the casino due to theft, cheating, and internal theft. - 5. Compare and contrast the methods of cheating used in casinos through the techniques used on blackjack,
dice, roulette and other games - 6. Describe methods of cheating and advantage play by game type, as well as the methods of prevention and
detection from the Surveillance point of view - 7. Analyze game protection procedures, methods of detecting cheating and advantage play at all of the
common table games