Re: [ba-poker] RFID is here

[Alan Bostick <abostick(deleted the rest)>]

On Wednesday, February 9, 2005, at 07:21 AM, Rodney Chen wrote:

> http://news.com.com/Vegas+casino+bets+on+RFID/2100-7355_3- 
> 5568288.html?tag=nefd.top
>
> http://tinyurl.com/48gyg
>
> Vegas casino bets on RFID
>
> The casino is installing RFID readers and PCs at game tables. With  
> antennas placed under each player's place at the table, dealers can  
> take a quick inventory of chips that have been wagered at the push of  
> a button.

Interesting:  The CNet article emphasizes casino security  
(counterfeiting, blackjack
card counting, etc.) as the main application for RFID chips and  
mentions player
rating and tracking as an afterthought.  On the other hand, the  
GAMBLING MAGAZINE
article on Shuffle Master's RFID chip table game systems
(http://www.gamblingmagazine.com/managearticle.asp?C=290&A=13186), the  
emphasis is
on player rating, with employee honesty being the only security concern  
mentioned
and card-counting left out entirely.

I wonder, as countermeasures get more and more Orwellian, whether  
casinos will
liberalize game rules because they fear organized counting teams less.   
Somehow
I doubt it.

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