Derk J. Boss, Alan W. Zajic

Casino Security and Gaming Surveillance (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Based on the authors' dozens of years in the industry, this handbook provides gaming security professionals with the means to mitigate the myriad security threats facing the gaming world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781420087833
• Artikelnr.: 57533823

Autorenporträt

Derk Boss is a well-respected gaming protection operator and consultant with more than 28 years of experience within the gaming industry. He has served in executive positions in security, surveillance, and compliance capacities for American Casino and Entertainment Properties, Grand Casinos, Bally's, Aztar, Del Webb corporations, and Tropicana Entertainment. The surveillance teams trained and led by Boss have a proven track record of success in the detection of cheating, advantage play, both internal and external theft, and fraud. Boss has earned professional certification as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Protection Professional (CPP), and Certified Surveillance Professional (CSP). Presently, Derk serves on the Gaming and Wagering Council for ASIS International and is a past chairman of the Council. He is currently the president of the International Association of Certified Surveillance Professionals (IACSP) and is one of its founding members. Derk is also a respected author, instructor, and speaker, specializing in the fields of surveillance training and methodology, gaming protection, loss prevention, and the detection of internal and external theft and fraud.

He has appeared as an expert on several television networks including the Travel Channel and his technical articles have appeared in dozens of professional journals, including Security Management magazine, which is published by ASIS International. ASIS International is the largest organization for security professionals with more than 36,000 members worldwide. As a speaker, he has been featured at several international conferences including the Global Gaming Exposition, Gaming Operation Summit, and Biometric Summit. Derk, his wife Cheri and their son Jason currently reside in Evansville, Indiana where Derk is the Director of Security and Surveillance for Casino Aztar.

Alan W. Zajic is a Nevada licensed independent security consultant specializing in hospitality, gaming and retail security environments primarily in Nevada. He has more than 30 years of practical hands-on experience in security and surveillance operations and served as security director for the Sahara Tahoe and High Sierra resorts in Lake Tahoe as well as corporate security for Del E. Webb, Corp. in Nevada.

Alan is a member of ASIS International where he holds the designation of Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and is currently the chairman of the Hospitality, Entertainment and Tourism Security Council as well as an active member of the Gaming and Wagering Protection Council. He is actively involved in the Northern Nevada and Las Vegas Chapters as well as the international security community. He is also a member of the International Association of Certified Surveillance Professionals (IACSP) where he holds the designation of Certified Surveillance Professional (CSP) and is a member of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC). He is a subject matter expert and track advisor for the American Gaming Association. In addition, Alan is an instructor for the University of Nevada at Reno in the Gaming Management Program and at UNLV for the International Gaming Institute in security and surveillance applications. He is frequently requested to present sessions at international security conferences and for various organizations throughout the country. Further, he is frequently called upon to serve as a forensic security consultant (expert witness) in gaming, hospitality, retail, bars and nightclubs, and multi-unit housing environments nationally and in Nevada. His practice areas include forensic consulting, management consulting, major incident management, policy and procedure development as well as conducting tailored training programs for gaming operations.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Art of Investigations
2.Field Investigations
3. Marketing Considerations and Investigations
4. Objective and Impartial Investigations
5. Understanding the Scope of the Investigation
6. Starting the Investigation
7. Written Reports
8. Interviews
9. Ethics in Investigations
10. Prosecution
11. Jurisdictions, Regulations and Gaming Environments
12. Investigations and Liability
NON-GAMING INVESTIGATIONS
13. Hotel Investigations
14. Food and Beverage Investigations
15. Claim Investigations
16. Vehicle Accidents and Auto Theft
17. Post Investigation Best Practices
GAMING INVESTIGATIONS
18. Investigative Concepts
19. Covert Surveillance Investigations
20. Employee Theft and Fraud
21. Outside Agents and Collusion
22. Gaming Investigations
23. Cage
24. Slots
25. Table Games
26. Player's Club
27. Marketing Scams
28. Keno and Bingo
29. Race and Sports Book
30. Night Clubs and Party Pools
Glossary
Index
Appendix