Orwellian Chips in Chips
February 8, 2006 on 1:05 pm | In Casino articles |Off the topic of slots a little, an article online describes the future of casino gaming chips such as found on roulette and blackjack tables:
“You can tell what the casino’s position is on every single table within a matter of seconds on the entire gaming floor.”
Casinos will use the technology to ensure the chips in play on their tables are genuine, which is fair enough, but also to track individual players fortunes.
The technology is reminiscent of the magnetic loyalty card readers on slot machines which enable casinos to track player spending and movement:
The advent of wireless Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips in gaming chips will give casinos another edge in the odds. If they can see players playing too well (card counting perhaps), they can easily correlate the player with the plays and remove them from a table.
Do you really want those many electronic eyes in the skies of casinos to know exactly whats in your pocket as you move around the venue?
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no probs, my pockets are normally empty anyway
Comment by Status — February 8, 2006 #
no probs, but why would they want to track my cashless/chipless/empty/worthless pockets anyway?
Comment by Status — February 8, 2006 #