The company believes that this will be only the third casino complex in the US to go fully digital, with the other two also being IndigoVision installations.
The two casinos moving to IP are the Emerald Queen Casino and the Emerald Queen I-5 Casino in Taxoma, Washington US, which are operated by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians.
Edinburgh-based IndigoVision will be carrying out the work through a local Las Vegas based partner Southwest Surveillance Systems.
All of the two systems 532 cameras will be re-used, but the analogue matrix, VCRs and video cabling will be replaced. The original cameras will be connected to an IndigoVision 8000 transmitter/receiver which converts the analogue feed to DVD-quality, 4SIF, 30fps digital video for transmission over the IP network.
The company stressed that this can be achieved without any frames being dropped, whatever the level of motion and activity in the camera scene. This is a fundamental requirement of Gaming Boards and casino operators. Any dropped frames within a video clip could hide fraudulent or criminal activity and make any customer disputes more difficult to resolve.
The migration to digital will be phased so that the casinos can remain open.
Both casinos will each have their own security control room, where operators will use ‘Control Center’, IndigoVision’s video and alarm management software to view live and recorded video from any of the cameras in the casino. The VCR system will be replaced with IndigoVision’s NVRs which will provide fast access to recorded footage allowing gaming disputes to be quickly resolved.
Mark Arquette, Surveillance Director for the Puyallup Tribe said, “IndigoVision’s IP Video system was chosen following trials of competing systems. We were particularly impressed with the functionality of the ‘Control Center’ software, the excellent video quality and the speed at which recorded video can be accessed.”