From Press of Atlantic City
Casino cheaters have come a long way since the days of using loaded dice or concealing an ace up their sleeve.
New Jersey regulators fear that high-tech gadgetry could take cheating to the next level, so they have given Atlantic City’s casinos the authority to ban Google Inc.’s newly developed computerized eyewear from the gambling floor.
Known as Glass, the spectacles are equipped with a tiny Web camera and wireless computer. They can take pictures, shoot video and surf the Internet. And they could give cheaters the ability to spy on someone else’s hand during a poker game, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement says.
“For example, if these eyeglasses were worn during a poker game, they could be used to broadcast a patron’s hand to a confederate or otherwise be used in a collusive manner,” the division warned in a newly issued advisory to the casino industry.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. has banned the Internet-equipped eyewear from the gambling floors and showrooms at its casinos nationwide, company spokesman Gary Thompson said. Caesars Entertainment is the world’s largest casino company and owns the Bally’s, Caesars, Harrah’s Resort and Showboat casinos in Atlantic City.
“We’ve taken the action because gaming regulations across the nation ban the use of computers or recording devices while gambling,” Thompson said. “In some states, in fact, such usage is considered a crime and subjects the user to arrest.”
