Why Nevada casinos won’t use a new gun-detection system being used in other states

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 4:48 PM
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  • Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal

A tribal casino in Oklahoma is using an app tied to its surveillance camera system that uses artificial intelligence to detect patrons carrying firearms.

Travis Thompson, director of compliance for the Muskogee Nation Gaming Enterprise in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said it’s believed to be the first casino property to install the ZeroEyes digital detection gun-finding system in the United States.

But the innovative weapons detection system wouldn’t be allowed in Nevada casinos, an industry expert said, because gaming regulations prohibit third parties from monitoring casino security camera video, an essential part of how ZeroEyes works.