Part II: Casino Operations · Surveillance & Security

Table Games Protection

Countermeasures

A specialized discipline within casino surveillance focused specifically on monitoring table games to prevent and detect cheating, collusion, advantage play, and dealer errors. Table games protection requires deep knowledge of game rules, proper dealing procedures, common cheating methods, and advantage play indicators. Surveillance personnel assigned to table games coverage receive specialized training in the specific games they monitor, including blackjack, baccarat, roulette, craps, and poker.

In practice

Techniques used in table games protection include card counting detection, chip tracking, video analysis of dealer procedures, and pattern analysis of player betting behavior.

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