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RFID Casino Chips

Posted by michael on from the dealing-from-the-bottom-of-the-deck dept.

scubacuda writes "Could casinos be the next Gillette or Wal-Mart? New Scientist and others report that casinos could soon start using RFID tags to spot counterfeits and thefts, and also to monitor the behaviour of gamblers. Embedded RFID tags should make the chips much harder to counterfeit, and placing tag readers at staff exits could cut down on theft by employees. (With companies like Infosys helping clients identify and plan pilot RFID projects, we'll no doubt be seeing more and more companies dabbling in this area. Those interested in reading objections to RFID use should check out the position paper issued by CASPIAN, EPIC, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Junkbusters, ACLU, Meyda Online, EFF, and PrivacyActivism.)"

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  1. Re:Ouch for card counters... by Mod+Me+God · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not when I get my RFID reader and read the tags on the cards in blackjack ;)

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  2. I'll let them RFID me... by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...as long as they let me RFID their cards...

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  3. Re:wont stem employee theft. by kin_korn_karn · · Score: 5, Funny

    just outlaw tinfoil under the DMCA.. problem solved

  4. Wow by jjoyce · · Score: 4, Funny

    This really changes the scrupulous image that the casinos had going for them.

  5. Re:wont stem employee theft. by dustmote · · Score: 3, Funny

    Something tells me that their hiring bonuses would cost more than employee theft is currently costing them, if they tried that little stunt. :) Still, it would make for some interesting want ads... "Do you want a fast-paced exciting job with great benefits? Do you not object to daily probing of your rectum? Have we got a job for you!!!" (I think they already have ads like this in Nevada...)

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  6. That's it then by burgburgburg · · Score: 2, Funny
    Craps in Louie's garage from now on.

    No more Wayne Newton. No more free drinks (except a swig from that bottle of Thunderbird that Louie always has lying around). And not even a remotely comparable level of hookers.

    I'm going to go cry now.

  7. Re:wont stem employee theft. by ajrs · · Score: 2, Funny

    They can't have my hat until they pry it from my cold, dead fingers.