RFID Casino Chips

Posted by michael on Friday January 9, 2004 @09:32AM 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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Re:Ouch for card counters... by Mod+Me+God · 2004-01-09 09:34 · Score: 4, Funny

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

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I'll let them RFID me... by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · 2004-01-09 09:35 · Score: 4, Funny

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

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Re:wont stem employee theft. by kin_korn_karn · 2004-01-09 09:36 · Score: 5, Funny

just outlaw tinfoil under the DMCA.. problem solved
Wow by jjoyce · 2004-01-09 09:37 · Score: 4, Funny

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