Following the Chips in Wynn's New Casino

ctwxman writes "As Steve Wynn gets set to open his new Las Vegas casino, something new hits the tables: RFID encoded chips they report that "The fancy new chips look just like regular ones, only they contain radio devices that signal secret serial numbers. Special equipment linked to the casino's computer systems and placed throughout the property will identify legitimate chips and detect fakes" " " Having stayed pretty much everywhere else cool on the strip, I'm sure I'll try the Wynn out soon after it opens, but I think I'll be cashing out my chips before I leave the casino. It makes me nervous knowing I could be unwittingly scanned by others after I leave the floor. Of course, this added inconvenience may save me a fortune in blackjack losses!

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I wonder...

[g2racer]

If the RFID technology is similar to the car key RFID technology that was recently cracked...

Interesting-looking place

[andyring]

That new hotel/casino is a very slick-looking building. I saw it for the first time two days ago when I was in Vegas on business. It's also right across the street from the Las Vegas Apple Store in the Fashion Show mall.

Obligatory Cowboy Bebop reference

[dark_requiem]

Sweet, it's like that Cowboy Bebop episode where they put an encryption key to a master decryption program in a poker chip!