Monday, January 01, 2007

Some months ago Online-Casinos.com/InfoPowa reported on development work by
Gaming Partners International on hi-tech gambling chips with embedded
alarm-triggering tracers. In a sequel to the story this week, GPI has
announced that the final product will be launched next month - probably at
the London ICE show. The anti-theft measures incorporated into the chips
consist of an RFID-based Electronic Chip Surveillance (ECS) system that uses
tags within the chips, triggering alarms if taken through electronic
sensors. The system combines the benefits of the 125 KHz frequency casino
currency control with increased security protection against theft. GMI's
other RFID products and readers suitable for table management applications
and casino currency controls will likely be showcased alongside the new
electronic chips. Pre-show publicity from the company highlights a poker
table reader with a capability to count up 800 chips and calculate both the
total value of the pot and the operator's commission.