Kiowa Casino Applies Video Technology from Dallmeier

The Kiowa Casino in Oklahoma, USA provides 60,000 square feet (over 5,500 m²) of undiluted Las Vegasstyle gambling excitement. Guests can choose from more than 900 slot machines with the latest games as well as gambling tables for such classic games as Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold-Em and 3 Card Poker. The casino is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and guests have a choice of a steakhouse, a buffet or a sports bar and grill in between their gambling sessions. Michael Pratt, Director of Surveillance for the casino, turned to Dallmeier in order to upgrade the existing video surveillance system to reflect the latest advances in the field.

The company has been developing and manufacturing individual CCTV/IP video network solutions specifically for casinos since 1997 and been active on the North American market for more than ten years. According to Michael Pratt, the critical element in the decision by the Kiowa
Casino was the flexibility and simple integration capability of the Dallmeier system: "We wanted to add high definition cameras to our existing installation, and we chose the company's IP cameras because of their outstanding image quality. It was particularly beneficial for us to
be able to integrate our existing analog camera installation from a third-party provider into the new system without difficulty."

Intuitive Operation
The system is controlled via the Semsy Security Management System that can easily be adapted to the customer's specific requirements. It is not only possible to personalize the graphical user interface, but also to add new functions. In this way the software meets exactly the customer's
unique demands. The Kiowa Casino also decided to implement the VMC-1 Video Management Center consisting of a keyboard, a joystick and a jog-shuttle, with which an operator can navigate through all of the cameras simply and intuitively. The individual components of the VMC-1 can be arranged in any configuration, so they can be used equally well by both right-handed and left-handed operators. Since its installation, it is not only the equipment that has functioned flawlessly; Michael Pratt is also entirely satisfied with the customer support: "We are very happy with the support and after-sales service we receive." Every Dallmeier CCTV/IP solution is principally designed to be able to serve as an open platform for third-party integration. An enormous variety of integration options has already been implemented, particularly in the casino sector, including, for example, bar-code scanners, playing card readers, cash register systems, slot machines and access control. An interface with the Infogenesis POS system was implemented at the Kiowa Casino too. The data from cash register transactions is linked to the video images and stored in an SQL database. This makes it possible to carry out a vast array of additional search options in video recordings, by amount or item for example.