JVC cameras are the basis of the security system at the Resorts World casino in New York

The overall management of the video surveillance system at the Resorts World casino in New York is carried out using a Synetics VMS device and JVC cameras..

Resorts World Casino in New York City, that attracts more than 20.000 visitors per day and up to 30.000 on the weekends, has installed near 200 cameras JVC HD network as the first phase of an expansion plan for its global security facility. The overall management of the video surveillance system is carried out through a VMS team of Synetics and JVC cameras are connected using the Onvif protocol (Open Network Video Interface Forum).

Jason Arnett, Deputy Director of Security indicates that the casino environment is constantly changing, demanding a lot from the video surveillance system, because slot machines and electronic game boards are under frequently changing lighting conditions. “The contrast in the lighting conditions that the cameras must suffer caused devastating effects on the visualization of the images”. Besides, The interior of the Resorts World casino has the added difficulty of containing large windows along the side of the complex, so daylight is also altered. However, JVC Professional Products Company cameras have been able to reproduce the images at 30 crisp and clear fps.

In the cashier area, The HD images delivered by JVC cameras contain a degree of enhancement that even allows the text on the banknotes to be read, something that previous cameras did not allow, with very high color quality.

Although the casino opened in 2011 using Sanyo cameras exclusively, The safety board decided to expand the system using JVC cameras late last year. During the first tests carried out with JVC cameras, These showed a reddish hue, depending on certain lighting conditions. To solve the problem, JVC engineers developed a special version of external software that solved it and made it easier for video surveillance operators to control the cameras in parameters such as lighting., color settings, or the backlight correction level.

IP network infrastructure

Like other casinos of its characteristics, Resorts World in New York has an IP network infrastructure built on several virtual LAN networks. New tools made by JVC allow operators to adjust various camera parameters on any of the virtual LANs. “JVC also programmed several presets that were designed specifically for the casino environment.”, Arnett comments..

The casino has installed the VN-H657WPU outdoor PTZ dome camera models, together with the VN-H257U indoor domes. Both cameras have day/night capability, Super LoLux HD technology for accurate color reproduction in low light and Full HD 1920 resolution×1080. The VN-H657WPU outdoor model also features a continuous rotation mechanism of 360 degrees and a direct drive motor that provides smooth and precise pan/tilt movements.

More than a year has passed since its installation, The results have been so successful that the company that owns the casino has begun to use them in other of its casinos., the Resorts World Bimini in the Bahamas and the Bimini SuperFast, a ship that carries up to 1500 passengers from Miami to the casino area.