INDUSTRY NEWS
Ladbrokes joins online anti-crime scheme L
adbrokes is to pilot Facewatch, the online crime reporting and image sharing system, in all its London
betting shops. Facewatch, which is used by the police, business
associations, shopping centres and retailers across the capital, is believed to reduce crime by improving detection and conviction rates and acting as a strong deterrent to would-be thieves and shoplifters, according to its creators. Facewatch also saves police and shop staff time by
offering a rapid response to any
incident.It allows crimes to be reported quicker, with the correct evidential information and witness statements, enabling the police to start investigations immediately and enabling the business owner to proactively help the victim. Metropolitan police figures based on a 2011 pilot suggest
that detection rates on crimes reported through Facewatch are 73 percent higher than on those reported by other means, and that CCTV images are circulated two weeks earlier than they would otherwise be. Details of the crime are entered into
the Facewatch system via any Internet- connected device and a crime investigation number is immediately provided to the
victim.The business owner is then able to upload moving and still images from his CCTV cameras, which can be used in court as evidence. Further services such as
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payment card cancellation are provided free of charge to a victim, who will also receive updates by email on the progress of the police investigation. Ladbrokes sees the use of Facewatch as contributing to
creating a more secure and safe experience for its customers and staff. Said the bookmaker’s public affairs manager Richard
Royal: “The safety and security of our customers and staff is paramount and we’re delighted to add another crime- fighting tool to our excellent procedures, which already include a 24/7 manned security room and the best CCTV in the business. “Ladbrokes is glad to be at the forefront of cutting-edge
innovative technological solutions to problems which affect the whole community.” Added Simon Gordon, Facewatch’s chairman and founder:
“We look forward to working closely with Ladbrokes. Facewatch is the perfect solution in this environment as it provides immediate benefits for customers and staff while ensuring rapid and accurate uploading of all crime information, and allows all shops to share information and images of persistent offenders.”
Irish bookie heading to Silver State
P
addy Power looks likely to be the first European
operator to obtain an online gaming licence in Nevada, following a recent application to the state’s gaming commission. It has applied for a licence
as a manufacturer and operator of mobile gaming devices, hoping to exploit new rules which allow them to be used for gambling throughout casino properties and not only on the gaming floor. It may, however, face tough
competition in the form of Cantor Gaming, which has pioneered off-floor gaming in Las Vegas and secured a number of major contracts there. But the licence, if obtained,
would also position Paddy Power to enter the online Poker market in Nevada, which is expected to be one of the first states in the U.S. to permit e-gaming. A decision on the licence
application is expected in November. Rivals William Hill and Betfair have also shown interest in the Nevada market, and invested in U.S. counterparts to gain a foothold there.
Midlands gaming centre introduces Thomas ticket payments A
nother adult gaming centre (AGC) operator has taken on Thomas Automatics’ PayStation and TicketPay technology.
The unnamed operator, in the Midlands, follows a large London operator who
adopted PayStation earlier this year. That operator chose to install Thomas’s AutoPay functionality, but this latest
customer has opted instead for TicketPay, which will be installed in all its Category B3 machines. TicketPay features TransAct’s Epic 950 printer plus a EuroD security dongle for encryption. The ticket printing module itself can be embedded in the AWP or mounted alongside in a filler box. Wins are paid as barcoded tickets, which the player can then take to the
PayStation. The note reader there scans it and decrypts the barcode and pays out the win, without staff intervention.
6 APRIL 2012 THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF THE AMUSEMENT AND STREET GAMING INDUSTRY
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