Stylis10

Hello All, I am quite new to cctvs and whilst I have done some research on this I would still like more advice. I am in the process of setting up a medium size Casino (6 roulette tables, 10 card tables, 4 poker tables and 50 slot machines) My main concern is the cctv system. I have read that IP cameras would be the best option but what type of recorder would be recommended, which brand of cameras, what quality of cameras? help in any of these areas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Stylis

Survtech, Thank you for that, I can understand casinos keeping their CCTV system info closely guarded. From speaking with the potential installers, some are still advising to go with an analogue system with 1200tvl cameras. I am not convinced by this and have kept up my research with systems and what is needed to set them up. As far as cameras go, I think 720p IP should be sufficient, though will have to test makes and models to check card visibility at distance camera would potentially be from table. We have worked out that we would need around 60 cameras to cover the whole gaming floor and then just room overview cameras in other areas (restaurant, bar, kitchens, stock rooms, staff rooms, offices) I have found this link and from what I can see, as long as all the different parts of the system can be bought and are compatible, then a technician should be able to set up a similar system. http://support.unisight.net:2700/64ch%20720p%20Solution.pdf

Thank you survtech, that is actually quite helpful. I should add that I am not in US or Europe but in Africa, the country in which I am in does not have specific regulations towards cctv in casinos and all casinos here have put this into place for their own security. Despite not having any rules or regulations with regards to cctv, we still want to have as much coverage as possible to ensure the saftey of out casino and that of the customers. I have only ever worked with home cctv systems that at 16ch so going to a much larger system is new for me, we will have a technician here that will set the system up, however most cctv companies here charge extortionate prices for the hardware, hence we will most likely be ordering it from abroad. We have had a few recommendation from companies here on hardware, but further research has found that these are cheap re-branded cameras for which the companies have just tripled the price here. If there is any places someone could point me to as to where to learn more about setting up larger systems it would be very grateful. Whilst I will be having someone to set the system up for me, I know the importance of the cctv system in a casino and so would like to learn as much about the systems available as possible and what best set ups would be.