In Northern Cyprus, the Merit Royal Hotel and Casino boasts the world’s largest roulette table (with a diameter of 20 metres), 950 of the latest slot and gambling machines, 63 live gaming tables and a number of VIP lounges. For the World Poker Tour’s Texas Hold’em poker tournament, the casino looked for a video surveillance upgrade.
The casino needed to have coverage to secure premises, to protect against fraud and theft and to meet legal requirements set by local regulators. Volga Elektronik was awarded the installation contract and deployed IDIS products. To cover gaming tables and the casino floor, Volga’s engineers installed IDIS 5MP dome cameras with motorised lenses, true WDR (wide dynamic range) and infra red (IR) up to 30 metres, delivering high-resolution images in varied lighting, the installers report.
The IDIS pffering includes DirectIP plug-and-play connection of the cameras, 24 PoE switches with 64-channel network video recorders (NVRs), which come pre-installed with IDIS Solution Suite (ISS) video management software.
ISS Expert provides control room staff with a VMS designed for surveillance operations including administration, video wall monitoring, streaming, and recording services. The feature set allows operators to detect, verify, analyse, and respond to security and safety events and meet the requirements of regulatory gaming integrity, IDIS says. The installation was completed in time for the tournament.
Malik Oğuz, Director of Security Systems at Merit Royal Hotel and Casino said: “IDIS video technology is providing high performance yet intuitive surveillance operations with exceptional image capture. Our security team can quickly and efficiently respond to incidents and resolve disputes to reduce table stoppages. The result is an enhanced patron’s experience that builds on our reputation as one of Europe’s top gaming destinations. The resort can now benefit from a truly scalable and future-proof solution, with the assurance of a low total cost of ownership.”
And Muhammet Ali İpek of Volga Elektronik added: “Merit Royal is delighted with the end-to-end IDIS video surveillance solution that meets the complex security demands of world-class casino gaming to create a safe and welcoming environment for VIP guests. We are looking forward to expanding the system across the resort and other Merit International hotels.”
The Merit Royal has plans to extend the system to cover hotel facilities and outdoor areas, featuring two swimming pools, gardens, and a private beach.
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