Slot Machines Well Protected

On opening day a the new Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino in Hallandale Beach, FL, there was more than just slot machine players waiting to get their hands on the one-armed bandits; there were also policemen waiting to see if they would catch any bandits of their own.

Michael Mann is the assistant special agent in charge of the slot machine casino – he works for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. He has traveled to New Jersey and spoken with law enforcement officers across the country to ensure that he and his team knew what they were getting into when choosing to protect the slot machines. They now have a pretty good idea of what to look for, and how to apprehend someone trying to cheat the slot machines.
In preparation for protecting the casino’s slot machines, Mann said, ''My guys are more than ready. We've really had the benefit of talking to other jurisdictions and training with other jurisdictions on how this all works.''

Other slot machine casinos have given them a lot of help in knowing what to look for, and they have been warned that many slot machine cheats will come in the first couple of days. They will scope out the casino, they will look at the kinds of slot machines being offered, then they will go home and figure out how to come back and trick the slot machines into giving them the casino’s money.

Mann said. ''A lot of it is new to us, but a lot of law enforcement, no matter what venue you take, the crimes are the same. We know how to investigate crime, period. We're here to make sure the integrity of the [slot machine] is intact.''

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