Following the Chips in Wynn's New Casino

ctwxman writes "As Steve Wynn gets set to open his new Las Vegas casino, something new hits the tables: RFID encoded chips they report that "The fancy new chips look just like regular ones, only they contain radio devices that signal secret serial numbers. Special equipment linked to the casino's computer systems and placed throughout the property will identify legitimate chips and detect fakes" " " Having stayed pretty much everywhere else cool on the strip, I'm sure I'll try the Wynn out soon after it opens, but I think I'll be cashing out my chips before I leave the casino. It makes me nervous knowing I could be unwittingly scanned by others after I leave the floor. Of course, this added inconvenience may save me a fortune in blackjack losses!

i for one welcome our new RFID overlords.

[de1orean]

ehhh, it hardly matters. the house always gets its chips back eventually....

What happens when the RFID chip dies?

[Stavr0]

"I'm sorry sir, your $100 chip appears to be counterfeit."
"WHAT? I just got it from the blackjack table over there!"
"Remain calm. Casino security will be with you shortly."

In other words.... PWN3D!

Re:Be calm, relax, things aren't that bad...

[Anonymous Coward]

Speaking as one whom RFID has tried...

RFID tried you out? How did that go? Did it hurt?

Bah, that's nothing

[Chairboy]

That's nothing. Call me when they RFID the cards. I've got a hankerin for some poker.

Re:i for one welcome our new RFID overlords.

[TheCarp]

Except the ones that you take home as souvenirs.

Course they get quite expensive if you want to collect a whole set :)

-Steve

I can see only bad things

[UnknowingFool]

"Honey, how did you do at the black jack tables?"
"Lost everything."
"Was that before or after you gave that floozy a $100 chip?"
"Damn you RFID!"

Sweet!

[Dolohov]

Now when I want to decide who in a casino to beat up and rob, I just have to buy a detector, figure out which poor bastard has the most money, and follow him! No more muss or fuss with guessing wrong and going to the trouble of mugging some jerk who's poor.

I did a similar tracking experiment

[Anonymous Coward]

Only I was tracking the chips in a chocolate chip cookie. I found out they all ended up in the same place and they all ended up the same color.

Re:Be calm, relax, things aren't that bad...

[rjstanford]

Considering the space already available to install cameras, cabling, and God only knows what else above the ceiling, wouldn't it be easy to include large transmitters in the ceiling?

Sure. As long as you're okay with the ceiling being within four feet of the floor. That's the downside.

Re:Be calm, relax, things aren't that bad...

[dekemoose]

....duhn duhn duh!!!

Re:I wonder...

[qengho]

"If you want to fiddle with RFID chips, stick to Wal-Mart's."

But that doesn't give you the opportunity to schmooze with a big guy named Vito:

Vito: Mr. Bellagio, he don't like that you're takin the chips out of da casino.

You: Fuck off, man, I have rights!

Vito: <crunch>

You: < splat>

Vito: Thanks for your co-operation.