Last week, I was in Vegas โ speaking at theย World Game Protection Conference (WGPC). Definitely Vegas, but not as I knew it.
Unlike my previous trips โ where '๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ด, ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ด' definitely applied โthis time I came back with lessons too good to keep quiet.
Sal Piacenteย โ a Casino Game Protection Expertโgave a masterclass on how cheaters think.
He exposed the latest scams โ revealing not just how they work but how casinos can stay one step ahead.
During his talk, he explained his approach:
โก๏ธ '๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ, ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐, ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ถ๐, ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐.' โฌ ๏ธ
It's his fourth step โ '๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต'ย โ that particularly struck me.ย
Because it captures something we too often forget: human ingenuity.
People โ and now machines โ are relentless in finding new ways to bend the rules.ย
If we want to stop or deter them,ย our job in Risk & Compliance isnโt just to shut down the loopholes and control weaknesses they're already exploiting.
Itโs to understand them and then anticipate where theyโll go next.
Sal doesnโt just share the scams heโs seen. He studies them. Improves them. And then he shares them so others can learn and get ahead of the game.
Our job? Stop tomorrowโs breaches, not just patch up yesterdayโs mess.
And that means beating the rulebreakers at their own game.
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