The security principles casinos built first — and what they mean for your business
Thought Leadership Information Security May 2026 · 8 min read What Vegas Casinos Know About Security That Your Business Doesn't Las Vegas casinos built the most sophisticated security and surveillance environments on earth — decades before cybersecurity existed as a field. They solved access control, insider threat, behavioral detection, and continuous monitoring with card tables and one-way glass. The principles they used are the same ones your business needs today. In the 1950s and '60s, before surveillance cameras existed, Las Vegas casinos built catwalks in the ceilings above the casino floor — dark, narrow walkways above one-way glass where trained observers watched every card dealt, every chip moved, every hand gesture at every table. They couldn't see everything. But they knew where the risk was highest, and they watched those spots without interruption. By the mid-1980s, the Nevada Gaming Control ...