Drawing from the experiences of their peers and colleagues in the industry, Boss, a gaming protection operator and consultant, and Zajic, an independent security consultant who teaches in the gaming departments at the U. of Nevada in Reno and Las Vegas, explain the skills, knowledge, and techniques for detecting and mitigating threats to casino security and protecting casino assets, guests, and employees, for supervisors and investigators/agents. They discuss the most common threats and how to address them, from physical security and security management to table and gaming surveillance, as well as internal theft and fraud. Topics include IOU patrol, tri-shot coverage, conducting close watches, set-up and conduction of surveillance audits, threat analysis, statistical review, basic strategy, card counting, game protection techniques, loss prevention, players' club theft and fraud, surveillance standard operating procedures, training and investigation, and security surveillance. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)