Home > Storage > PowerScale (Isilon) > Product Documentation > Security and Compliance > Dell PowerScale: SmartLock Best Practices > Gaming: limiting complex fraud in casinos
The gaming industry attracts a lot of attention from potential thieves due to its concentration of cash and high-volume transactions. Theft attempts are especially high in casinos, offering a physical location as a tempting target. To address this threat, many firms have installed extensive video surveillance systems to monitor gaming activities.
Industry studies show that casino employees are involved in an astounding percentage of casino theft. The more sophisticated attempts have included wiping of surveillance data, which is crucial in prosecuting casino-based theft. To protect this data, many casinos are beginning to invest in automated data-retention technologies.
The integration of SmartLock with OneFS enables a casino to begin with a few terabytes of surveillance data and grow that cluster to 80 petabytes before requiring a second cluster. A casino can also choose how long it retains data without worrying about running out of room. If that casino is attached to a resort or hotel, you can combine the surveillance system for the entire property into one cluster. You can also choose to have a retention set only on the casino floor data.