Sunday, June 9, 2013

Google Glass banned in the casinos of Las Vegas - BBC

Digital glasses created by the giant are not welcome in Mecca game Faced with this new technology, prove any cheating would prove too complicated.

This is the principle of zero risk applied to the small world of casinos. Eyeglass wearers Google (Google Glass) do not have the right to enter the casinos of Las Vegas, no more than in Atlantic City, another American mecca game, or in those of Cincinnati and Cleveland, to name a few. The reason for this prohibition is very simple. Google Glass can take pictures, record video, to connect to the Internet or receive information.

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whether these features can be used for cheating, officials of U.S. casinos have chosen to take the lead. No question of taking the risk of a poker player to send probability calculations or information about the play of his opponents. More generally, the Google Glass will be banned around the tables devoted to card games. That fear most casino bosses is to be unable to prove any cheating

electronic gadgets of all kinds have also never had a good press in the halls of casinos. Taking pictures or filming is often prohibited. Officials places did not want customers filming playrooms without their knowledge.

Similarly, Google Glass will enrich the long list of cameras of all kinds prohibited club striptease.

Some American bar owners are also considering to ban the wearing of its high-tech glasses in their establishment, so as not to threaten the privacy of their clients. Which do appreciate little find their picture in good company on Facebook.

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