They are tracked as they dine in restaurants, even if the restaurants only offer take out.Ĭombine this with possible contact tracing technology that could be employed by the County to track down persons infected with the virus to find out who they may have come in contact with, and you have a very powerful tool.

They are videoed as they cash in their credits. They are videoed as they sit at slot machines. Visitors are tracked by cameras equipped with facial recognition software from the moment they step into the casino. Indian casinos employ among the most sophisticate surveillance technology of any businesses. One casino official that The Roadrunner contacted said he was uninterested in answering any questions on the subject. No San Diego County gaming tribe confirmed that they were working with the County on this, except for the Sycuan Casino & Resort that told NBC 7 that they were one of several casinos working with the investigation. Valley View Casino & Resort, Pala Casino Spa & Resort, Casino Pauma and Harrah’s Resort Southern California have all reopened. County health officials last week confirmed they were working with local casinos that could include casinos operated by the Rincon Tribe and San Pasqual Tribe to investigate whether there were cases of COVID-19 linked to casino activity.