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How To Get Into The Venetian Macau

THE Casino Anorak is at the doors of The Venetian Macau. The staff entrance. And entry is proving tricky.

The Venetian Macau - like the real Venice only with bigger boats - is the world's largest casino. Around 12,000 people earn a living here.

And to gain access to this Mecca of 3,000 suites - each 750 square feet - necessitates passing the 13 VisionAccess 3D Face Readers.

These are not office drones, robot-like goons stationed at the entrance to ensure safety, security and that the employees work in a state of unnatural fear. These are hands-free biometric panels that authenticate users in under a second by matching the structure of the person's face against their enrolled template.

An invisible near infrared light presents a grid pattern on a user's face. A camera then takes a picture of the resulting distortions in the grid pattern and makes a match against a template.
The employees are being scanned. This is state-of-the-art stuff.

And know that timekeeping information for the employee is instantly transmitted to a central office.

You cannot beat the system. And I - Mr Kublai Kahn, of 13 Pleasure Dome Villas, Hong Kong - cannot get in...

6 November 2007 / About Editor

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