Jessie Beaudoin, CPO, CSP, is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Security & Surveillance for Golden Entertainment which owns and operates 8 casinos and 76 taverns throughout Nevada. Jessie  has over 25 years of Casino Surveillance and Hospitality experience with over 22 years in Surveillance & Security Management.

Jessie’s Surveillance career began in southern California at the Bicycle Club Casino in early 2001 after completing his five-year commitment to the US Army. He relocated to Las Vegas in 2002 and began working for American Casino and Entertainment Properties where he eventually headed Surveillance at two of their properties, Arizona Charlie’s Decatur, and the Stratosphere. After leaving the Stratosphere, Jessie headed Security, Surveillance, Risk Management and Safety as an Executive Director at several other properties which included the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Palms Casino Resort, and the Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino.

In 2015, Jessie moved to California to join the San Manuel Tribal Gaming Commission as the Vice President of Surveillance & Game Protection. After spending 10 years with the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, he joined Golden Entertainment in May 2025 as the Senior Vice President of Security & Surveillance for all of their Nevada properties. Jessie loves all aspects of Security and Surveillance but specializes in game protection and detecting internal theft and fraud. He was previously a board member for the International Association of Certified Surveillance Professionals, a member of the Gaming and Wagering Council, Certified Fraud Examiners, and ASIS International.

Jessie has conducted several speaking engagements at various conferences and is a routine instructor for the International Gaming Institute at UNLV and the University of Nevada, Reno’s Gaming Management Program. He has been featured on the Travel channel and had several articles published in various security magazines. Jessie is a Certified Protection Officer and Certified Surveillance Professional. He has a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California, a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Redlands, and two associate degrees in criminal justice and business & technology from Chaffey
College.

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Panel Discussion: Pros and Cons of AI and Computer Vision in Surveillance
We have the data. We have the knowledge. We have the video. And now we have AI. In this conversation we explore how AI and computer vision could, and is, making a difference to surveillance operational efficiency. AI has the potential to improve games protection effectiveness and the every day running of a surveillance operation, but in these early stages of development what do we need to consider to get the biggest bang for buck.

The panel will discuss the pros and cons of AI-powered surveillance including how do we balance human oversight with high-tech alerts? We ask the panel and audience a critical question: If you had a computer vision “wishlist” what would be the number one thing you’d want that would have the greatest impact for your department and organization?