Maria Chadwick is a Las Vegas native and gaming industry veteran with nearly 35 years of specialized experience in casino surveillance and security operations. Throughout her career, she has held senior management positions with Station Casinos, Wynn Las Vegas, and Turning Stone Enterprises, contributing to the opening of 11 casino properties, most notably Encore Las Vegas.

Maria brings extensive expertise in surveillance operations, strategic planning, and technological innovation. Her experience includes overseeing the planning and design of surveillance rooms, equipment procurement, and camera placement for both new casino developments and existing property expansions. Her leadership strengths include developing talent, establishing policies and procedures, identifying operational vulnerabilities, and communicating potential weaknesses to executive management to strengthen internal controls and protect enterprise assets.

Beyond her operational accomplishments, Maria is committed to advancing professional standards within the gaming surveillance industry. She is a founding member of the International Association of Certified Surveillance Professionals, a past President of the Surveillance Information Network, and a former advisory board member for Security Magazine.

Maria currently serves as Director of Enterprise Surveillance for Turning Stone Enterprises in New York, where she leads surveillance operations across the enterprise. Having transitioned from regulatory oversight into operational leadership, she is focused on technological modernization and the integration of artificial intelligence to enhance surveillance capabilities, strengthen controls, and support the evolving needs of a diverse and expanding portfolio.

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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?