Scott Easton is the Director of Surveillance Operations for the Pechanga Gaming Commission in Temecula, California. Scott began his career in Kansas City before moving to Las Vegas, where he worked with MGM Resorts and helped launch The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, establishing a data-driven fraud detection department. In 2017, he expanded internationally, playing a key role in the opening of Baha Mar in the Bahamas. Today, Scott oversees surveillance, technical systems, and fraud analysis at Pechanga, combining regulatory expertise with innovative approaches to game protection.

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Fighting Back Against the Epidemic of Comp Fraud in Slots
Casino promotions and player re-investment programs are the backbone of successful casino slot machine operations. With the expansion of gambling across the world, casinos are doubling down on offering free play in order to gain and retain valuable players. The incentives have drawn the attention of fraudsters who have created and established well organized syndicates of players who through deceptive or illegal means set up multiple accounts to exploit loopholes in the casino’s comp system. In this session, three innovate surveillance departments share how they’ve pivoted their protection strategies from reliance on JDLR and tip-offs to developing high-tech digital alert systems to successfully take down comp fraud syndicates and save millions.