It was a niche that nobody was servicing, not at the big shows or anywhere else.” But instead, there was no one talking to each other. When Allison first visited the States he said, “I thought to myself there’s probably a thousand casinos in the U.S., so how come nobody has a forum where all these surveillance people can meet? They need to learn, share and see the latest technology together in one place. But within this group, sharing was the theme. Videos and sound recordings of the presentations are prohibited. No journalists are allowed (a rare exception was for CDC reporter Buck Wargo and this author). In fact, as much the public would love to be a “fly on the wall” at these sessions, attendance is strictly limited to those within the security/surveillance profession. Each year is different, but the 2023 agenda featured a veteran Italian roulette cheat, a CIA/Microsoft agent, experts in money laundering, card sharks, a spy recruiter (who worked for the DIA), a hacker, fascinating details on a major lottery scam, and dozens and dozens of undercover videos of infamous casino crimes.īut you won’t see that show anytime soon. If Allison were to broadcast or stream this event, it would be a top-rated reality show. They talk about specific bad guys still roaming our floors, the latest electronic pitfalls, old scams that are making comebacks, new technology/equipment and how they can recruit, retain and lead strong teams. Best of all, the pros attending and speaking at these sessions openly share what they’ve learned. This event is dedicated to teaching techniques from the basics to advanced skills far beyond the MICS. He, and his wife Jo, just wrapped up their 16 th annual three-day conference, commonly called WGPC, earlier this month. In May of 2005, Allison, who’d worked for 17 years as both a casino surveillance director and in sales for closed circuit camera vendors, quit his job and started working on the World Game Protection Conference.

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