{"id":20081,"date":"2018-06-06T01:41:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T08:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=20081"},"modified":"2018-06-06T09:06:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T16:06:36","slug":"take-a-walk-along-a-las-vegas-casino-surveillance-catwalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/take-a-walk-along-a-las-vegas-casino-surveillance-catwalk\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Walk Along a Las Vegas Casino Surveillance Catwalk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s rare when you see something you’ve never seen before, but gird your loins, you’re about to.<\/p>\n

A few years back, before Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall (originally Barbary Coast) was gutted to become the Cromwell, we got to stroll the casino’s old-school, labyrinthine catwalk.<\/p>\n

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Before the “eye in the sky” came along, casino surveillance guys (they were pretty much universally male) would peer down from above with binoculars to watch for dishonest employees and players trying to cheat the house.<\/p>\n

Mostly that first thing, surprisingly.<\/p>\n

What was it like? Here’s a never-before-seen glimpse into a bygone era in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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