WORKSHOPS: Security/Surveillance

Dennis Edeal is the Director of Surveillance for the Santa Ana Star Casino in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. He has worked in Indian Gaming for 14 years in various capacities including Licensing, Investigations and Surveillance. He can be reached at dennise@santaanastar.com

Alan Bailey has been involved in the criminal justice system for the past 25 years in various capacities. I worked for several different law enforcement agencies in San Diego CA, he was a Licensed Private Investigator and for the past 15 years has been in the Tribal Gaming field. Mr. Bailey has been employed in various positions in both Casino Surveillance and Tribal Gaming Agencies. He is currently the Lead Tribal Gaming Commissioner for the Cahuilla Tribal Gaming Agency. Mr. Bailey also has a private consulting business (Alan Bailey and Associates) that specializes in training and development of Casino Surveillance and Tribal Gaming Agencies. He currently teaches both the on-ground and on-line Casino Surveillance and Security course at San Diego State University. He has been teaching Criminal Justice courses both the undergraduate and master's level at University of Phoenix since 2004. He has a Master's Degree in Security Management and a Paralegal Certificate. He also holds a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) designation from American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS). Mr. Bailey has been directly involved in numerous external and internal theft investigations and is a court qualified expert witness in Card Cheating Scams and Casino Surveillance Digital Recording systems.

Ms. Judy Saez has been in the California Indian Gaming business since 1994. She has held several positions such as Tribal Police Officer, Surveillance Operator, Training Supervisor and Acting Surveillance Director. She is currently a Surveillance Supervisor for Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort. In her current position, she conducts training in the areas of basic and advanced surveillance techniques, table games protection and has developed a 90-day training program that include detecting advantage players. She currently teaches the on-line Casino Surveillance and Security course at San Diego State University. Additionally, she has been involved in casino expansions, development of new technologies, training techniques, various scams, investigations, and fraudulent documents.