The Santa Ana Star Casino is more than just a regular casino, as it also offers a golf course, a 36-lane bowling alley and a whole host of entertainment options for families and individuals. Needless to say, Santa Ana Star Casino is a hugely popular attraction among tourists and local residents in Santa Ana Pueblo, and there is only more room for growth.

While there are seasonal upswings in the number of patrons, the Santa Ana Star Casino has a well-established customer base and the casino is responsible for creating a safe and healthy environment for these regular and repeat visitors. Every casino requires a meticulous surveillance system to monitor all activities on its premises, as they tend to attract a wide variety of characters with unpredictable demographics. As a result they can fall prey to unlawful activities, be it cheating at games, theft or threatening behaviour. While Santa Ana Star Casino is no exception, it needs a top of the line system in view of its size. All activities must be conveniently monitored and necessary coordinated alerts must be generated 24/7. This system must also be able to integrate with their legacy windows-based system. In addition, the system must also sync with the casino’s extensive database.

For Santa Ana Star Casino, the proposed Hikvision system comprised of the DS-2CD762MF-(I)FB(H) network cameras, the DS-9016HFI-S DVR recording system, and the IVMS-4000 software.

The DS-2CD762MF-(I)FB(H) network cameras have dimensions of 160mm x 134mm (6.30”×5.30”), small enough to be unnoticeable on the ceilings. They have a viewing range of 89° - 24°, supporting audio and video streams, with a maximum image resolution of 1280 x 960 pixels.

The DS-9016HFI-S DVR recording system offers H.264 video compression capabilities with a 4-channel 1080P real time recording and HDMI resolutions. It has advanced motion detection and supports up to 8 SATA hard disks. Finally, the IVMS-4000 software enables views from 64 cameras at the same time and up to 16 channels can be played back simultaneously. Most importantly, the software enables a seamless integration of the cameras and recording system, and there is an easy backup function using USB and optical media.

Dennis Edeal, Dir. of Surveillance of Santa Ana Star Casino, who was part of the steering committee for the project explained that "there were many choices. But Hikvision’s solution provided was the most cost-effective. Integrating the components to build the system is never easy. But the support and service we received was the best of the best." Indeed, the system addressed the challenges and exceeded the expectations of Santa Ana Star Casino. It is a scalable system that will serve them well for a very long time.