A top ball machine operator eliminated cheating using V5 anti-theft dog devices. This case study covers the problem and the solution.
The Situation
A venue with 8 top ball machines was experiencing unexplained ticket payout discrepancies. The machines were dispensing more tickets than the cash intake justified, but the payout logs showed normal operation. The operator had checked the machines, recalibrated the ticket dispensers, and reviewed the settings. Nothing explained the gap.
The cumulative loss was $3,200 per month. The operator was attributing it to normal variance or customer counting errors, but the number was too consistent to be random.
The Investigation
We inspected the communication cables between the machines and their ticket dispensers. On three machines, we found small clip-on devices attached to the data cables. The devices were reading ticket value data as it was transmitted and sending it wirelessly to a receiver. The cheater knew exactly which machines had high-value tickets loaded.
The Solution
We installed V5 anti-theft dog devices on all 8 top ball machines. The V5 devices monitor the data cable and block unauthorized read attempts. The tap devices that were already installed were rendered useless because the V5 blocked their ability to read the data.
The Results
Ticket payout discrepancies dropped by 78% within 30 days. The unexplained losses fell from $3,200 per month to approximately $700. The remaining gap was attributed to normal variance and occasional counting errors.
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