For those persons who prefer gambling in local bet shops instead of gambling online. I know that most times some persons carry huge sums of money to come to gamble and I understand that if it was a local casino there would be securities. Now, in the local bet shop, why are there no securities? I know a local bet shop close to where I reside. There are no securities there and there are people who act strange and mentally unstable there. They could cause fights, noise, and cheat. So for other persons to feel safe betting there I think securities should be employed there.
I do not know how those betting agents operate in a way we do not hear news about them being robbed. I noticed if they can operate and no issue of robbery, the betting agents may not consider having security. If they have certain amount that they have earned, likely the will take it to bank as soon as possible in a way when there is robbery, the robbers will only be able to steal just little amount of money because the rest of the money are would be in bank already.
i believe, they are not really handling large sum of money. and if they are, those gamblers who are carrying such large amount have their own security people. this is why betting shops are not employing security. but i think, at least they have one guard standby but heavy security? i don't think so.
also, these days, a small shop can just install their own CCTVs and be secured about capturing potential threats. and do remember, one can easily take a snapshot and send it to authorities. talk about the presence of smartphones these days. these are the reasons why i think a small bet shop doesn't require heavy security details because there are other means now to secure their place. besides, that would cost a lot of money for their operations, which can reduce their profits largely.
so for a bet shop to secure their premises, they can employ :
- CCTVs
- use of smartphones for their employees / mobile apps
- alarm
- smart access control systems
- keypad
- biometric devices
- perimeter fencing and lighting