Hit the Jackpot With Electronics Recycling for Casinos
When you run a casino, you must maintain a watchful eye on customers and employees alike via your security system and keep track of slot machine profitability, all while maintaining an enjoyable atmosphere where people will want to stay and keep playing.
The security and success of your casino may well depend on having electronic equipment that is up to date. This often means replacing outdated slot machines and other devices. However, this can create a problem because the government has strict rules against disposing of electronics in a landfill. Due to difficulties posed by disposal, many casino owners relegate old slot machines and other electronics to the casino basement, where they collect dust and take up valuable space.
At TechWaste Recycling, we offer a better solution. We are able to dispose of your outdated electronics according to applicable laws. Discretion is important when running a casino, and if you need to dispose of sensitive financial material, we offer secure data destruction to clients in a broad spectrum of industries, including hospitality and entertainment.
Slot Machines
Perhaps the most prominent type of electronic equipment found in casinos is the slot machine. Coin-operated gambling devices have existed since the late 1800s, but the slot machine as we know it, which can pay out to a lucky winner automatically, dates back to 1884. It was invented by a San Francisco car mechanic named Charles Fey. It featured three spinning reels, each emblazoned with five different symbols. One of the symbols was the Liberty Bell, which ultimately gave the machine its name. The success of the machine sparked a demand so great that Fey opened a factory to produce them after quitting his job.
The first slot machines were mechanical, i.e., not operated by electricity. The first electromechanical slot machine was released by Bally in 1964. It was called the Money Honey, and it could payout up to 500 coins at a time. Though a lever was no longer required to operate an electronic device, the Money Honey included one because otherwise players wouldn’t have known how to operate the new machine. The first electronic slot machine was introduced in 1975, with the first video slot to follow a year later.
When slot machines no longer generate enough income, or do not pay out enough to keep players interested, it comes time to replace them. Slot machines may contain fluorescent lights or electronic components that could damage the environment if they are not disposed of with care.
Security Systems
The knowledge that security staff are using cameras to watch their every move can help to keep players and employees honest, thereby preventing cheating. The cumbersome systems of the past that recorded footage on video tapes is now giving way to digital cameras and recorders. These can store much more footage and may produce clearer images. Hundreds if not thousands of cameras can be found on casino properties, all tying back to security surveillance rooms which can have hundreds of screens and computers monitoring everyone and every movement. It has been said that Las Vegas has more surveillance occuring than any other place in the world. That doesn’t surprise when an individual large casino has 2,500 to 4,000 cameras providing 100% coverage of every inch of casino operations. A lot of electronics that is in constant need of upkeep, replacement, and disposal. These systems have all the obvious electronic components and require proper disposal, but also can utilize magnetic video tape can contain the following potentially hazardous materials:
- Silver
- Nickel
- Aluminum
- Dyes
- Lacquer
- Glass
At TechWaste Recycling, we have the knowledge and experience needed to handle these materials safely and responsibly.
Lighting
As you know, the lighting in your casino plays a very important and specific role in enticing customers to stay and play. However, you may wish to update your lighting, both on the casino floor and in the management areas, with more efficient and environmentally friendly options, such as LED. Casinos, however aren’t only about the play areas. Their outside displays and engagement areas are literally covered with lighting and lighting fixtures.
Talk to TechWaste Recycling about disposal of your old lighting fixtures. Among the materials we handle are U-bend fluorescent lamps and four- to eight-foot fluorescent tubes.
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It’s no gamble to trust your eWaste disposal to TechWaste Recycling. We have been serving this area for over 20 years and hold multiple certifications. Contact us through our website for more information.