Grand Re-opening To Feature New Security Systems

Jul 1, 2006 12:00 PM

Damaged significantly in Hurricane Katrina last year, the Beau Rivage Hotel and Casino on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi plans to re-open its doors on Aug. 29 — the one-year anniversary of the disastrous storm. And the Biloxi casino will feature video surveillance and security systems from North American Video, Brick, N.J.

“It's still very much a construction site, but it's taking shape,” Mary Cracchiolo, director of public relations at Beau Rivage, tells the Clarion Ledger newspaper. “The carpet is down on the casino floor, and they're putting the bases in for the slot machines.”

Restoring the gaming industry to its pre-Katrina state is crucial to the economy of the Gulf states,” says Cynthia Freschi, president of North American Video.

The security and surveillance systems will cover the casino floor, the hotel itself, the parking garage and the surrounding property. The system includes more than 1,200 video surveillance cameras integrated with an enterprise NVR solution and two new matrix switching systems, Freschi says. North American Video will also provide and install an alarm system, an audio playback messaging system and an emergency call station system for the parking garage. The CCTV system will also feature a Point-of-Sale interface.

As of June 23, just four casinos had reopened on Mississippi's Gulf Coast — IP, New Palace, Isle of Capri and Treasure Bay, all in Biloxi.

MGM-Mirage, parent company of Beau Rivage, invested $800 million in the resort before Katrina, and the company is investing “well over $1 billion” to re-open, Cracchiolo says.

About 1,200 hotel rooms, eight of the 12 retail outlets and eight of the 13 restaurants will be ready for the re-opening, she adds.

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