The Museum of Gaming History

The Museum of Gaming History is growing and we need your support. The MoGH came to life in 2014 with the showing of exhibits at the El Cortez Hotel and the Mob Museum. We are working on showing several new exhibits in the coming year. The MoGH needs your support to fund these projects. We seek to grow the hobby by expanding interest in Gaming History. Please visit the MoGH Donation page.

Museum of Gaming History
An Educational Project of The Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club, Inc.
An IRS approved 501 (c) (3) Tax Exempt Not-For-Profit Corporation

Dedicated to the preservation and education of Gaming History

MoGH Board Members

Position	Name	Email	Bio
Chair and Webmaster	Charles Kaplan	charlie@themogh.org	Bio
Vice-Chair, Exhibits and Events Director	Jim Follis	gamingore@themogh.org	Bio
Board Member, Promotions Director	Pam Focazio	pam@themogh.org	Bio
Board Member	Rick Lonski	rick.lonski@themogh.org	Bio
Board Member	Ross Poppel	ross@themogh.org	Bio
Board Member	Jay Sands	jay@themogh.org	Bio
Board Member	Douglas Smith	dsmith@themogh.org	Bio
Board Member ~ Emeritus	Eric S. Rosenblum		Bio

Ted Whiting

Ted Whiting has been employed in the Gaming industry since 1989. Early in his career he held various casino positions such as Dealer, Cage Cashier, and Poker Room Brush. From 1995 until 2009, Ted worked in The Mirage Resort & Casino Surveillance department and was promoted to Director of Surveillance in 2001. Ted designed and oversaw the installation of the video surveillance systems at multi-billion-dollar Integrated Resorts; City Center, MGM National Harbor and MGM Springfield. Ted became the Director of Surveillance for City Center's Aria Resort & Casino in 2009. In February 2015, he was promoted to his current position as Vice President of Corporate Surveillance at MGM Resorts International in which he oversees all MRI domestic casino Surveillance departments at 17 properties in 8 states.

During his career, Ted has written different computer programs used in several Surveillance departments on the Las Vegas Strip. One of his programs called Baccarat Player Analysist is used to evaluate high action Baccarat play. His other forays into Surveillance software were to create a Surveillance database and a report-writing program.

Ted has led several technological innovations including the being the first casino in Nevada to use license plate recognition in parking garages and 360-degree cameras on the casino floor. Most recently Ted oversaw the successful introduction of facial recognition software in MGM Resorts International casinos. Ted is currently engaged with planning and design of the Surveillance and access control systems for an Integrated Resort planned for Japan.

Ted has spoken as an industry expert at UNLV, University of Denver, Cornel University Alumni conference and John Hopkins Educator Conference as well as participated on panels and as a speaker at casino industry conventions such as Global Gaming Expo (G2E), the World Game Protection Conference (WGPC) and the International Security Conference West (ISC West). He has been featured on several TV programs on different networks including National Geographic Channel, Destination America, CNBC, NBC and local news. Ted has been interviewed by print media as well, including Popular Mechanics and various Security and Surveillance industry magazines. Lastly, Ted's love of gaming history has allowed him to become a member of the advisory board for the Museum of Gaming History.

MoGH Advisory Board

Board Member	Affiliation
Anthony Curtis	Publisher, Las Vegas Advisor
Eileen DiRoccco	Publisher, Gaming Today
Michael Green	Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sandra Harris	Executive Director, Holocaust Museum and Learning Center
Jim Kruse	Former Education Director, CCA
Oliver Lovat	Managing Director, Denstone REA
Rob McCoy	President and CEO, Neon Museum
Mark Hall Patton	Administrator, Clark County Museum System
Geoff Schumacher	Senior Director of Content, Mob Museum
David G. Schwartz	Director, UNLV's Center for Gaming Research
Mike Skelton	Former President, CCA
Bob Stoldal	Consulting Editor, KNPR
Wayne Thompson	Former President, CCA
Jonathon Ullman	President and CEO, Mob Museum
Ted Whiting	Vice President of Corporate Surveillance, MGM Resorts International

MoGH Contacts

Position	Name
ChipGuide Supervisor	Albert Scalzo
Legal Advisor	Michael Siskin
Librarian	Wendy Schultz
Public Relations	Brad Smith
Educational Director	Ted Whiting
Social Media Manager	TBD
This Week in Gaming History	Chuck Sikora IV