Peppermill Casino Facial Recognition Made 12 False Matches in One Shift, Ex-Guard Claims

A former security officer at Reno’s Peppermill Casino claims its facial recognition technology routinely misidentified customers, sometimes producing as many as 12 false matches with 100% confidence in a single shift. In a sworn declaration filed in federal court, Aaron Michael Gamino also alleges that casino security personnel were pressured to arrest suspected trespassers even when they produced identification indicating they were someone else. The allegations have emerged in a civil rights lawsuit brought by Jason Killinger , a gambler who was arrested at the Peppermill in September 2023 after its facial recognition system mistakenly identified him as a previously…