Harrah's Casino in Illinois Sued Over Facial Recognition Use
A new Illinois lawsuit accused Harrah's Casino in Joliet, Ill. of violating the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act by possessing the facial geometry scans and identifying information of its Joliet casino customers "without creating and following a written policy, made available to the public."
According to a news report, the lawsuit asks a judge to award liquidated or actual monetary damages, whichever is higher, to lawsuit co-plaintiffs Leon Martin and Anthony Adams and members of the class action lawsuit, "for each violation of the Biometric Information Privacy Act." The same law firm representing the co-plaintiffs has also filed a near-identical lawsuit against Joliet's other gambling casino, Hollywood Casino in Joliet.