Case Study: Tampa Bay Downs exceeds State-mandated surveillance standards with Axis Communications video encoders

Tampa Bay Downs uses Axis video encoders to exceed State-mandated surveillance standards in its Silks Poker Room

Tampa Bay Downs needed to meet new, stricter Florida surveillance rules for its 30‑table Silks Poker Room—higher frame rates and resolution—without replacing its legacy analog cameras. Working with Axis Communications, the track swapped out DVRs for an AXIS Q7900 rack populated with AXIS Q7406 video encoder blades (and deployed Milestone XProtect Corporate VMS on HP servers) to digitize the video stream from 60 cameras.

Axis Communications’ encoders delivered 30 frames per second and D1/4CIF‑level clarity (meeting the 704x480/720x480 requirements), used H.264 compression to extend archived retention well beyond the State‑mandated 14 days without adding storage, and allowed hot‑swappable blades for minutes‑long maintenance. Installed in under 24 hours and currently using 10 Q7406 blades with room to expand, the solution enabled Tampa Bay Downs to exceed the new surveillance standards while avoiding wholesale camera or wiring replacement.

Tampa Bay Downs

John Vacha

Director of Information Technologies, Tampa Bay Downs