On Friday, MGM websites were once again operational and employees were paid as planned, but a spokesman confirmed that employees still did not have access to their company emails. It is not known how much the dayslong cyber breach has meant to MGM’s bottom line, but as far as revenue from slot machines goes, it could be significant if fewer people were able to gamble, as the machines tend to make up 65 to 85 percent of the income earned by casinos, according to Forbes magazine. Honestly, I haven’t been paying much attention.” “I mean, it’s slightly inconvenient, but not horribly bad.

A number of machines were closed down at Aria, where players were also being paid out in cash by attendants.Īt a slot carousel at Bellagio, Rachel Meerbaun of Ohio didn’t seem concerned as she played away at a cash-only video slot. Some of the machines were taken down because of the staffing it required to pay players by hand, a Bellagio slot supervisor said. Most machines were running at the MGM Grand and Bellagio on a cash-only basis early in the day, while online reservations for guest rooms were still down and patrons had to make reservations in person at the front desks of both properties.ĭozens of Bellagio slot machines were still unavailable for play in the morning, many shut down temporarily, as the computerized ticket-in, ticket-out system remained down.Īlso not working was the MGM Rewards card system that gives points for customer slot play to be redeemed for extra games, food, hotel rooms, merchandise and other amenities. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Īmid carousels of large format slot machines with rolling video reels, attendants were on hand to pay out cash winnings to players at several MGM Resorts International casinos Saturday, nearly a week into a cyberattack that crippled operations at the company’s properties nationwide.

MGM Resorts International’s Las Vegas properties continue to have technological issues during ongoing cybersecurity issues believed to be due to a cyberattack by hackers. Bellagio guests outside of the casino on Saturday, Sept.

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