Reports of a massive MGM cyber attack spread quickly across social media platforms yesterday, as the company faced major outages at its resorts. The outages were not restricted to Las Vegas and took down slot machines, ATM’s, electronic room key access, guest services, the ability to process credit cards, and the company website. The company seemed reluctant to label this an “attack”, and instead are calling it an “issue”. And it’s a large issue at that. The MGM cyber attack that wasn’t resulted in the company feeling that their best course of action was to completely shut down their systems……

The price of having a car is headed up in Sin City. Additional Las Vegas resorts have decided to follow the lead of others and bring back paid parking… and more will surely follow. Is this pure greed? Is this a cash grab? Well, yes and no. First of all, the latest Las Vegas resorts to put this plan into action are the Wynn and Encore. Their decision to charge folks for the privileged of parking in their garages follows the announcement of the Venetian and Palazzo just a few days ago. And that decision was attributed to The Sphere…

The Bellagio Fountains, Fremont Street, and the Strat are all famous Las Vegas landmarks. When people visit town, they want to see things like the Mirage Volcano and the Sphere in all it’s glory. But not all attractions garner so much attention, and one is famous for all the wrong reasons: The Skyvue observation wheel towers. These infamous Las Vegas landmarks are just two monolithic concrete structures that stand in a vacant lot across from Mandalay Bay. They are reminders of a grand idea that began in 2011 but never made it. And while many projects in Sin City are…

Our friends at the American Gaming Association have once again launched the Responsible Gaming Month for 2023. This year, they are equipped with new consumer data that shows the strength of responsible awareness. This marks the industry’s 25th annual celebration of the event, with this year featuring four different weekly themes. Those weekly themes include “Empowering Customers to Play Responsibly” in week one, and “Legal & Regulated Gaming Protects Players” in the second. “Building a Responsible Gaming Culture Within” is set for the theme of week three, and wraps up with “Advancing Responsible Gaming with Research” for the final week….

Just in time for the kickoff of the 2023 season, our friends at Aristocrat are releasing NFL slot machines all across the country. The first of these games is called NFL Super Bowl Jackpots, and is scheduled for an initial release in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Oregon. Distribution will be expanded to more states in the coming months. There will be more NFL slot machines titles released later this year, such as Super Bowl Link, NFL Kickoff, Overtime Cash, and more. Each of these games will come with its own unique features and game play, and…

Nevada has been setting record gambling revenue numbers for a couple of years now, but this past July was even more exceptional than usual. Gaming was able to generate over $1.4 billion for the state within those 31 days, which is an all-time high. Naturally, downtown Las Vegas and The Strip lead the way for the state, accounting for $1.2 billion of the total. Additionally, the casinos up and down Las Vegas Boulevard raked in nearly $835 million by themselves. The record gambling revenue for this year was a rise of 6.7% over last years revenue total of $1.3 billion….