MGM Resorts Cyberattack Stymies Slot Machines, Check-Ins
- Casino staff resort to ‘manual mode’ and handwritten vouchers
- MGM has alerted law enforcement and started investigation
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Keith Miller’s monthly visit to the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was short-circuited by a cyberattack.
He and his wife, Nanako Miller, were temporarily prevented from checking into a hotel room. And they found that cashing out of slot machines involved handwritten vouchers and long lines at the cashier’s window. Even paying for lunch was a struggle.