This Week in Gambling

Just days after MGM Resorts was the target of hackers, officials have admitted that a Caesars cyber attack took place in the aftermath. Not only did the thieves get a copy of their entire loyalty program database, but other data was stolen as well… and Caesars has not said what that data was. Included in the loyalty program data stolen during the Caesars cyber attack were numerous player driver license and Social Security numbers. We say numerous, because Caesars seems to have no idea of the exact number of persons victimized. A Caesars spokesperson told the Securities and Exchange Commission…

We are living in the middle of the digital revolution; there is no escaping that anymore. Online gambling and great technology are part of our lives like never before and because of this, we must think about what the future developments of gambling technology will be. In this article, we trace a brief overview of gambling technology to find out where it will bring us and why. We aim to find out more about the future of gambling technology and suggest some of the technological inventions that will have the biggest impact on this field. Continue reading to find out…

We have a quick look at the Madam Lucky online slot which is a five reel game from Synot that comes with ten paylines, medium to high volatility, and a higher than average return to player of over 98%! It comes with Wild Symbols which are Madam Lucky herself, plus a gamble feature and multipliers! Landing 3 or more scatters will also trigger the free spins bonus! The Madam Lucky online slot is a five-reel, three-row slot game played with 243 ways. The base game is simple, with beautiful Asian-themed symbols and a soft glow. But what makes the Madam…

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……

An infamous landmark on the south end of The Strip has finally been scheduled for demolition. Plus, Las Vegas prices are going up, thanks to recent changes at Wynn and Encore that could leave guests paying more! Plus, a giant tennis ball has been seen in town! Hello friends! And welcome to This Week in Gambling! And before this goes any further, I wanted to take a moment right now and apologize for my actions at the Adele concert a couple of weeks ago. All I wanted was a damn selfie… but whatever. This week we have news about a…

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…