Slot-machine attendants cashed out players the same way. Several guests faced long waits to check in because staff was doing everything by hand, jotting down credit-card information on clipboards. Sportsbooks were closed at the Cosmopolitan and MGM Grand. “People came to play, they couldn’t play and they left,” said Lopez, a hotel guest from Santa Cruz, California.ĭays after the cyberattack on Las Vegas-based MGM, the fallout at its properties along the city’s famous strip varied from casino to casino. Many one-armed bandits, she said, weren’t working. An even bigger annoyance greeted guests eager to try their hand at the slot machines. Restaurants were only taking cash, as was the poolside bar: She had to pay cash for a margarita the previous day. Scanning a largely empty casino floor at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Marina Lopez said the hack has been a hassle. House Republicans Prepare to Turn US Government Shutdown Into Immigration Clash US, Chinese Officials Meet in Malta in Bid to Keep Channels OpenĮurope Is Better Prepared If Trump Wins Again, Germany’s Baerbock Says
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