Stock market today: Wall Street rallies near a record after yawning at Trump’s latest tariff threat
Read full article: Stock market today: Wall Street rallies near a record after yawning at Trump’s latest tariff threatU.S. stocks rallied to the brink of a record after more companies reported fatter profits than expected.
MGM Resorts computers back up after 10 days as analysts eye effects of casino cyberattacks
Read full article: MGM Resorts computers back up after 10 days as analysts eye effects of casino cyberattacksMGM Resorts International says computers serving customers at its casino and hotel properties have been restored across the U.S. That's 10 days after a cyberattack led it to shut down digital systems.
Two Vegas casinos fell victim to cyberattacks, shattering the image of impenetrable casino security
Read full article: Two Vegas casinos fell victim to cyberattacks, shattering the image of impenetrable casino securityThe cybersecurity system break-ins this month of casino giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment shatter a public perception that casino security requires an “Oceans 11”-level effort to defeat it.
Casino giant Caesars Entertainment reports cyberattack; MGM Resorts says some systems still down
Read full article: Casino giant Caesars Entertainment reports cyberattack; MGM Resorts says some systems still downCasino company Caesars Entertainment has joined Las Vegas gambling rival MGM Resorts International in reporting a recent cyberattack.
FBI investigates cybersecurity issue at MGM Resorts while casinos and hotels stay open across US
Read full article: FBI investigates cybersecurity issue at MGM Resorts while casinos and hotels stay open across USCasino operator MGM Resorts International says resorts are open despite a cybersecurity issue that led to the shutdown of its computer systems across the U.S. The FBI on Tuesday characterized its investigation as ongoing but offered no additional information.
Cybersecurity issue prompts computer shutdowns at MGM Resorts properties across US
Read full article: Cybersecurity issue prompts computer shutdowns at MGM Resorts properties across USCasino and hotel giant MGM Resorts International says a cybersecurity issue led to the shutdown of computer systems at its properties across the U.S. A statement Monday from the Las Vegas-based company said the incident began Sunday, and the extent of its effect on reservation systems and casino floors was not immediately known.
UAE creates federal authority for 'commercial gaming' as casino giants flock to Gulf Arab nation
Read full article: UAE creates federal authority for 'commercial gaming' as casino giants flock to Gulf Arab nationThe United Arab Emirates has created a federal authority to potentially run a national lottery and what it describes as “commercial gaming.”.
Thousands rally on Las Vegas Strip in support of food service workers demanding better pay, benefits
Read full article: Thousands rally on Las Vegas Strip in support of food service workers demanding better pay, benefitsFood service workers at a Las Vegas Strip arena who want higher pay and better benefits are rallying on the famed tourist corridor.
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Las Vegas massacre memorial panel focusing on victim stories
Read full article: Las Vegas massacre memorial panel focusing on victim storiesA panel planning a permanent memorial at the Las Vegas site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history is focusing on stories about the more than 58 people killed and thousands left wounded and emotionally scarred, as well as on lessons learned.
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Casino giant MGM Resorts selling land to New York-based firm
Read full article: Casino giant MGM Resorts selling land to New York-based firmA New York-based real estate investment firm will emerge as the largest landholder on the Las Vegas Strip under a $17.2 billion property deal between landholding affiliates of casino giants Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International.
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Court OK's $800M settlement for MGM Resorts, Vegas victims
Read full article: Court OK's $800M settlement for MGM Resorts, Vegas victimsFILE - In this Oct. 1, 2018, file photo, survivors return to the scene of a mass shooting on the first anniversary in Las Vegas. A judge in Nevada has approved a total of $800 million in payouts from casino company MGM Resorts International and its insurers to more than 4,400 relatives and victims of the Las Vegas Strip shooting that was the deadliest in recent U.S. history. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)LAS VEGAS – A court on Wednesday approved a settlement totaling $800 million from casino company MGM Resorts International and its insurers to more than 4,400 relatives and victims of the Las Vegas Strip shooting that was the deadliest in recent U.S. history. In various lawsuits, victims and families accused MGM Resorts of failing to protect people at the concert venue or stop the shooter from amassing an arsenal of weapons and ammunition over several days before he opened fire. Las Vegas police and the FBI determined the 64-year-old retired accountant and high-stakes poker player meticulously planned the attack and acted alone.
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Las Vegas shooting victims closer to getting $800M payouts
Read full article: Las Vegas shooting victims closer to getting $800M payoutsAn $800 million settlement by casino giant MGM Resorts International could be in the hands of more than 4,400 relatives and victims of the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history by January 2021. The line-by-line list of victims, identified by initials only, runs for more than 170 pages of a 225-page civil complaint seeking compensation and punitive damages from MGM Resorts. A man with military-style weapons rained gunfire into a crowd at an outdoor country music festival from his room on the upper floors of the Mandalay Bay resort, which MGM Resorts owns. A separate document declares the case settled and asks Clark County District Court Judge Linda Marie Bell to set a date to field any final objections. Las Vegas police and the FBI determined the 64-year-old retired accountant and high-stakes poker player meticulously planned the attack and acted alone.

MGM will redesign uniforms after complaint of Holocaust imagery
Read full article: MGM will redesign uniforms after complaint of Holocaust imageryPhoto of an MGM Resorts security guard's uniform at MGM Northfield Casino outside Cleveland on July 13. NORTHFIELD, Ohio - June Scharf was going through the security checkpoint at the MGM Northfield Casino near Cleveland recently when something about the security guards' uniforms struck her. It was a security badge-type image, but to Scharf it evoked imagery of the Holocaust. Debra DeShong, a spokeswoman for MGM Resorts International, said a reporter from the Jewish News contacted MGM. The uniform is worn by some MGM security officers in a number of the company's properties around the country, including Las Vegas, DeShong said.

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