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If it's not MGM it's Caesar's. And both MGM and Caesar's are owned by VICI Properties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vici_Properties#Properties Insane. Who is competing with them on the Las Vegas Strip? Just Blackstone with Bellagio, Cosmo, and Aria? Those investors have the power to have practically all properties on the strip not compete with each other.
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MGM has acknowledged it's an attack [1] and certain vegas gossip sites have stated that Caesars was hit last hit last week but was able to keep it better under wraps. 1. https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mgm-re...
While there's something to be said for ransomware targeting casinos, "because that's where the money is," that might also attract the wrong attention, and not all from the government. They might wish it was only from the government. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/14/russia-colonial-pip...
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MGM hotel rooms can be unlocked with smartphone NFC tap. You don't even need to visit the front desk to check in, just log in to the app. But if you can't open the app you can't get in your room. I'm guessing the front desk can issue keys to a guest in the event they lost their phone or something, but if the network is down for the front desk too then they might not be able to issue keys.
We often make fun of IOT and unnecessary app stuff, but these features 1000% make sense.
It needs to work in a way where the key is saved to your phone so it can be accessed quickly and offline.
If they're going to shut something down, better a casino than anywhere else.
Was just coming here to say it: And nothing of value was lost.
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I once was stuck in my hotel room due to a malfunction in the inside door handle, which was an annoying way to discover that the latch wasn't even mechanical on that side.
I work in "access control" and that could probably get that hotel in a loooot of trouble with the fire marshal.
I'm currently rewatching the Las Vegas (2003) NBC TV series (the one with James Caan, Josh Duhamel, James Lesure, Molly Sims, Nikki Cox, Vanessa Marcil etc). Feels on-brand; like every second ep is about some fantastic heist. It's worth rewatching as a guilty pleasure, IMO. Feels quite alien compared to current fare. It's dumb but well-crafted, fun and glitzy and never takes itself too seriously. I miss that kind of…
HDTV (ATSC) was available in 1998 in the US[1]; consumer uptake wasn't much until close to the shutdown of analog broadcasting, but it was out there. NBC broadcasts in 1080i, so it's not terribly surprising that they recorded it in a way that would look good on 1080p. I can't find anything saying exactly how it was recorded, but it wasn't uncommon to film in 1080p/24 and broadcast with 3:2 pulldown. That kind of cont…
Take w/ requisite salt, but per Daily Mail [1]: > Thousands of guests at MGM Resorts in the Las Vegas strip have been locked out of their hotel rooms after the company was hit with a cyber attack, according to reports. > MGM Resorts International has about 48,000 rooms on The Strip. The company's properties include Mandalay Bay, the Bellagio, Luxor and MGM Grand, among others. > The outage, first detected on Sunday n…
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I was wondering the same. It would be an extreme fire hazard if a power or computer outage made the doors unopenable - especially because a fire could and likely would cause an outage.
I once was stuck in my hotel room due to a malfunction in the inside door handle, which was an annoying way to discover that the latch wasn't even mechanical on that side.
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Was just coming here to say it: And nothing of value was lost.
Your opinion is valid, however I'm currently on a plane heading there, likely a third of the passengers won't be able to check into their hotel. Same with dozens of planes. Kinda sucks for them.