MGM Resorts shuts down IT systems and slot machines go quiet following “cybersecurity incident”

Hotel and casino giant MGM Resorts has revealed that it is investigating a "cybersecurity incident" that has resulted in its website being taken offline, an outage of online booking systems, and even problems with slot machines. According to social media posts by frustrated guests, even ATM and credit card machines were disrupted - which must be alarming to any chain of casinos. Some resort guests have even reportedly been left struggling to enter their rooms, according to a BBC News report [h