Meanwhile, the hackers said in a statement on Friday that “if a deal is not reached, we shall carry out additional attacks,” and claim to still be inside MGM’s systems. I wanted to see if it was actually the case that the “vast majority” of its offerings remained operational. MGM, meanwhile, is refusing to pay, meaning that all sorts of things are broken at its 14 hotels and casinos in Vegas, including the Bellagio, Aria, MGM Grand, NoMad, and Mandalay Bay.Ī statement on MGM’s website says: “Although the issue is affecting some of the Company’s systems, the vast majority of our property offerings currently remain operational, and we continue to welcome tens of thousands of guests each day. Caesars folded quickly, and paid a $15 million ransom, helping return everything to normal for their customers. Last week, the ransomware gang ALPHV hacked Caesars and MGM, taking down multiple systems across the casino giants’ networks. To experience what it’s like to gamble in a series of hacked casinos, I got on one of the first flights out of Los Angeles Saturday morning with the goal of figuring out not just how screwed up the casinos were, but also to witness the marvelous ability of the human species to adapt and cope with bizarre circumstances. Las Vegas’s hottest new attraction is an interactive ransomware exhibit, currently playing out across every MGM property in the city.