Last year, a group called Scattered Spider pulled off a massive hack targeting casinos. Now, this mysterious collective has apparently turned its attention to the banking and insurance sectors, cybersecurity researchers told Bloomberg News Wednesday (May 8). Since late last month, Scattered Spider has targeted 29 companies...
Las Vegas casinos are focusing on upscale gamblers — and making a record amount of revenue. The amount of gambling revenue brought in by casinos on the Las Vegas Strip hit a record total of nearly $8.3 billion in 2022 — a total nearly 25%...
Gaming industry supplier Everi has added Prove Identity’s digital identity verification solutions to further reduce bad actors, fraudulent accounts and user friction from transactions in casinos. Everi’s Digital CashClub Wallet technology helps casino operators with funding for on-premise gaming devices, payments at point-of-sale (POS) machines...
As casinos get back to normal with in-person gaming, consumers are unwilling to leave their new digital habits at the door. But as Rick Hutchins, senior vice president of casino operations at Resorts World Las Vegas, told PYMNTS’ latest Disbursements Tracker, mobile apps that can...
July 13, 2020
A somewhat rocky reopening is afoot in America as businesses try to meld governmental mandates with the realities of foot traffic to forge new models from existing retail concepts. This is playing out in theme parks and casinos right now, for example, as these travel and hospitality stalwarts map out ways to reopen safely while […]
June 03, 2020
Las Vegas casinos shut their doors in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending Nevada’s unemployment rate to a worst-in-the-nation 28.2 percent (nearly twice the U.S. average). And although...
August 14, 2019
Cooperation in an environment that is rapidly advancing on many technological fronts was the theme when FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco took to the stage at the 12th Annual Las...
May 16, 2024
The British government is loosening its rules for brick-and-mortar betting businesses as online gambling grows. The U.K.’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport issued a report Thursday (May 16) that would allow for cashless payments on gaming machines in places like casinos, arcades and bingo halls, while introducing an age limit of 18 for these machines. The rules would allow establishments to […]
May 08, 2024
Last year, a group called Scattered Spider pulled off a massive hack targeting casinos. Now, this mysterious collective has apparently turned its attention to the banking and insurance sectors, cybersecurity researchers told...
May 29, 2023
Las Vegas casinos are focusing on upscale gamblers — and making a record amount of revenue. The amount of gambling revenue brought in by casinos on the Las Vegas Strip...
October 06, 2022
Gaming industry supplier Everi has added Prove Identity’s digital identity verification solutions to further reduce bad actors, fraudulent accounts and user friction from transactions in casinos. Everi’s Digital CashClub Wallet...
