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Two Las Vegas Casinos May Have Been Crippled by Ransomware Attacks

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An apparent ransomware attack hit the Four Queens Hotel and Casino and Binion’s Casino in Los Angeles, crippling their ability to trade in anything other than cash and affecting some of the slot machines. A strange sight greeted customers of the … Continue reading Two Las Vegas Casinos May Have Been Crippled by Ransomware Attacks→

Let The Cards Fall Where They May, With A Robotic Rain Main

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Finally,  a useful application for machine vision! Forget all that self-driving nonsense and facial recognition stuff – we’ve finally got an AI that can count cards at the blackjack table.

The system that [Edje Electronics] has built, dubbed “Rain Man 2.0” in homage to the classic title character created by …read more

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Casino Goes All In and Wins Big with Imperva Security

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There’s no good time to be hit by ransom-seeking DDoS attackers. For one casino-entertainment provider, the timing was particularly bad — right before one of its largest online poker events in 2016. The casino, which generates multiple bill… Continue reading Casino Goes All In and Wins Big with Imperva Security→

Hackers attack Casino’s fish tank thermometer to obtain sensitive data

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The Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed the way we
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New gaming and hospitality cybersecurity alliance formed by Retail ISAC

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A new cybersecurity alliance has been assembled to provide better protection in the gaming and hospitality business sectors as cyberthreats increase. The Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center (R-CISC) announced the formation of the Gaming and Hospitality Cybersecurity Alliance (GHCA) on Tuesday in a press release. This new alliance will live within R-CISC, as a sharing group dedicated to information and intelligence for gaming and hospitality businesses. Hospitality and casino businesses are worried about all kinds of breaches. In the past, Russian casino hackers were indicted for fraud after manipulating slot machines in Illinois, Missouri and California. Additionally, Sands Las Vegas and Marriott have dealt with breaches in the past few years. Scott Howitt, senior vice president and chief information security officer at MGM Resorts International and Board Member of the R-CISC, is a co-chair for the cybersecurity alliance. “GHCA members offer a vast array of services and experiences in entertainment, gaming, sporting […]

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A Raspberry Pi Rain Man in the Making

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We see a lot of Raspberry Pis used to play games, but this is something entirely different from the latest RetroPie build. This Raspberry Pi is learning how to read playing cards, with the goal of becoming the ultimate card counting blackjack player.

If [Taxi-guy] hasn’t named his project Rain Man, we humbly suggest that he does so. Because a Pi that can count into a six-deck shoe would be quite a thing, even though it would never be allowed anywhere near a casino. Hurdle number one in counting cards is reading them, and [Taxi-guy] has done a solid job …read more

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Computer System of Canadian Casino Hacked; Financial Data Stolen

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By Agan UzunovicCasino Rama is an Ontario, Canada-based casino, hotel and entertainmentThis is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Computer System of Canadian Casino Hacked; Financial Data Stolen Continue reading Computer System of Canadian Casino Hacked; Financial Data Stolen→