Ongoing issues
The Cache Creek Casino Resort in Northern California remains closed because of a cyber attack. The incident, which was less than two weeks ago, is currently being under investigation.
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The Graton Resort & Casino, the largest gambling destination in the Bay Area, will close Tuesday following reports that the coronavirus is uncontained in Sonoma County, with at least four cases of. California’s tribal casinos are mostly open, though its card rooms remain closed. Havasu Landing reopened on New Year’s Day, leaving only two tribal properties closed in the northern part of the state. Cache Creek Casino Resort announced Sunday evening it’s closing temporarily in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Cache Creek’s announcement marked the first Northern California tribal casino to. List of casinos in the U.S. State of California; Casino City County State District Type Comments The 101 Casino: Petaluma: Sonoma: California: Card room: The 500 Club: Clovis: Fresno: California. Closed since August 2004 La Posta Casino: Boulevard: San Diego: California: Native American: closed in October 2012. Lake Bowl Cardroom: Folsom.
The casino confirmed on Wednesday that there was a “systems infrastructure failure” due to the external attack. The casino has been closed since September 20 as the property looks to strengthen its internal security. There is no reopening date set, but the casino plans to announce one in the near future.
Attacks like these are significant and can take weeks to research thoroughly.”
Casino owner Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation said in a statement: “We are working closely with independent experts who regularly investigate incidents of this type to determine any risks to data security. Attacks like these are significant and can take weeks to research thoroughly.”
The casino owner went on to state that if the personal info of any workers or guests has been exposed as a result of the attack, the affected individuals will be contacted in writing. With the ongoing closure, ownership is committed to fully paying its staff and continuing their benefits.
A learning experience
The Sacramento Bee cited unnamed sources that claim the FBI is investigating this incident and trying to determine if it was a ransomware attack. The thought is that Cache Creek’s info and network is being held hostage in exchange for a ransom payment.
The casino company noted how these types of attacks have become more and more common in recent years, but underlined that the casino will come back stronger from this experience. The statement said: “We are undaunted in our commitment to the security of our organization and the future of our business.”
Other casinos subject to attacks
There have been a number of issues involving cyber attacks at Las Vegas casinos recently.
At the start of the year, the Four Queens Hotel & Casino and Binion’s Gambling Hall in downtown Las Vegas had to close down their slot machines after being victimized by suspected ransomware attacks.
The casino confirmed on Wednesday that there was a “systems infrastructure failure” due to the external attack. The casino has been closed since September 20 as the property looks to strengthen its internal security. There is no reopening date set, but the casino plans to announce one in the near future.
Attacks like these are significant and can take weeks to research thoroughly.”
Casino owner Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation said in a statement: “We are working closely with independent experts who regularly investigate incidents of this type to determine any risks to data security. Attacks like these are significant and can take weeks to research thoroughly.”
The casino owner went on to state that if the personal info of any workers or guests has been exposed as a result of the attack, the affected individuals will be contacted in writing. With the ongoing closure, ownership is committed to fully paying its staff and continuing their benefits.
A learning experience
The Sacramento Bee cited unnamed sources that claim the FBI is investigating this incident and trying to determine if it was a ransomware attack. The thought is that Cache Creek’s info and network is being held hostage in exchange for a ransom payment.
The casino company noted how these types of attacks have become more and more common in recent years, but underlined that the casino will come back stronger from this experience. The statement said: “We are undaunted in our commitment to the security of our organization and the future of our business.”
Other casinos subject to attacks
There have been a number of issues involving cyber attacks at Las Vegas casinos recently.
At the start of the year, the Four Queens Hotel & Casino and Binion’s Gambling Hall in downtown Las Vegas had to close down their slot machines after being victimized by suspected ransomware attacks.
MGM Resorts International had a large data breach in 2019, with the personal information of more than 142 million hotel guests reportedly falling into the possession of hackers. The records were supposedly accessed after the hacker broke into DataViper servers.
Finally, SBTech had to set aside $30m before its recent merger with DraftKings because of an apparent cyber attack that caused outages at more than 50 global online gambling platforms.
Casino jumped the gun
A California casino was shut down by the governor for violating the state’s lockdown order just a day after it reopened. The Towers Casino in Grass Valley excitedly announced on its Facebook page that it was open on Monday after being closed for two months. Unfortunately for the casino, it was not supposed to do so and it was forced to shutter once again.
Grass Valley is in Nevada County, about 56 miles northeast of Sacramento. Nevada County does have the state government’s approval to speed up phase 2 of Calfornia’s plan to modify the stay-at-home order, but that applies to restaurants, malls, and childcare facilities, not casinos. Casinos come in the next phase.
Thus, the shutdown order from Governor Gavin Newsom on Towers Casino’s second day back in operation.
Trying to stay safe
The casino emphasized that it was taking strict safety precautions to keep customers and staff safe. There is a sign on the door telling patrons to wash their hands before they play. Employees have also been instructed to sanitize chips after they are exchanged at the cashier, sanitize cup holders after every use, and wipe down table rails whenever a person leaves.
Three of the casino’s six poker tables were in use for cash games. As can be seen in the pictures the casino posted on Facebook, players did don face coverings, from surgical-type masks to cloth masks to bandanas. It does not appear that anyone, including the poker dealer, was wearing gloves.
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Governor can’t stop all casinos from opening
Governor Newsom has been battling to try to get people and businesses to adhere to California’s COVID-19 pandemic safety rules. As we reported Tuesday, he has been having some trouble with Native American-operated casinos. While the governor does have the authority to force a venue like Towers Casino to stay closed, he does not have that same pull with tribal casinos. Because their casinos are on sovereign land, they are do not fall under state regulatory control.
California Casinos Closed Again
Most tribal casinos in California are waiting until at least June 1 to reopen, but three have opened or plan to open this week. Viejas Casino & Resort and Sycuan Casino Resort have already welcomed back gamblers and Valley View Casino is set to open back up on Friday.
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All Governor Newsom can do is ask them to stay closed. He can’t make them.
“I understand that some tribal governments are planning on reopening casinos on their lands,” Newsom wrote in a letter to the tribes on Friday. “This deeply concerns me, and I urge tribal governments to reconsider and instead make those determinations based on how they align with the current local public health conditions and the statewide stage of reopening.”
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“….in the spirit of sovereign-to-sovereign engagement I respectfully request that until a surrounding or neighboring local jurisdiction has legally progressed into Stage 3, your tribal casinos remain closed,” he said.
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While it remains to be seen if reopening any casinos, be they tribal or commercial, is a good idea, the three California casinos are at least implementing safety policies and are not running at full capacity.
