At $1.4 billion, the Powerball jackpot on the line Saturday night is the world’s fifth-largest lottery prize, due to higher interest rates, long odds, fewer ticket sales per drawing and, of course, luck.

Casino executive: “It’s good not to have people getting themselves into trouble because when they're in trouble, they're not good customers.”

Casino executive: “It’s good not to have people getting themselves into trouble because when they're in trouble, they're not good customers.”

MGM Resorts (NYSE:MGM) International's operations across the country were disrupted last week due to a cyberattack that began with a social engineering breach of the company's IT help desk, according to a cybersecurity executive familiar with the matter. The incident is the latest in a series of high-profile security breaches that have hit Las Vegas casinos in recent months.

The apparent cyberattack that hobbled MGM Resorts International this past week is the latest in a string of high-profile security breaches to befall Las Vegas casinos in recent months.

The apparent cyberattack that hobbled MGM Resorts International this past week is the latest in a string of high-profile security breaches to befall Las Vegas casinos in recent months.

Current approaches to voluntary self-exclusion in the gaming industry need to evolve to encourage better take-up of the programs, problem gambling researchers and advocates told the Massachusetts Gaming Commission during a hearing on responsible gaming and sports betting.

Ray, an admitted compulsive gambler, says he was about to lose his marriage when he informed his Wynn Las Vegas casino host last year that he was done after 20 years of feeding the resort’s insatiable slot machines.

Ray, an admitted compulsive gambler, says he was about to lose his marriage when he informed his Wynn Las Vegas casino host last year that he was done after 20 years of feeding the resort’s insatiable slot machines.  

Responsible gaming is finally taking center stage in our industry. The hard work of the tireless few—be it regulators, suppliers, digital gaming operators and associations—is being heard, and academics and lotteries, online gaming and sports betting are stepping up to the plate.

The roar of cheering fans echoed across the Kia Forum on Saturday as singers took the stage beneath glimmering lights and flashes of flame to perform a dramatic opening act.

Generally speaking, technological breakthroughs are a young person’s gambit. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some proverbial old dogs out there who are willing to learn new tricks.