The Nevada Gaming Control Board and Federal Trade Commission did not return requests for comment.Īn MGM employee who spoke to News 3 on the condition of anonymity said the company systems supposedly began shutting down around 5 a.m. The FBI press office only noted it is aware of the incident and does not have additional information to provide. The MGM Resorts statement was sent from an executive's Gmail account because their email systems were also affected by the outages.Īn agent with the FBI Las Vegas field office confirmed they were assisting with the investigation, but referred further questions to the national office.
