Gateway Casinos and Entertainment’s 14 locations in Ontario will remain closed through the coming weekend, the company said Friday, as work continues to resolve what they are calling a “cybersecurity incident” and put in place plans for reopening at each location. The company would not confirm a re-opening date.
The casinos have been closed since last Sunday, April 16, at around 1:00 pm EDT.
“While we have no evidence thus far that personal information of our customers or employees has been impacted, we have experienced a ransomware attack on our IT systems,” Gateway said in a press release. “Unfortunately, cyber criminals often attempt to compromise personal information. We are continuing to work with third party experts on a 24/7 basis to determine if there has been any impact on personal information in this case. We want to reiterate that we have notified the relevant privacy officials, law enforcement, and government regulators about the cyber incident.”
Concerts at Casino Rama Resort in Orillia that were booked for this weekend have been rescheduled. The Chris de Burgh concert scheduled for Friday, April 21st has been postponed to Thursday, April 27th. The Warrant, Quiet Riot and Helix concert scheduled for Saturday, April 22 has also been rescheduled for Oct 7, 2023. The company does not expect changes to any concerts scheduled for after April 22, according to its release.
Gateway “will continue to provide further updates to the public regarding our reopening as those details are confirmed in the coming days.”
