Mark Twain Casino among 11 casinos reporting security breach

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http://www.whig.com/story/25558098/mark-twain-casino-among-11-casinos-reporting-security-breach

By Edward Husar
Herald-Whig Staff Writer
May 19, 2014

LaGRANGE, Mo. -- Affinity Gaming, which owns Mark Twain Casino in LaGrange 
and 10 other casinos in four states, has confirmed that its credit and 
debit card system for non-gaming purchases has been hacked.

In a press release, the Las Vegas-based corporation said the security 
breach "resulted in a compromise of credit card and debit card information 
used in non-gaming purchases from individuals who visited its casino and 
casino resort facilities."

The company said credit or debit card data was exposed at all 11 of its 
casinos for customers who made food, beverage, hotel or retail purchases 
with their cards between Dec. 7 and April 28. This includes the company's 
two Missouri properties -- Mark Twain Casino and St. Jo Frontier Casino in 
St. Joseph -- along with one casino in Iowa, three in Colorado and five in 
Nevada.

Affinity, formerly known as Herbst Gaming and based in Paradise, Nev., is 
urging customers who used their credit or debit cards for such purposes 
"to take steps to protect their identities and financial information."

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