Quote of the Day

“We’ve done some research out there with regard to these consumers. And clearly, we’ve talked about a new norm. The customers are saying that they’re not fully employed. They don’t have the discretionary budget that they had either because they have made large ticket purchases last year or they’re not getting enough employment. I think households under $75,000 out there in our regional markets are still hurting and making a conscious decision not to engage in our products for budgetary reasons.” — Penn National Gaming CEO Timothy J. Wilmott, on current market trends among his bread-and-butter players.