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Category Archives: Wall Street
Flamingo sale? Forget it!; Mega-Jottings
Caesars Entertainment formally took the Flamingo off the sale block yesterday, at least for the foreseeable future. CEO Tom Reeg cited ‘market conditions‘ (odd when the Las Vegas Strip keeps breaking records). There is also the complication that Vici Properties … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Colorado, Conventions, Cretins, Dan Lee, Economy, Entertainment, Fontainebleau, Full House Resorts, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Las Vegas, Louisiana, Maine, Marketing, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Planet Hollywood, Politics, Regulation, South Carolina, Sports betting, Station Casinos, The Rio, The Strip, Tourism, Tribal, Wall Street, William Hill
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Peace in Atlantic City; Storm over Vegas
Along with Resorts Atlantic City, the Golden Nugget (seen above in its Trump Marina days) has inked a new labor pact with Unite-Here, bringing to an end any uncertainty about a strike on the Boardwalk. Workers get substantial pay increases, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Atlantic City, Bally, Caesars Entertainment, Canada, Churchill Downs, Cretins, Current, Derek Stevens, Dining, Downtown, Entertainment, Environment, Gary Goett, Genting, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Horseracing, Internet gambling, Kentucky, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Mohegan Sun, Singapore, The Strip, Unite-Here, Wall Street
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Boyd outperforms; Vegas airport sets record, joblessness drops
“No gaming consumer slowdown, at least not yet.” That was the headline of JP Morgan analyst Joseph Greff‘s appraisal of Boyd Gaming‘s 2Q22 earnings call. Loyalty players and core customers remain steadfast, as Boyd grew revenues 4% “despite a tough … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Boyd Gaming, California, Downtown, Economy, Internet gambling, Kansas, Louisiana, MGM Resorts International, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Reno, Resort fees, Sports betting, The Strip, Tourism, Transportation, Tribal, Wall Street
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Louisiana plummets; Cool front disrupts summer gaming
A “cruel, cruel summer” for regional casinos was predicted by Truist Securities analyst Barry Jonas and it’s already arrived in Louisiana, where gambling revenues fell 10% last month. It’s not even keeping pace with go-go 2019 any longer. The statewide … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Bally, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, California, Chicago, Churchill Downs, Conventions, CQ Holdings, Dining, Economy, Environment, Golden Gaming, Golden Nugget, Health, Las Vegas Sands, Louisiana, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Michigan, North Las Vegas, Penn National, Politics, Sheldon Adelson, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, Station Casinos, The Strip, Tourism, Tribal, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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“Standout” at Sands; Station challenges South Point
Despite attenuated revenues of $1.2 billion in the second quarter, Las Vegas Sands was the beneficiary of what one analyst termed “creeping expectations” on Wall Street. Or, as Deutsche Bank‘s Carlo Santarelli put, “we continue to believe LVS represents one of the … Continue reading
Macao is closed; Mixed signals from the Midwest
Effective today, all casinos in Macao have closed, in governmental reaction to a spike in Covid-19 cases. “Only essential businesses like supermarkets, gas stations, and pharmacies will remain open.” In other words, just when you thought things couldn’t get any … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Century Casinos, Chicago, Churchill Downs, Conventions, Cosmopolitan, Crown Resorts, Dining, DraftKings, Hard Rock International, Health, Illinois, International, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Missouri, Penn National, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, United Kingdom, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Strip perceives no inflation woe; Union sells out workers health
Truist Securities analyst Barry Jonas recently took a tour of Las Vegas‘ C-suites, meeting with executives of seven companies. He concluded that “Despite market sentiment, operators remain generally positive.” Both the Las Vegas Strip and the recently declining locals market … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, Chicago, Conventions, Derek Stevens, Economy, G2E, Golden Nugget, Health, Internet gambling, Law enforcement, Missouri, Mohegan Sun, New Jersey, Regulation, Rhode Island, Slot routes, Sports betting, The Strip, Tourism, Unite-Here, United Kingdom, Wall Street
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Smoke signals in Atlantic City; Discontent in Las Vegas
Atlantic City gambling halls like Ocean Casino Resort (pictured) may get a summer’s reprieve from a smoking ban, as the New Jersey legislative session winds down without resolution on the contentious issue. Even if both chambers were to vote by … Continue reading
Atlantic City prospers; Inflation vs. gaming: Which prevails?
Liar, liar, pants on fire. That’s what we say to Atlantic City casino executives who predict the coming of the Apocalypse is smoking is banned in their premises. First-quarter gross operating profits were up even by pre-pandemic standards, which hardly … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Atlantic City, Bally, Caesars Entertainment, Canada, Conventions, Dan Lee, Detroit, DraftKings, Economy, Election, Gary Goett, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Internet gambling, Iowa, Kansas, MGM Resorts International, Minnesota, Mohegan Sun, Nebraska, New York, Ocean Resort, Peninsula Pacific, Penn National, Philippines, Politics, Sports betting, Taxes, Technology, Tourism, Transportation, Tribal, Wall Street
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Chicago casino doesn’t compute; Diller dinged; Boardwalk brouhaha
Sometime today, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is expected to ramrod her choice of Bally’s Corp. through the City Council. Why the unseemly haste? Lightfoot desperately covets Bally’s $40 million in upfront money to prop up the Windy City’s tottering … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, Caesars Entertainment, California, Chicago, Diversity, DraftKings, Economy, Hard Rock International, Illinois, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Nevada, Ocean Resort, Politics, Regulation, Security, Slot routes, Taxes, The Mob, The Strip, Tribal, Unite-Here, Wall Street, Wisconsin
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Wynn treads water, IGT overachieves, Ohio and Missouri flatten
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain (Xi Jinping). That was the message of Wynn Resorts‘ first-quarter earnings call. Some analysts weren’t having it, with Deutsche Bank‘s Carlo Santarelli opining that Macao was “the real story.” That being … Continue reading
Posted in Bally, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Century Casinos, Churchill Downs, Dan Lee, Economy, Full House Resorts, Hard Rock International, Health, IGT, Illinois, International, Internet gambling, Jack Entertainment, Lotteries, Macau, Maryland, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Penn National, Real Estate, Regulation, Sports, Sports betting, The Strip, Tribal, Virginia, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Caesars, Station fulfill expectations; Flamingo to be sold; Chicago: It’s Bally’s
Analysts on Wall Street are going to be ratcheting up their forecasts for Caesars Entertainment for the remainder of 2022. Or so says Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Sanatarelli. The Roman Empire’s 1Q22 cash flow of $296 million exceeded The Street’s … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, Caesars Entertainment, Chicago, Conventions, Economy, Hard Rock International, Illinois, Indiana, Internet gambling, Louisiana, Palms, Politics, Rush Street Gaming, Sheldon Adelson, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Technology, The Rio, The Strip, Wall Street
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