Giant dildo at large in Sin City; Scientific pleases, disappoints

Who was that masked man anyway? A daring thief casually strolled into Deja Vu Love Boutique, made his way over to “Moby,” a giant dildo (approximately three feet long) and walked right out the door with it. The whale-sized self-pleasuring device retails for $1,250 but unless the perpetrator has some very unusual sex planned, its unique nature will make it difficult to fence. That didn’t stop him from tucking it into his car and casually driving off with it. As Huffington Post‘s Ron Dicker reports, “If the crook gets caught, he’ll surely be subject to the penal code.” However, we agree with actress Lexa Doig, our source for the story, who calls him “The anti hero the world needs right now.” As for Deja Vu, it’s getting the kind of publicity money can’t buy—not even $1,250.

“Better than expected” was how Scientific Games spun its 2Q20 results. The company lost $198 million on net revenue of $539 million. Internet-facing spinoff SciPlay, however, benefited from shelter-in-place directives, booking as much as 80% cash-flow growth. The combined companies are hardly paupers, sitting on $943 million in liquidity. Gaming revenue fell 78% ($91 million) but digital and social revenue was up 28% ($239 million). Lottery winnings were slightly impacted, down 9.5% to $209 million. SGMS cut back on operating expenses (-20%) and R&D (-32.5%), while its cost of capital went down 15.5%.