5402 stories by Todd Shriber
DraftKings Spent $2.2 Million on Security, Travel for Jason Robins, $61K on Event Tickets
DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) spent more than $2.22 million on air travel and security expenditures for co-founder and CEO Jason Robins in 2023, and the perks the gaming company lavished upon high-ranking executives don’t end there. The $2.22 million the sportsbook operator doled...
Caesars Appoints Kim Harris Jones to Board of Directors
Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) today announced the appointment of Kim Harris Jones to its board of directors. Harris Jones, who has extensive experience as a high-ranking executive in both the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors, will be the tenth member of...
Hard Rock, Royal Caribbean Unveil Loyalty Program Agreement
Tribal casino giant Hard Rock International and Royal Caribbean Group on Friday announced a wide-ranging agreement pertaining to members of both companies' travel and leisure loyalty programs. Members of the Unity by Hard Rock, Celebrity Cruises’ Blue Chip Club, and Royal Caribbean’s...
GLPI Execs Say Tropicana Met Usefulness, Interested in Bally’s Chicago
On the real estate company’s first-quarter earnings conference call, Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ: GLPI) executives signaled the recently Tropicana Las Vegas met its shelf life and the fate of the venue operating as a casino resort wasn’t in the long-term cards....
ESPN Bet Sportsbook Debuts at Greektown Casino in Detroit
The first retail sportsbook bearing the ESPN Bet name opened Wednesday at Penn Entertainment’s Hollywood Casino at Greektown in downtown Detroit. Penn has been using the ESPN brand on its mobile sports wagering platform since last November after inking a 10-year, $1.5...
Churchill Downs Posts Record Q1 Revenue, Analyst Bullish on Virginia Properties
Shares of Churchill Downs (NASDAQ: CHDN) jumped 3.74% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the gaming company reported record first-quarter sales and earnings that topped Wall Street estimates. The operator of the famed Kentucky racetrack of the same name said it earned $1.08...
Inflation, Interest Rates Weighing on Gaming Industry M&A, Says Analyst
Entering this year, it was widely expected that the Federal Reserve would pare interest rates from 20-year highs, potentially unleashing a wave of mergers and acquisitions activity in the casino gaming industry, but that scenario hasn’t materialized. Following a string of stubbornly...
Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital Takes Penn Entertainment Stake
Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) jumped 2.4% Wednesday on volume that was 55.7% above the daily average after David Einhorn disclosed that his Greenlight Capital took a “medium sized” stake in the regional casino operator in the first quarter. In a...
Online Betting, Marijuana Altering State Tax Bases
US states have long applied “sin taxes” to items such as alcohol, beer, cigarettes, other tobacco products, and wine as avenues for bolstering revenue. More recently, marijuana and sports wagering have been added to the mix, representing alterations to some states’ revenue...
Disney Tech Exec LaBerge Joining Penn Entertainment as CTO
After a more than two-decade run holding high-level technology jobs at Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), Aaron LaBerge is joining Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) as chief technology officer (CTO). The regional casino operator made the announcement earlier today, though some media outlets reported...
