5081 stories by Todd Shriber
Okada Manila Owner Wants to Halt SPAC Merger
Okada Manila parent Universal Entertainment Corp. (UEC) and related entities are moving to discontinue plans to merge the integrated resort with a US-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that would have paved the way for the casino operator to list on the...
Flutter Stock Could Be Fantastic Thanks to FanDuel
Flutter Entertainment (OTC: PDYPY) is based in Dublin and its stock trades in London. But analysts and professional investors believe the gaming company’s US exposure can support more upside in the shares. The bulk of the operator’s US footprint is attributable to...
DraftKings Hit with Class Action Stemming from Plunging NFT Prices
DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) was slapped with a federal class action lawsuit this week related to tumbling values of the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) offered on the company’s DraftKings Marketplace. An NFT is a unit of data stored on the blockchain. NFTs can be...
Pornhub Acquired by Private Equity Shop with Mostly Female Advisory Board
Canadian private equity shop Ethical Capital Partners has made its first deal, announcing the acquisition of Pornhub owner MindGeek. Financial terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed. Luxembourg-based MindGeek is privately held, and Pornhub has an estimated value of $1.5 billion. The company...
Barstool Boss David Portnoy Blasts Biden Silicon Valley Bank Bailout
Count Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy among those irked by President Biden rapidly moving to bail out now-crippled SVB Financial (NASDAQ: SIVB) -- the parent of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). In an interview with Fox Business on Thursday, Portnoy said Silicon Valley...
Wynn Sees UAE Construction Starting in Weeks, Bullish on Macau
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) expects that construction on its casino resort on Al-Marjan Island in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will commence in a matter of weeks, forecasting a 2027 debut. Wynn CFO Julie Cameron Doe made related remarks at the J.P....
MGM Sees 2024 Convention Rebound, Bullish on BetMGM
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) executives expect a modest decline in Las Vegas Strip convention and meeting business this year, with a more earnest rebound materializing in 2024 and 2025. MGM COO Corey Sanders, and Sarah Rogers, MGM's senior vice president of...
Cantankerous David Portnoy Not Problematic for Penn Entertainment, Says Analyst
Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy is no stranger to controversy. Some might say he even embraces and enjoys it. Fortunately for investors, at least one analyst believes that’s not problematic for Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN). Last month, the regional casino operator completed...
Caesars 401(k) Participants Can Proceed with Suit Against Russell Investments
A class action suit brought by Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) 401(k) participants against Russell Investments can proceed. That's after a Nevada federal judge ruled the bulk of the complaint has enough merit to move forward. Earlier this week, US District Judge Cristina...
Light & Wonder Considering Australia Stock Listing
Slot machine manufacturer Light & Wonder (NASDAQ: LNW) told investors Wednesday it’s considering a secondary listing of its equity on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). That would be in addition to its current primary listing on the Nasdaq. Australia is one of...
