5359 stories by Todd Shriber
Okada Manila Flap Highlights Risks of Foreign SPAC Deals
The saga surrounding Okada Manila and efforts by a US-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to bring the Philippine integrated resort operator public is one of the more unusual events in the gaming industry in recent memory. It is also one that...
Seasonal Lethargy Setting in for Sportsbook Operators, Promo Spending Declining
It’s July, meaning sportsbook operators are smack in the middle of the annual seasonal slowdown owing to a slow sports calendar. But it’s possible June through August lethargy could provide support to downtrodden sports betting equities. In a recent note to clients,...
S&P Forecasts Dismal 2022 GGR Tally in Macau, Could Cut Credit Ratings on Three Operators
Amid a recent surge in coronavirus cases, Macau casinos are hardly open, and some are being used as quarantine zones. That's prompting one ratings agency to issue a bleak 2022 gross gaming revenue (GGR) forecast for the special administrative region (SAR). In...
Caesars CEO Reeg Signs onto Disability Equality Index
Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) CEO Tom Reeg is joining colleagues from a variety of industries in signing onto the Disability:IN CEO Letter on Disability Inclusion. Included in joining forces with other chief executive officers to sign that letter, Caesars participates in the Disability...
DraftKings Stock Endures Two Price Target Cuts, Analysts Forecast Big California Costs
DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) is pointing higher in late trading Thursday despite being on the receiving end of two price target reductions by Wall Street analysts. In a note to clients today, Citi analyst Jason Bazinet trimmed his price forecast on the sportsbook operator...
NBA G League Team Eyeing Las Vegas Move
It’s not the professional basketball franchise many Las Vegans are hoping for. But it looks like the gaming hub will be home to a team from the NBA’s G League -- the association’s developmental arm. NBA G League Ignite reportedly filed paperwork...
Early Warning Signs Emerging in Gaming Space, Says Analyst
Gaming stocks languished alongside the broader market in the first half of 2022, despite robust demand and strong margin growth. Now, it appears the toll of an inhospitable macroeconomic environment -- one rooted in rising interest rates, sagging consumer confidence, and persistent...
MGM Brand Heading to Shanghai for Non-Gaming Hotel
MGM Resorts International is bringing its iconic brand to Shanghai -- China’s most populous city -- for a new, non-gaming hotel. Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality said today it reached an agreement with Shanghai West Bund Development (Group) Co., Ltd. to apply the venerable...
Red Rock Resorts Bringing Wildfire Casino to Downtown Las Vegas
Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ:RRR) is one of the dominant operators of locals-oriented casinos throughout the Las Vegas Valley. It’s looking to cement that status with the addition of a new gaming venue downtown. The Station Casinos parent is bringing a Wildfire casino...
Penn National, Sands Stocks Could Experience Ides of July
The S&P 500 is coming off its worst first six-month start in 50 years, and gaming stocks weren’t immune to that carnage. Things may get worse for some gaming stocks before they get better. While the S&P 500 averaged a July gain...
