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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...
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...
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...
Wynn Macau Licensing Agreement Limited to $74.5M
Wynn Macau has reached an agreement with Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) -- its US-based parent -- whereby the Chinese gaming entity’s licensing obligations to the Las Vegas company will be capped at $74.5 million. The accord...
Caesars Wraps Up William Hill Asset Sale to 888, Will Allocate Cash to Paring Debt
Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) announced today that it closed the sale of William Hill’s international assets to 888 Holdings. After counting for fees and taxes, the US casino giant is garnering $730 million in net proceeds,...
Oakland Votes to Reclassify Port, Deals Blow to Las Vegas A’s Hopes
On Thursday, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted to alter the classification of a terminal at the Port of Oakland. That potentially deals a blow to Las Vegas’s hopes of being the...
Louisiana Moving Cash from Dormant Sports Betting Accounts to Unclaimed Property Fund
Louisiana will soon move cash from inactive sports wagering accounts to the state’s unclaimed property fund. That will potentially giving the state access to bettors’ forgotten funds. Under Act 510, which was signed into law...
Gaming and Leisure Draws Praise for Rhode Island Casino Buy
Analysts are constructive on Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) buying two Rhode Island casinos and leasing those venues back to operator Bally’s (NYSE:BALY) -- a transaction that was announced late Tuesday. Shares of the gaming...
Bally’s Sets $1B Rhode Island Casino Property Deal with Gaming and Leisure
Bally’s (NYSE:BALY) is selling the property assets of its two Rhode Island casinos to Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) for $1 billion. It will leaseback the venues from the gaming landlord, the companies announced today....
Gaming Stock Degradation ‘Overkill,’ Upside Available, Says B. Riley Analyst
Amid escalating fears that a recession is either here or soon will be, gaming stocks are among the most repudiated fare on Wall Street. But some analysts believe the group is enduring overly harsh punishment....