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Las Vegas Sands Still Liked by Stifel Amid Macau Hurdles, Analyst Sees Nothing ‘Tempering Long-Term Enthusiasm’
Shares of Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) are lower by 2.23 percent on midday trading Tuesday, extending a dismal run that saw the stock shed about six percent of its value in August amid concerns of...
Vietnam Mulls Loosening Casino Capital Requirements in Special Economic Zones in Bid For More Foreign Investment
Vietnam's Ministry of Finance (MoF) is looking to liberalize the currently stringent requirements for companies considering integrated resort projects in the country's special administrative economic zones (SAEZs), the latest effort by the Southeast Asian nation...
Macau Posts Third-Worst Month of 2019 as August GGR Slumps 8.6 Percent, More Than Double Estimated Decline
Gross gaming revenue on Macau, the only Chinese territory where gambling is permitted, slumped 8.6 percent in August. That's more than double the four percent decline analysts were expecting, as factors such as bad weather...
Hard Rock International Wants to Roll in Rockford, Among Three Bidders For Casino Project in Illinois Town
Hard Rock International is among three bidders looking to bring a casino to the Northern Illinois town of Rockford. The municipality set a deadline of 2 p.m. local time Friday for interested parties to submit...
Cosmopolitan Bettor Hits Grand Slam, Nails Eight-Team Baseball Parlay, Turning $250 Into More Than $38,000
In baseball, a grand slam accounts for four runs. Using that metaphor, a recent visitor to the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas drove in eight runs by getting each pick correct in an eight-team parlay on Major...
Wynn 2019 EBITDA Estimates Trimmed, Analyst Doesn’t See Macau Dice Bouncing Favorably For Shares
Wynn Resorts, Ltd. (NASDAQ:WYNN) relies on Macau for a massive percentage of its revenue, and that dependence can be problematic for the stock when gaming activity in the Chinese territory slows. August gross gaming revenue...
Prop DD, Colorado Sports Betting Initiative, Garners Big Support From Thirsty Agriculture Community
Proposition DD, Colorado's effort to permit sports betting, will appear on ballots there this November, and the plan is already commanding support from the state's farmers and ranchers. However, proponents of sports wagering may not...
Greece Casino Effort Moves Forward After Government Inks Two Pivotal Approvals
The previously slow-moving effort to turn part of the abandoned Hellenikon International Airport near Athens into a casino is gaining momentum. The Greek government recently signed off on two approvals seen as pivotal to moving...
Rhode Island Lottery to Yank 360 Lagging IGT Slot Machines From Twin River Casinos as Ocean State Spat Intensifies
The Rhode Island Lottery Commission is planning to pull 360 slot machines and video gaming devices manufactured by International Game Technology Plc (IGT) from the state's two casinos, operated by Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc....
USC Has Clay Helton on a Tight Leash, Odds Are Also Short He’ll be The First College Coach Fired This Year
Clay Helton, head football coach at the University of Southern California (USC), was bound to enter the 2019 season on the hot seat after the Trojans stumbled to a 5-7 record last year. Oddsmakers are...
