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Bally’s Attempting to Solve $800M Financing Gap for Chicago Casino
Appearing before the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) Wednesday, executives from Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) told the regulators that the company is trying to close a funding gap of $800 million for its permanent Chicago casino. That means of the project’s estimated $1.1...
Rush Street Interactive Surges After Unveiling Strong 2024 Guidance
Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) soared in Wednesday’s post-market trading session. That's after the gaming company delivered bullish 2024 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization (EBITDA), and sales guidance. The online sportsbook operator posted a gain of 23.4% in after-hours trading, as...
PlayAGS Can Gain Share Amid Slot Consolidation, Says Analyst
PlayAGS (NYSE: AGS) reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that were near the top end of previously disclosed guidance. Looking further out, the slot machine manufacturer can potentially grab market share amid industry consolidation, according to Stifel analyst Jeffrey Stantial. That could facilitate...
Full House Sees Waukegan Casino Opening in 2027, Claims It Tops Wynn, Bellagio
Full House Resorts (NASDAQ: FLL) delivered estimate-trailing fourth-quarter results on Tuesday. But the regional casino operator told investors it believes its American Place casino hotel will open in Waukegan, Illinois, in 2027, assuming a favorable outcome in litigation brought by a tribal...
How Marriott Bonvoy Points Convert to MGM Stays
When Marriott International and MGM Resorts International announced plans last July for their rewards partnership, MGM Collection with Marriott Bonvoy, a big question loomed: how will loyalty rewards accrued with one company be usable with the other? Now, more details have emerged....
Melco Earnings Growth Can Aid Debt Reduction
Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ: MLCO) is likely on pace to grow earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). That should be enough going forward to reduce leverage over the next year to two years to levels last seen before the...
Caesars Insiders Buying Up Gaming Stock
Shares of Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) are down 19.6% over the past year, which is disappointing when considering the S&P 500 is higher by 29.2% over the same stretch. However, executives at the gaming company have used the weakness in their employer’s...
Steve Cohen, Hard Rock Lead New York Casino Lobbying Spending Spree
New York City lobbyists spent nearly $131 million last year wooing politicians on a variety of issues, including casinos. Not surprisingly, gaming companies were among the biggest spenders. A new report from the Office of the City Clerk indicates the biggest spenders...
Rush Street Interactive Probably Not Near-Term Takeover Target, Says Analyst
High-flying Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) probably won’t command $1.5 billion in a takeover offer over the near term. That’s the take of Susquehanna analyst Joseph Stauff who, in a new report to clients on Monday, downgraded shares of the online sportsbook...
Golden Entertainment Joins List of Casino Dividend Payers
Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ: GDEN) is now among the group casino operators paying investors a quarterly dividend. In conjunction with its fourth-quarter earnings report on Thursday, the Strat operator announced that it initiated a quarterly dividend of 25 cents a share. The distribution...
