5402 stories by Todd Shriber
Wynn Resorts Stock Extends Rally on Morgan Stanley Upgrade
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) stock today extended its torrid weekly pace, surging on the back of an upgrade by Morgan Stanley. In a new report to clients, analyst Stephen Grambling boosted his rating on Wynn to “outperform” from “equal-weight” while lifting his...
UNLV Turns Away Circa Offer to Keep QB Sluka at School
The University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) rebuffed a $100,000offer from Circa Resort & Casino to keep quarterback Matthew Sluka at the school. On Wednesday, Sluka announced that he’s going to sit out the remainder of the 2024, redshirt, and look to transfer...
FanDuel Bullishness Boosts DraftKings, Too, Say Analysts
They’re direct competitors, but when it comes to FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) and DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG), what’s good for one can benefit the other. That was the case Wednesday when Flutter told investors it sees the total addressable market for...
Flutter to Repurchase up to $5B in Stock, Lifts Long-Term FanDuel Outlook
Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) introduced medium-term 2027 guidance Wednesday, forecasting better-than-expected growth in North America where its FanDuel unit dominates while telling investors it could repurchase up to $5 billion worth of its shares over the next several years. The Dublin-based gaming...
Fanatics Mulling Equity Sale to Staffers at Discounted $25B Valuation
Fanatics is reportedly considering selling equity to employees at a $25 billion valuation, a hefty discount to the $31 billion the company was valued at following a December 2022 funding round. Citing unidentified sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported Wednesday that...
Marriott, Sands China Announce Londoner Macau Accord
Sands China and Marriott International announced Tuesday that the hotelier will bring the Londoner Grand concept to the gaming company’s London Macau casino resort. The Londoner Grand is the first Marriott Luxury Collection hotel to come to Macau. Previously Sands Cotai Central,...
NY Regulators Rips DraftKings’ Scrapped Surcharge Plan
It took DraftKings less than two weeks to pull the plug on a plan to levy winning sports bets in select high-tax states and it’s a good thing the company did that because had it proceeded, it apparently would have drawn the...
Macau Casino Stocks Rally After PBOC Unveils ‘Policy Bazooka’
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) were among today’s best-performing casino stocks after the People's Bank of China (PBOC) unveiled a series of monetary easing measures that boosted shares of Macau gaming equities. The central bank cut its...
Light & Wonder Stock Tumbles as Aristocrat Wins ‘Dragon Train’ Injunction
Shares of Light & Wonder (NASDAQ: LNW) plunged Tuesday after the company told investors a court granted rival Aristocrat Technologies a preliminary injunction pertaining to Light & Wonder’s “Dragon Train” series of slot machines. In late trade trading, Light & Wonder is...
Wynn New York Casino Plan Draws More Opposition
Opposition to a plan by Related Cos. and Wynn Resorts to bring a casino hotel to the West Side of Manhattan is mounting, with three community groups joining that fray on Monday. Open Plans, Parks & Trails New York, and Save Chelsea...
