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Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) are two of the world’s largest casino operators. Each has taken a different route and growth strategy for its business. Here's a look at how the two stack up in a battle we call Stock Wars. About Las Vegas...

Aegis Capital’s David Bain believes that MGM Resorts International’s (NYSE: MGM) “Las Vegas position offers visible growth and upside to consensus estimates while its Macau exposure offers upside optionality.” Bain initiated coverage of the company with a Buy rating and...

The better-than-expected third-quarter results put MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one step closer to become an “investment-grade” stock. CLSA expectsMGM to turn free cash flow positive in 2017, driven by the upcoming openings of National Harbor and MGM Cotai. Rating Boost Ahead...

To American investors, Macau may be the Las Vegas of China. However, even after Macau’s revenue downturn in recent years, it still generates roughly three times as much annual gaming revenue as Las Vegas. But size isn’t everything, and growth is extremely important for investors. Now...

In a report published Friday, Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Rachel Rothman described Macau's gaming market as being at a crossroad given rumors of a complete smoking ban, table count concerns, additional supply coming and gaming revenue declines. Rothman noted that after a year of "...

Forbes once described the Macau gaming market as being "Vegas on steroids." While this may be true, analysts at Morgan Stanley are now speculating that the Las Vegas gaming market will see higher growth rates than Macau. In a note to clients on Tuesday, Thomas Allen of Morgan Stanley...

On Wednesday, Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) reported its fourth quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $0.87, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84. Revenue of $3.66 billion fell short of the $3.71 billion consensus estimate. Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer,...

On Tuesday, a team of analysts led by Anil Daswani at Citigroup (NYSE: C) released an outlook for the global gaming market. The analysts are bullish on the entire industry, using profound terms to describe 2014 as a “watershed year” for U.S. and Macau based gaming stocks. Macau: still room to...

For the first time in the new year, markets ended the day on a positive note. While it is only a few days in, markets appear to have started off 2014 on uncertain footing. Investors and traders found some positives in the U.S. trade deficit which fell to its lowest level in four years, an...

The State of Nevada Gaming Control Board released its "Monthly Win and Percentage Fee Tax Collections" report on Monday. The regularly scheduled report details the total “gaming win” of all Nevada's non-restricted gaming licensees. Total gaming wins across Nevada decreased 2.58 percent from one...