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Vegas Strip Revenue Down 3.9% In March
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 1:57pm | 390With revenue in the world's largest gaming destination – Macau, China – still depressed, casino investors are looking to the state of Nevada for some much-needed revenue growth this year. The state's Gaming Control Board has released its report on gaming revenue for the month of...
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JPMorgan Downgrades Las Vegas Sands, Thinks Investors Might Be Confused
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 9:15am | 273JPMorgan’s Joseph Greff believes that Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS)'s stock valuation could be limited to a tight range until there is more evidence of stabilization in the Macau market and the company’s properties in the region. Greff downgraded the rating on Las Vegas Sands from...
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Macau/Vegas, Baby: Casino ETF Looks For Another Ace
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 4:00pm | 457After spending considerable time as a drag on the once high-flying consumer discretionary sector, casino and gaming stocks are rebounding this year thanks to signs of stability in Macau, the world's largest gambling center. The combination of stability in Macau, a Chinese territory, and...
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Macau's Wynn Palace Will Be A Game Changer
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 9:01am | 308Despite Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) being the “best share price performer” year-to-date, Citi’s Anil Daswani believes that there is plenty of upside potential remaining. The analyst maintained a Buy rating on the company, while raising the price target from $101 to $...
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Disappointing Guidance Out Of Wynn Weighing On Casino Stocks
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 8:42am | 225Casino stocks were trading mostly lower Wednesday morning after Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) announced its preliminary first-quarter results. Wynn Resorts reported preliminary first-quarter revenue from its operations in Macau to be $603 million to $613 million – marking a decrease...
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Moody's Concerned With Impact Of Prolonged Decline In Macau's Gaming Sales
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 10:56am | 464Moody's Investors Service has placed Macau's Aa2 government issuer rating on review for downgrade amid a drop in gaming revenues. This is a negative read-through for companies like Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN), MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and...
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Macau Gaming Revenue Nearly Flat In February
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 11:02am | 453According to data released by the Macao Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, gaming revenue in the month of February came in at 19.5 billion patacas, only about 0.1 percent lower than February 2016’s number. Shares of Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ: MPEL), Las Vegas Sands...
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Macau Revenue Down 21.2% In December
Monday, January 4, 2016 - 10:47am | 447According to data released by the Macao Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, gaming revenue in the month of December came in at 18.3 billion patacas, about 21 percent lower than December 2014’s number. Shares of Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ: MPEL), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (...
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A Little Known Gambling Play
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 1:06pm | 205There are many angles to play the rise of gambling worldwide. Most investors focus on the casino operators such as Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) or gaming manufacturers like International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT). However, there maybe another way to participate in worldwide casino growth; cash....