4505 stories by Todd Shriber
Polymarket Paid Influencers to Drive Election Betting
Polymarket, the popular cryptocurrency-based political betting platform, paid social media influencers to drive engagement ahead of this year’s presidential election. Citing messages between Armand Saramout, Polymarket’s senior director of growth, and select social media personalities, Bloomberg News broke the story earlier today....
Century Casinos Extends Rally as Analysts See Room for 2025 Upside
After soaring nearly 12% Monday on the back of a solid third-quarter earnings report, Century Casinos (NASDAQ: CNTY) extended that rally on Tuesday, at one point trading at its highest levels since January after analysts noted there’s a path for the stock...
MGM Investor Barry Diller Criticizes WaPo Over Endorsement Flap
The chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IAC), the company that’s the largest shareholder of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), wasn’t pleased with The Washington Post’s decision to not endorse a presidential candidate this year. IAC Chairman Barry Diller, a major donor to the...
Dotty’s Operator Wins $3 Million Tax Refund from Nevada Regulator
The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) unanimously voted in favor of refunding $3.12 million in overpaid taxes to Nevada Restaurant Services Inc., the operator of the ubiquitous Dotty’s gaming taverns. As part of the settlement, privately held Nevada Restaurant Services agreed to forgo...
Wynn Lifts Buyback Plan to $1B as Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates
Shares of Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) dipped in Monday’s after-hours session despite the casino operator announcing it boosted its share repurchase program to $1 billion. Disappointing third-quarter results triggered the selloff. As of this writing, the gaming stock was down 3.45% in...
Wynn UAE Casino Could Kick Start World’s Fourth-Largest Gaming Market
Wynn Resorts’ (NASDAQ: WYNN) under construction casino resort in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) could position the emirate to become the fourth-largest gaming market in the world. That’s the take of Max Tappeiner, president of Wynn Resort Al Marjan Island....
Bally’s Selling Asia Digital Gaming Operations
Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) said it is selling its Asian interactive gaming business, which also operates in other markets, to a group comprised of executives from the to-be-divested entity. Financial terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed, but Bally’s noted the sale will be...
ESPN, ESPN Bet Debut Accounting Linking
Sports broadcasting giant ESPN and Penn Entertainment’s ESPN Bet announced Friday that customers with accounts on both platforms can now link those accounts for what the companies hope will be a deeper, more entertaining wagering experience. ESPN Bet clients who link their...
VICI Properties Again Lifts AFFO Guidance
VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI), the largest owner of casino real estate, slightly increased its 2024 its 2024 adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) guidance for the second time this year. For at least the second time this year, the real estate investment trust...
DraftKings Earnings: Expect Another Beat, Increased Guidance
DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) steps into the earnings confessional on November 7 and when the sportsbook operator delivers third-quarter results, some analysts expect it will extend its precedent of beating estimates while lifting future forecasts. Stifel analyst Jeffrey Stantial is part of that...
