4497 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...
SEC Charges DraftKings with Disclosure Violations Over Robins Tweet
The Securities and Exchange (SEC) announced today it charged DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) with divulging nonpublic, material information over CEO Jason Robins’ social media accounts. The gaming company agreed to pay $200,000 civil penalty to settle the charges. On July 27, 2023, Robins...
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...
Macau Casino Stocks Surge Amid China Stimulus Hopes
For the second time this week, Macau casino stocks, including Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN), rallied, this time on speculation China could unleash a series of stimulus measures aimed at shoring up its ailing economy. In late...
‘Dragon Train’ Injunction Could Pinch LNW Earnings by $70M, Says Analyst
The preliminary injunction requiring Light & Wonder (NASDAQ: LNW) to halt sales and leases of the “Dragon Train” series of slot machines could hit the company’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization by approximately $70 million. Macquarie analyst Chad Beynon...
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...
