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The Motley Fool
June 21, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
The Logic of MGM-Mandalay Last week's $7.9-billion merger agreement between MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resort Group to create the world's premiere resort casino operator is all about Las Vegas. At the same time, it also makes sense on a level greater than that.   |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
No Quick Win in Casino Merger Caesars' shoddy operation will leave Harrah's with a mess that will take time to clean up. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Harrah's Imperial Ambitions The casino chain will buy the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas for $370 million. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Harrah's/Caesars Expects Payoff The asset sale to Colony Capital is official, and things couldn't have worked out any better for Harrah's. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Casinos' Merger Madness Casino operators are reporting quality earnings, but what does that mean in the long run? |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Cashing Out Casinos' Q1 Here's an investor's first-quarter review of the casino operators. Wynn Las Vegas... The Venetian... Bellagio... |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Gaming Roundup: MGM Mirage Strip Strong MGM Mirage posts healthy gains on the Las Vegas Strip. Investors, if you were looking for an opportunity to bet on the house, this is it. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
It's Getting Hot Out There Mandalay's Las Vegas Strip properties once again provide record results. Net income jumped 65.3% to $67.1 million, or $0.99 per share, beating the analyst estimate by $0.11 per share. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
MGM Mirage Is No Illusion The gaming giant posts solid second quarter results after Mandalay Bay acquisition. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Harrah's: Prepare for Breakup? Private equity firms' interest in Harrah's may revolve around a sale of its Strip real estate. Investors should approach Harrah's stock as if the company will continue on its own. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Boyd Takes the Coast Boyd's acquisition of Coast Casinos makes it a major locals operator in Las Vegas. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
MGM Mirage's Next Big Thing Project CityCenter is next of the next big things in the build-out of the red-hot Las Vegas Strip. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Another Sale for Caesars Caesars to sell Bally's New Orleans to Columbia Sussex. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Looking Up at Caesars There were improved results from all three domestic operating regions. Excluding one-time events and earnings from properties to be sold, adjusted net income climbed 51% to $68 million, or to $0.22 per share from $0.15 per share last year. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Borgata Boosts Boyd The new Borgata casino boosts cash flow and helps shape Boyd's image and direction. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Fool on the Street: Harrah's Entertainment Whether or not it's the most lovable casino operator in the game, Harrah's is probably the safest bet as the most geographically diverse, and it's the only one with investment-grade debt. |
BusinessWeek
August 2, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
Little Guys With Big Plans For Vegas Casino consolidation is rampant, but independent owners are hitting the jackpot, too. "There will always be a market for a person who doesn't feel comfortable in a big casino setting," one independent casino owner says. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Debt Hits MGM Mirage Outlook The Strip giant posts another strong quarter, but the cost of debt from an acquisition hurts. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Is Another Casino Merger in the Works? Is Station Casinos next? And, if so, who might be a good partner? Harrah's? Ameristar? Someone else? |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Spend Your Way Into Vegas Can you make money off of affinity credit cards on the Strip? The affinity credit card is yet another in a long line of tactics casino operators use to keep their customers' dollars to themselves and away from their competitors. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2006
Nathan Slaughter |
A Closer Look at Casino Stocks The stock market, much like blackjack, can be an easy way to lose money, particularly when players try their hand without first understanding the rules of basic strategy. For those new to the gaming industry, consider this three-part series a primer for investors on when to stand, when to fold, and when to double down. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Casinos Falling In Love With Debt A rumored merger of Harrah's and Caesars would become a debt party. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Investors Not Ready to Roll the Dice on Harrah's Harrah's IPO was nixed when interest came back lighter than the company expected. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2009
Robert Steyer |
Las Vegas: Dead or Alive? Has the famous Las Vegas Strip lost its ability to drive the shares of casino operators? |
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2004
Paula Widholm |
Private Equity Gets in on Gaming Colony Capital LLC plans to apply its familiar strategy; buying properties, upgrading and selling them, to the purchase of four casinos from Harrah's Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment in a deal valued at $1.24 billion. |
The Motley Fool
June 4, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Mandalay on Fire Premium hotel and casino operator Mandalay Resort Group continues to roll, with its flagship Mandalay Bay driving the bus. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Mandalay Says "I Do" The land of drive-through weddings witnesses its largest merger ever. The board of Mandalay Resort Group has accepted MGM Mirage's $7.9 billion merger proposal |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2006
Nathan Slaughter |
MGM's Earnings No Mirage The No. 2 gaming company caps a record-breaking 2005 with strong fourth-quarter results. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2003
Jeff Hwang |
Streamlining Park Place The sale of the Las Vegas Hilton is just the first of many to come for Park Place Entertainment. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
MGM Mirage Sparkles The world's second-largest gaming company, MGM Mirage, reports record earnings. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Pinnacle Turns On AC Pinnacle acquires Carl Icahn's Sands Casino Hotel and the adjacent Traymore site in Atlantic City. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Caesars Completes Indiana Stake Caesars will buy the 18% of Caesars Indiana it doesn't already own for $70 million. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Casino Earnings: Blah, Blah, Blah! Casino operators across the board are reporting record results every quarter. Expect the trend to continue. There are several legitimate "best players" in the gaming industry, and I recommend sticking to them. Just be wary of valuations and buy with a margin of safety. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
$25 Billion Buyout Offer for Harrah's No Good A leveraged buyout would be the biggest casino transaction yet, but the offer isn't compelling enough. Selling out now for what is probably little more than fair value would deny investors the benefits of Harrah's bright future. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2006
Nathan Slaughter |
2006 in Review: MGM Mirage Following its mega-merger with Mandalay Resorts, expectations were high for MGM. Of the 40 or so companies in the gaming industry, only a handful have outperformed MGMMirage, which has climbed from below $37 to its recent $57. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2007
Jeff Hwang |
Gaming Roundup: LVS and MGM Disappoint Las Vegas Sands and MGM Mirage post disappointing first-quarter results. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2010
Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for Boyd Gaming After spending much of the past year at a less-than-impressive two-star rank, Boyd Gaming has impressed enough top-performing members of our 160,000-strong Motley Fool CAPS community to climb all the way up to three stars. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Harrah's Rakes It In Though taxes and competition in the U.S. Midwest continue to weigh on results, strong marketing, a Las Vegas boom, and a solid showing in Atlantic City helped Harrah's Entertainment deliver a record quarterly profit. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Boyd Gaming Turns Up Aces Gaming company's sterling first-quarter report shows a remarkable transformation. Is it worth a gamble? |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Mandalay Hotels Bring Jackpot An earnings preview boosts the stock to a new high, and other casinos join the game. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Horseshoe, Vegas Boost Harrah's Acquisition and cross-market play lead Harrah's to record results. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
A Big Winner in Gaming Mandalay falls short as gamblers lose less while Shuffle Master's winning streak continues. The company bumped up its full-year earnings forecast to between $0.88 and $0.90 per share, up from $0.86 to $0.89 per share. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2010
Travis Hoium |
This Month in Gambling Keeping you up to date on what's happening in gambling: Macau game revenues jump in September... Rising revenue also in Las Vegas... Maryland's first casino opens... |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2006
Nathan Slaughter |
Tropicana Feeling the Squeeze? Speculation swirls over the future of Aztar's Tropicana Casino in Las Vegas. It is possible that the company will develop the northern half of its 34-acre property and then bring in a joint-venture partner for the second phase. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Another Hot Hand for MGM Mirage It's no illusion: Vegas Strip leader records one more jackpot quarter. |
BusinessWeek
September 25, 2006
Jane Sasseen |
Betting The Ranch On Casinos Can U.S. gamblers' appetites keep up with the current wave of expansion sweeping the industry? |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Gaming Roundup: Two New Shows Hit Vegas Boyd Gaming opened the doors to its brand-new $600 million South Coast Hotel and Casino while rival Station Casinos opens its highly anticipated $450 million-plus Red Rock Station casino early next year. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Betting on a Breakup at Harrah's Asset sales are likely at a post-buyout Harrah's. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Christopher Palmeri |
"The Revenge Of Steve Wynn" Kirk Kerkorian took Mirage Resorts away from Steve Wynn. Now Wynn is striking back with the new Wynn Resorts Ltd. casino in Las Vegas. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Harrah's Shows Widespread Growth The most geographically diversified casino operator posts strong fourth-quarter growth. |
