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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
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
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
February 27, 2006
Jane Sasseen |
Buyout Mania's Mountain Of Debt Is there a bubble brewing in the buyout business? |
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
July 21, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Casinos' Merger Madness Casino operators are reporting quality earnings, but what does that mean in the long run? |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2010
Karl Taro Greenfeld |
How to Survive in Vegas Gary Loveman left a Harvard Business School professorship to join Harrah's Entertainment. By putting his theories about customer service into practice, he built the world's biggest gaming company. Then came the crash. |
CFO
September 1, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
Doubling Down The big game in Las Vegas these days is casino-industry consolidation. And suddenly, two companies are on track to control two-thirds of the Strip's more than 72,000 rooms. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Foolish Dealbook: Harrah's All In Private equity firms TPG Partners and Apollo Management agreed to purchase Harrah's for $90 per share. With a total value of nearly $28 billion, the deal was 2006's second-biggest leveraged buyout. Investors, here's the lowdown. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
A Penn National Bid for Harrah's? With Penn National reportedly considering a bid, Harrah's sale seems likely. |
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
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
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 6, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Sizing Up Ameristar On July 28, shares of Ameristar Casinos closed down 16% to $25.65 after the riverboat casino operator missed its second-quarter earnings forecast and offered a somewhat disappointing outlook for the third quarter. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2009
Robert Steyer |
Casinos Can't Avoid Falling Chips Decreased spending makes casino companies look like a bad bet. |
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
December 16, 2009
Robert Steyer |
Wanna Bet on a Harrah's IPO? The time might be ripe for the casino giant to spin off some of its properties. |
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
June 24, 2009
Robert Steyer |
For Casino Companies, This Is No Panacea Going private is no cure for casino companies' woes. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Harrah's Shows Widespread Growth The most geographically diversified casino operator posts strong fourth-quarter growth. |
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
October 25, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Another Sale for Caesars Caesars to sell Bally's New Orleans to Columbia Sussex. |
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. |
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. |
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
April 20, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Harrah's Rakes It In Acquisition, expansion, and marketing drive the casino operator's growth. Investors, take note. |
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
February 4, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Like Harrah's or Hate It When all is said and done, there are some things to like about the stock of Harrah's Entertainment. |
BusinessWeek
December 4, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
Boyd: Buyout In Vegas? Boyd Gaming may be the next target in the buyout wave sweeping Las Vegas. |
The Motley Fool
November 26, 2008
Jeff Hwang |
The Gaming Industry's Chips Are Down A recent gaming expo throws a spotlight on casinos' crippling credit crunch. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Harrah's Lucky Horseshoe Harrah's scoops up Binion's and some lucrative spoils in the process. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2006
Nathan Slaughter |
A Closer Look at Casino Stocks: Part 3 In the ongoing quest for the ideal gaming stock, here's a look at casinos from the bottom line up. |
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. |
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
June 4, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
How to Save MGM and Las Vegas Sands A prolonged boom period where debt was cheap encouraged the casino industry to gamble on huge expansion projects. Today, those projects have led MGM Mirage, Las Vegas Sands and the rest to toe the line between survival and bankruptcy. |
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
August 27, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Marketing Isn't for Problem Gamblers Harrah's, "the leader in responsible gaming," gets fined for mailing marketing materials to known problem gamblers. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Gaming Roundup: Harrah's and Penn National Atlantic City hinders Harrah's performance, while taxes and insurance sandbag Penn National's fourth-quarter 2006 guidance. Investors, take note. |
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
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. |
CIO
February 1, 2001
Meridith Levinson |
Jackpot! - Harrah's Entertainment A casino's big payoff came from using IT to manage customer information. Harrah's broke the mold of a conservative industry when it decided to invest in technology instead of more fantasy and glitz. Its bet has paid off big time... |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Vegas Gets Debt Crazy The debt would just pile higher if MGM Mirage acquires Mandalay. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2007
Jeff Hwang |
Trump: Why No Dice? Amid hotel and casino buyouts, why can't Trump strike a deal? Investors, take note. |
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
July 30, 2009
Robert Steyer |
Another Cautionary Casino Tale Lenders stop agreeing to debt revisions and extensions, so Station Casinos files for bankruptcy protection. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Is Trump's Casino Business Salvageable? With significant capital investment, Donald's casino business could be both competitive and profitable. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Smooth Sale for Harrah's? In a potential $1.3 billion deal to sell four properties, Harrah's and Caesars may get premium value for subpremium assets. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2009
Robert Steyer |
Casino Stocks Defy Gravity Big run-ups by the major casino players mask fundamental weaknesses and uncertainties. |
