Wall StreetZynga
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Tongue-Tied At Social Gaming
(5/13/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Zynga's trouble underlines the difficulties with social gaming. The publisher behind games like FarmVille and Words with Friends recently reported...
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Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) Struggling To Survive Till The US Legalizes Online Gambling
(4/25/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Creator of FarmVille, Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) has exceeded the expectations of analysts yesterday when it reported a profit of 1 cent per share. Wall...
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Zynga's Surprise Profit Overshadowed by Gloomy Signs
(4/25/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Zynga Inc. ZNGA -6.89% eked out a surprise profit in the first quarter, but sales fell 18% amid signs of declining interest from the online game maker...
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Could Zynga Rise to Its Former Glory?
(4/9/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Let me start by admitting that I've never been fond of Zynga from an investment standpoint. While its games might be mildly entertaining, I've...
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Online gambling deals boost Zynga, Glu
(3/12/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Zynga's stock has soared 59% so far this year, following a foray into online gambling overseas. Shares of rival Glu Mobile jumped 18% Tuesday after...
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Zynga Rises on Speculation Yahoo Might Consider Buyout
(3/11/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Zynga Inc., the biggest maker of online social games, climbed to the highest price since July on speculation that Yahoo! Inc. might consider buying the...
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Facebook And Zynga: Partners In Gambling?
(3/4/2013)
(Wall Street) -- In December we first talked about Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA) being very undervalued and why investors should look to investing in the stock. In this article...
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Why Zynga is Overvalued with or without Online Poker
(3/1/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Let's be frank: Zynga's current batch of online gaming properties doesn't justify the company's current market cap. Zynga's gaming...
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Understanding the Impact of Online Gambling
(2/28/2013)
(Wall Street) -- When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Signed Legislation approving the legalization of online gambling, he said he was looking to help the struggling...
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Nevada online gaming path opens up for Zynga
(2/26/2013)
(Wall Street) -- The online social games maker giant Zynga Inc steadily climbed by 7.5 percent as the possibility of legalization of web-based real-money gambling in U.S...
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Zynga Shares Surge 10% on Job Cuts, Gambling Legislation
(2/25/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Shares of Zynga roared 10% higher on Monday following the recent passage of an interstate online poker law in Nevada and the game maker's plans to...
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SEEKING ALPHA: Zynga's Valuation Amid Changing Online Gambling Markets
(2/25/2013)
(Wall Street) -- I published an article last week on Zynga (ZNGA) that focused on the progression of online gambling legislation.
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SEEKING ALPHIA: Zynga Cuts Costs As It Focuses On Online Gambling And Potential Capital Appreciation
(2/25/2013)
(Wall Street) -- I recently wrote this article in which I decided to add Zynga (ZNGA) to the Young and Restless Retirement portfolio. At the time, the shares were...
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Zynga Shares Jump Thanks to Progress in New Jersey
(2/16/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Social game developer Zynga’s stock rose after it became apparent that there is a high chance of Governor Chris Christie legalising online...
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FORBES: Zynga's Shares Rise As Legal US Online Gambling Is Mooted
(2/10/2013)
(Wall Street) -- I have a very cynical indeed friend who works in The City of London. This is our equivalent of Wall Street. And he was involved in the funding, creation...
15 Total Articles on this Issue
Wynn Resorts
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7 Reasons I Like The Odds On Wynn Resorts
(5/11/2013)
(Wall Street) -- The Wynn Resorts (WYNN) owns and operates Wynn Las Vegas, Encore and Wynn Macau. Wynn Las Vegas, a luxury hotel and destination casino resort located on...
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Wynn Resorts profit on the rise thanks to Vegas bump, but Macau growth slows
(4/28/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Wynn Resorts Ltd., the casino company run by billionaire Steve Wynn, reported first-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates, helped by gains...
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Credit Spread – Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN)
(4/12/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Many people have compared trading to gambling. Truth be told, there are quite a few similarities. Both traders and gamblers are trying to put the odds...
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Trade Idea: Short this casino operator
(4/5/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Luxury hotel and casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN: NASDAQ) often acts well technically, so from a swing-trading perspective makes for a good watch...
4 Total Articles on this Issue
Sands Corp.
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Las Vegas Sands Surfs The Macau Wave Of Growth
(5/8/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Las Vegas Sands recently reported its 1Q 2013 earnings. The company attracted a record number of tourists and saw a 20% surge in revenues led by...
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Sands Casino Says Auditor Quits Account
(4/26/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. said on Friday that its auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC, resigned this week after a 25-year relationship with...
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The Past, Present and Future of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS)
(2/14/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Gambling giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) is a perfect story stock. Once battered to the brink of bankruptcy, Las Vegas Sands fell from $140 to...
3 Total Articles on this Issue
International Game Technology
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IGT Profit Tops Analysts’ Estimates as Social-Games Soar
(4/25/2013)
(Wall Street) -- International Game Technology (IGT), the world’s largest slot-machine maker, posted a 26 percent increase in second-quarter profit, exceeding...
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IGT, shareholder group tout findings of independent firm in proxy fight
(2/20/2013)
(Wall Street) -- A proxy voting advisory firm sided with both slot machine giant International Game Technology and a dissident group of shareholders in a corporate fight...
2 Total Articles on this Issue
Caesars
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Caesars Entertainment Creates New Venture in Online Gambling
(4/24/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Caesars the iconic casino organization has been transferring its energy to internet wagering for quite some time. It’s interactive division has...
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Caesars Shares Soar On Plan To Split In Two
(4/24/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Shares of Caesars Entertainment (CZR) soared Tuesday after the casino operator announced plans to split itself into two companies.
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Casino Stocks: Is Caesars Entertainment Corp a Good Wager (CZR)?
(4/24/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Small cap casino stock Caesars Entertainment Corp (NASDAQ: CZR) surged 27.3%, meaning investors might want to take a closer look at it verses the Market...
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Caesars Entertainment to Create New Venture
(4/23/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Caesars Entertainment Corp. CZR +27.30% said Apollo Management L.P APO +1.63%. and TPG Capital L.P. plan to invest $250 million each in a new venture...
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Caesars Hits All-Time High On Plan To Split In Two
(4/23/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Shares of Caesars Entertainment (CZR) soared to an all-time high early Tuesday after the casino operator announced plans to split itself into two...
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Investors Cheer Caesars Spinoff Plan
(4/23/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Investors rallied around casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. CZR +27.30% Tuesday after the company said it would split off a portion of its...
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Caesars takes loss on $450M impairment charge, says Atlantic City casino revenue slumped
(2/25/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Monday it took a loss in the fourth quarter after recording a $450 million impairment charge and reporting double-digit...
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Caesars' loss doubles due to charges, business lost to Sandy
(2/25/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Monday that its fourth-quarter net loss more than doubled from a year earlier primarily because of noncash impairment...
8 Total Articles on this Issue
MGM Resorts
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Kirk Kerkorian Wants to Increase Stake in MGM Resorts
(3/14/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Ninety-five year-old billionaire investor and mogul Kirk Kerkorian let his continued interest in the struggling casino MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM) be known...
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MGM: 95-Year-Old Billionaire Casino Magnate Kerkorian May Increase Stake
(3/14/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian says he may add to his stake in MGM Resorts, the company which he founded more than four decades ago.
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Charges send MGM Resorts to net loss of $1.2 billion in fourth quarter
(2/20/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Several impairment charges in the fourth quarter sent MGM Resorts International to a net loss of more than $1.2 billion, the company said Thursday.
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MGM Resorts reports $1.22 billion 4th-quarter loss
(2/20/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Losses widened for MGM Resorts International in the fourth quarter, as revenue gains at its Macau property failed to counter weaker increases in Las...
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MGM Resorts’ quarterly loss widens, China growth slows
(2/20/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Casino operator MGM Resorts International reported a wider fourth-quarter loss on impairment charges, and as growth in its Chinese unit slowed from red-...
5 Total Articles on this Issue
Genting
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Fitch: No Immediate Impact on Genting's Ratings from Echelon Acquisition
(3/11/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Fitch ratings says Malaysia-based Genting Berhad's (Genting) purchase of Boyd Gaming's 87-acre Echelon site at Las Vegas does not have an...
1 Article on this Issue
PokerStars
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On AGA vs. PokerStars
(3/9/2013)
(Wall Street) -- At the end of the day, it's a game. It's business. It has nothing to do with "right" or "wrong," and everything to do with...
1 Article on this Issue
Nevada Revenue
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Vegas Casino Stocks Fall On Weak Gambling Revenue
(3/8/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Shares of Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts International and other top Las Vegas casinos were down early Friday after Nevada gambling officials said...
1 Article on this Issue
New Jersey Online
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NJ online gaming is credit-positive for Borgata, Caesars
(2/28/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday that New Jersey's legalization of online gaming was a credit positive for Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and Caesars...
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Atlantic City casino shares gain on NJ nod for online gambling
(2/27/2013)
(Wall Street) -- The legalization of online gambling in New Jersey sent shares of Caesars Entertainment Corp (CZR.O) and Boyd Gaming Corp (BYD.N) higher, on expectations...
2 Total Articles on this Issue
Revel Casino
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Grapevine: Reveling in their anonymity
(2/25/2013)
(Wall Street) -- It's not an easy one to answer, even after a majority of the lenders agreed to a bankruptcy restructuring last week in an effort to convert more...
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Standard & Poor's downgrades Revel's rating to 'D'
(2/20/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Revel has told creditors it doesn’t intend to make a scheduled interest payment due Tuesday, prompting the Standard & Poor’s Ratings...
2 Total Articles on this Issue
Online Gaming
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Legal Online Gambling Could Force These Companies to Readjust
(2/23/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Online gambling has officially been legalized in the state of Nevada after an emergency bill was passed through the Assembly and Senate in an effort to...
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ANALYSIS: The State Of Real-Money Online Gaming In America - Part 1
(2/17/2013)
(Wall Street) -- This article is the first in a two-part series focusing on the developing U.S. real-money online gambling market. This article will focus on the...
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MOTLEY FOOL: How Big Can Online Gaming Really Be?
(2/13/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Last week, shares of Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR ) and Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD ) jumped on hopes that an online gaming bill would pass in Atlantic...
3 Total Articles on this Issue
Nevada Online
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ZNGA, GLUU Rally As Nevada Legalizes Online Gambling
(2/22/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Shares of social gaming company’s Zynga and Glu Mobile are trading higher this morning after Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval yesterday signed a measure...
1 Article on this Issue
Pinnacle Entertainment
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Pinnacle Entertainment reports record revenue in 2012
(2/13/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment reported record revenue in 2012 and will continue plans to close on its deal to acquire Ameristar Casinos this...
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Regional casino operator Pinnacle suffers fourth-quarter net loss
(2/13/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Several one-time charges and costs associated with the opening of a hotel-casino in Baton Rouge, La., caused regional gaming operator Pinnacle...
2 Total Articles on this Issue
Other News
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At This Price, Full House Resorts Won't Turn Into Your Royal Flush
(5/19/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Investors, take note. Lee Iacocca has placed a large bet on a micro-cap casino stock you've probably never heard of: Full House Resorts (FLL).
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WMS shareholders approve buyout by Scientific Games
(5/10/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Shareholders of slot machine manufacturer WMS Industries approved the company’s $1.5 billion buyout by lottery provider Scientific Games.
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Stock to watch: Amaya a bet on online gaming
(5/8/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Analysts’ ratings: There are 5 buys, no holds and no sells, according to Bloomberg data. Target prices ranged from $9 a share as estimated by...
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Forget Herbalife – Icahn Is up to Something Bigger in Casinos
(5/2/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Carl Icahn is back to his old ways. After returning the money of outside investors, Icahn has been on a tear, taking part in activism at Dell, launching...
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Share prices up double digits for Boyd, Pinnacle
(4/30/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Regional casino operators Boyd Gaming Corp. and Pinnacle Entertainment experienced double-digit increases in their average daily share price during...
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Atlantis owner posts first quarter profit gains
(4/29/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Monarch Casino & Resort Inc., owner of Reno’s Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, reported a 36.6 percent rise in profits in the first quarter from a...
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Boyd Gaming (BYD) Still Rated Sell at Goldman Sachs
(4/25/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Goldman Sachs maintained a Sell rating on Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) with an adjusted price target of $6.00 (from $5.50). "We reiterate our bearish...
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Bally 3rd-Quarter Net Up 28% on Casino Machine Upgrades
(4/25/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Bally Technologies Inc.'s (BYI) fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 28% as its customers upgraded their casino and lottery equipment.
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Gambling For Income: Gaming Sector Breakdown For Dividend Investors
(4/23/2013)
(Wall Street) -- The casino business has been a profitable venture over the last several years as Las Vegas has rebounded from the woes of the "Great Recession...
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MGT Capital: Will It Make Millions From Casino Lawsuits?
(4/15/2013)
(Wall Street) -- On Monday April 9, MGT Capital (MGT) experienced some unusual trading activity. The stock rocketed up over 20% on over ten times its average trading...
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Four Reasons Bitcoin Is Worth Studying
(4/9/2013)
(Wall Street) -- As Adam Ozimek points out Bitcoin has so far largely been greeted with eye-rolling by professional economists. One reason is that the cryptocurrency...
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ANALYSIS: Companies Ready To Set Sail With The Potential Online Gaming Boom
(3/22/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Gambling has always been viewed as a sin in Western society. Slowly but surely, new casino projects are being approved throughout the United States.
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Station Casinos ends year in black, despite $7.9 million 4th-quarter loss
(3/19/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Station Casinos LLC endured a sluggish fourth quarter to complete 2012 in the black, the company announced today.
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Station Gears Up For Nevada Online Launch, Tribal Expansion
(3/19/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Station Casinos will launch real-money online poker in Nevada this summer and hopes to open an Indian casino near San Francisco before the end of 2013,...
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What Vegas Can Learn From Wall Street
(3/14/2013)
(Wall Street) -- I spent the majority of the 2012 baseball season in Las Vegas betting on baseball games. I wasn’t there on a hedonistic bender or suffering from a...
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Nevada Gold & Casinos posts third-quarter profit
(3/12/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Nevada Gold & Casinos Inc. on Tuesday posted a profit for the third-quarter, as the company continues to pay down debt, adjust operations at its...
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What's the Difference Between Gambling and Trading Again?
(3/11/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Bad news for gamblers: The shuttering of InTrade leaves you only the stock market, futures markets, casinos, and other predictive markets on which to...
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Fitch Affirms Pueblo of Santa Ana's Rev Bonds at 'BB+'; Outlook Stable
(3/11/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Fitch Ratings affirms the 'BB+' rating on approximately $16.3 million of Pueblo of Santa Ana's (Santa Ana) outstanding enterprise revenue...
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The House Always Wins: 5 Reasons Why Boyd Gaming Is A Buy
(3/7/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Since writing my last article advocating a bullish stance on Boyd (BYD) (at $6.38/share) behind their powerhouse Atlantic City casino Borgata, Boyd has...
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Z Capital withdraws proposal to acquire all shares of Affinity Gaming
(3/5/2013)
(Wall Street) -- Illinois private equity firm Z Capital Partners withdrew its nonbinding proposal to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Affinity Gaming.
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