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Caesars, A Sham Of An IPO… Beware The Ides of March (CZR, APO, GS, WYNN, LVS)

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 11:41 am

Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) is beyond weird when it comes to initial public offerings.  This was one of our TOP 17 IPOS TO WATCH IN 2012.  We also make ...
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Caesars IPO… From Odd To Just Bizarre (CZR)

Posted: February 3, 2012 at 3:02 pm

Caesars Entertainment Corporation is supposed to be one of the Top 17 IPOs to Watch in 2012.  That remains the case, but it is not because we have such admiration ...
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Slot-Machine Maker Buys Facebook Casino Gamemaker (IGT, ZNGA)

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 1:53 pm

With the Facebook IPO bus scheduled to leave the station sometime this year, there is very likely to be rush to get onboard. Slot machine maker International Gaming Technology (NYSE: ...
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The 17 Most Important IPOs To Watch In 2012

Posted: January 6, 2012 at 10:04 am

The initial public offering market  in 2012 is likely to be much stronger than many anticipate. Despite the lingering uncertainty and the underperformance of many popular IPOs in 2011, this ...
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TripAdvisor Names Financial Leadership Before IPO (EXPE)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 11:05 am

TripAdvisor is supposed to be the next spin-off IPO and it in theory has kept a phantom premium under Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) during the market carnage of the last ...
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Melcro Crown: How Macau Is An Earnings Haven (MPEL, WYNN, LVS)

Posted: August 23, 2011 at 10:03 am

There is a trend happening about gambling in Asia, and it no longer just involves Asian businessmen flying to Las Vegas.  This is about Macau, and the pure-play for Macau ...
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Beyond Dodd-Frank… Frank-Paul Marijuana Legalization Legislation? (MO, RAI, BUD, TAP, PEP)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 5:20 pm

If Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI), Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), and Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP)  should keep an eye on efforts to legalize ...
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Macau Drives Very Positive Credit Metrics For Casino Operators, Upgrades Seen and More To Follow (WYNN, LVS, MPEL)

Posted: June 15, 2011 at 11:18 am

The ratings agencies get bashed a lot, including by us, for being extremely late to the downgrade party.  The fault of one area is still not the fault of all.  ...
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Dividend Watch: Making The Casinos Pay You (WYNN, ASCA, LVS, MGM, MPEL)

Posted: April 21, 2011 at 11:00 am

Casinos are not generally thought of for having the world's highest dividend payouts.  That may be slowly changing, particularly now that it seems that Las Vegas is fully mature and ...
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Merger Watch: When Billionaires Leave, The MGM De-Merger (MGM)

Posted: April 14, 2011 at 1:36 pm

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) was a company that many figured would get gobbled up during the casino grab days of the private equity bubble.  We all know what happened, ...
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The Top 5 Analyst Calls of the Week (BRK-B, DNDN, LVS, WYNN, TSLA, AONE, HEV)

Posted: April 2, 2011 at 10:53 am

This was yet another great market week and it concluded the best stock market first quarter in years.  We also saw several research calls which stood out from the usual pack ...
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Harrah’s Caesars IPO Dies… The Ides of Nothing

Posted: November 19, 2010 at 7:52 am

Do we need another public casino chain?  It must be that we do not.  Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has dropped its plan to come public "due to market conditions."  The private ...
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Las Vegas Sands’ Improving Credit Metrics (LVS)

Posted: November 12, 2010 at 9:45 am

Things really must be getting better in Las Vegas, even if the city has one of the worst housing markets in the country.  It may mostly be that Vegas casinos ...
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Harrah’s IPO Return, As Caesars Entertainment Corporation (CZR)

Posted: November 5, 2010 at 12:30 pm

This will not be a shock to many investors and it has been a highly telegraphed deal. Harrah's is coming public, again.  Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. has announced that it has ...
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Private Equity Firms Eye Shaky IPO for Harrah’s (LVS, WYNN, MGM, MPEL, BYD)

Posted: October 25, 2010 at 12:59 pm

Last week private equity firms Apollo Management LP and TPG filed documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO of Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the gaming firm the ...
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