The Wagers E+M Golden Alarm Clock Awards

The beats, beefs and boasts of Q3 Beef of the quarter: Deutsche Bank vs. Dave Portnoy As if Dave Portnoy didn’t have enough to worry about this past quarter, he also found himself the subject of an ad hominem attack via a Deutsche Bank analyst note. Wrote the DB team: “At present, we believe Penn, […]

Wynn Interactive analyst reaction

Non-stick SPAC: The news that Wynn Resorts and the Austerlitz SPAC vehicle had mutually agreed to terminate their merger didn’t come as too much of a shock for the analysts following the comments earlier in the week from Wynn’s results call. The deal announced in May would have valued Wynn Interactive at $3.2bn but Wynn […]

Money burns a hole in MGM’s pocket

MGM Resorts International Q2 The top line The rise in net revenue to $2.27bn represented a near 700% bounceback on Q220. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR hit $617m, a record helped by record margins of just below 40%. Regional lead the way up 859% to $856.3m  while Las Vegas was up 566% to $1bn. MGM China reported […]