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The robberies of casino cages at both Resorts World Las Vegas and the Gold Coast Casino have brought back a favorite topic of Las Vegas speculation. Is it possible to successfully rob a casino vault, as depicted in the 2001 movie “Ocean’s 11?”

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In 2001’s “Ocean’s 11,” a remake of the 1960 heist movie starring the Rat Pack, Matt Damon and George Clooney portray crafty criminals who rob a vault storing $150 million for the Bellagio, MGM Grand, and Mirage. (Image: Warner Bros.)

“I don’t even know where to even begin with that,” said Fred Del Marva, an Arizona-based casino security consultant and expert. Over the past 36 years, his clients have included Caesars Palace, The Mirage, and the Golden Nugget.

First of all, according to Del Marva, a criminal would need to know exactly where a vault is. That’s a tall order because every casino keeps theirs in a different, top-secret location. “Somebody has to have the blueprints on how to get in and out,” he said. “Or a very inside source, like the contractor.”

Also, a criminal would need to know the access numbers or have a card programmed to unlock all of the digital deterrents encountered along the way. In “Ocean’s 11,” Matt Damon’s character uses his pickpocketing skills to steal the codes for the vault doors. Del Marva laughed at the likelihood of this opportunity ever presenting itself in real life.

There are, of course, gadgets designed to override a vault’s security measures, Del Marva said. “But there are likely to be too many security systems that require overriding to make robbing a vault achievable.”

An Ocean of Wrong

“Ocean’s 11” got a lot of basic information wrong. For one thing, every casino needs to have $100-$150 million in its vault at any given time, Del Marva estimated, to cover potential big losses on the floor. However, the $150 million in the movie was split among three casinos, leading to another inaccuracy.

In “Ocean’s 11,” the Bellagio, Mirage, and MGM Grand also share a single vault because they also share an owner. This would never happen in real life, Del Marva said, because casinos switch owners all the time. In fact, those same three casinos, which were all owned by MGM Resorts properties during the movie shoot, now have three different owners (MGM, the Blackstone Group, and Hard Rock International).

“Listen, tomorrow, the newspaper could say that I’m wrong, that a casino vault was robbed, but I don’t think so,” Del Marva said, reasoning that, “if it could happen, someone would have at least tried it already.”

Welcome to Our Valued Robbers!

Both the Resorts World and Gold Coast robberies happened, Del Marva said, because today’s casino personnel are trained not to resist demands made by criminals. Ensuring that a gun is never fired inside a casino is a much higher priority than preventing a robbery, and criminals know that.

The deterrent is no longer the threat of armed response, Del Marva said, but the knowledge that everything that happens inside a casino is videoed from dozens of angles and that every skin cell that falls onto every surface will be analyzed for DNA evidence.

They know that nobody is going to be there to deter them from the time they park their vehicle to the time they get the cage,” Del Marva said. “Whether they get caught afterward is a different story.”

And they usually do. For the 11 post-“Ocean’s 11” robberies we identified below, suspects were arrested in nine of the cases. And none involved vaults.

11 Post-‘Ocean’s 11’ Vegas Casino Heists

Post-“Ocean’s 11,” here are 11 Las Vegas casino robberies we know about. We didn’t include Resorts World or Gold Coast since they just happened. Las Vegas police have already arrested a suspect in the former crime.

2022: El Cortez (unsolved)

On September 6, a man belly-flopped onto a craps table at the El Cortez casino and grabbed more than $19K of chips from the dealer. The thief, who appeared to be unarmed, exited the casino and is still at large.

2021: Rio, Red Rock, Aliante (solved)

On February 27, a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer was arrested in connection with $78,898 stolen during a robbery at the Rio. Caleb Mitchell Rogers was also charged with a Nov. 12, 2021, robbery at the Red Red Resort and a January 6 robbery at Aliante. Rogers was connected to the robberies due to his unique gait. Suffice it to say he no longer works for the police department.

2019 and 2017: Bellagio (solved)

A man who robbed the Bellagio’s poker cage in 2017 and got away with it was shot dead when his second attempt proved far less successful. Michael Charles Cohen, 49, initially made off with $35K on March 15, 2019, but was shot dead by police who opened fire after he refused to surrender. The police were on hand investigating an unrelated case.

2017: Bellagio (solved)

Four thieves wearing animal masks used a sledgehammer to knock out a jewelry store’s glass door and rob handfuls of rings, chains, and other valuables. Sebastian Gonzales was arrested for the crime.

2014: Bellagio (solved)

Michael Belton attempted to rob the Bellagio by swiping casino chips off tables. Police said Belton and another man wore wigs and sunglasses, sprayed a blackjack dealer with pepper spray, grabbed $115K worth of chips, and tried to run. Belton was convicted while his accomplice got away.

2010: Bellagio and Suncoast (solved)

Tony Carleo parked his Suzuki motorcycle near the Bellagio valet stand on Dec. 14, 2010, walked over to a craps table, and robbed $1.5 million in chips at gunpoint. The “Biker Bandit” is currently serving 9-27 years in a Nevada state prison for that robbery and for robbing $18,945 in cash from a Suncoast cashier’s cage on December 9 of that same year

2005: Mandalay Bay (unsolved)

On March 11, 2005, two masked men held up a cashier’s cage at Mandalay Bay. According to witnesses, the men fired warning shots into the ceiling and forced the workers to the ground. The robbers, who stole what remains to this day an undisclosed amount of money, made off in a car parked outside.

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Wynn Rumors, Including Steve, Hover Around Celtics Sale https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/wynn-rumors-including-steve-hover-around-celtics-sale/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/wynn-rumors-including-steve-hover-around-celtics-sale/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:32:43 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=330302 The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics are for sale and purported bidders could include Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) and Steve Wynn, the founder of the gaming company. On a recent edition of “The Greg Hill Show,” Boston sports talk radio host Courtney Cox said there are three finalists who could acquire the Celtics: Amazon founder […]

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The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics are for sale and purported bidders could include Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) and Steve Wynn, the founder of the gaming company.

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Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum celebrates a play. There’s unfounded speculation that Wynn Resorts or Steve Wynn could be interested in buying the team. (Image: Getty)

On a recent edition of “The Greg Hill Show,” Boston sports talk radio host Courtney Cox said there are three finalists who could acquire the Celtics: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Boston Red Sox President Sam Kennedy, and Encore Boston Harbor. Located in Everett, Mass., Encore Boston Harbor is Wynn’s lone US casino hotel outside of Las Vegas. The property is the holder of the first sportsbook license in state history.

Kennedy’s potential involvement implies it would be Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Red Sox and the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, among other sports interests, that makes a bid.

Bezos being interested in the Celtics isn’t surprising as he’s long coveted a professional sports franchise. Last year, he was among the bidders for the NFL’s Washington Commanders, but the team was ultimately sold to another group.

Wynn Resorts Buying Celtics Seems Iffy

The unidentified source cited by Cox isn’t from Boston and Wynn hasn’t commented on any interest in buying the Celtics or any other professional team.

Financially, buying the historic NBA team could be burdensome to Wynn, particularly at a time when the operator is building what could be the first casino resort in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is pursuing a gaming license in the New York City area. The Celtics are worth an estimated $4.7 billion, making the team the fourth-most valuable in the NBA. That’s more than half of Wynn’s current market capitalization of $8.29 billion.

Speculation that the gaming company could be mulling a bid for the team may be attributable to the operator’s hopes of expanding Encore Boston Harbor and the surrounding area. There’s been chatter that such an effort, if approved, could include a new arena for the Celtics and Boston Bruins. There’s also been scuttlebutt that the basketball team could relocate its offices to Everett.

As for the NBA allowing an owner with gaming interests, that’s not an issue. Golden Nugget boss Tilman Fertitta owns the Houston Rockets and Dr. Miriam Adelson and Patrick Adelson recently acquired majority control of the Dallas Mavericks. Adelson is the largest Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) shareholder, and Dumont is president and chief operating officer of that gaming company.

Steve Wynn an Unlikely Bidder

Born in Connecticut, Steve Wynn is a native New Englander and could well be a Celtics fan, but for now, his possible involvement in acquiring the Celtics appears to be mere speculation.

He’s 82 years old and his net worth of $3.7 billion implies he’d have to take on significant debt to meet the asking price for the Celtics, which is expected to easily set an NBA record. Wynn also no longer has ties to the gaming company bearing his surname.

Assuming the Celtics’ sale price were to approach $5 billion, that might be too rich for Wynn’s blood, but it would be easily affordable for Bezos. One of the richest people in the world, Bezos is worth an estimated $190.4 billion.

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Illinois City Reportedly Trying to Woo Boyd Gaming With Land-Based Casino Incentives https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/illinois-city-reportedly-trying-to-woo-boyd-gaming/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/illinois-city-reportedly-trying-to-woo-boyd-gaming/#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:21:23 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=330146 Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming operates the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria, Il.

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Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming has operated the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria, Ill., for 28 years. Local officials in neighboring Peoria are reportedly hoping to lure Boyd to the west side of the Illinois River for a new brick-and-mortar property.

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The Par-A-Dice riverboat in Illinois is a short walk from the resort’s hotel. The casino in East Peoria, Ill., is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. (Image: Boyd Gaming)

WMBD Radio obtained communications between Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and East Peoria Mayor John Kahl through a Freedom of Information Act request that provides insight into Peoria’s attempts to bring Boyd into its city limits.

I am most disappointed to learn that you and your fellow officials in Peoria are doing your best to force a business organization to relocate from a neighboring community to yours,” Kahl wrote Ali.

Both mayors declined to comment in response to the WMBD Radio report. Boyd Gaming officials also did not respond.

WMBD Radio added that Peoria recently presented Boyd with a proposal that includes numerous economic incentives should the company decide to invest in a land-based casino in the city.

Par-A-Dice is a riverboat with 202 hotel guestrooms, three restaurants and bars, and a 26,116-square-foot casino floor fitted with 550 slot machines, 18 live dealer table games, and a FanDuel Sportsbook.

Casino Clause

When Illinois legalized commercial riverboat gambling in 1990, Peoria and East Peoria partnered to bring one of the casino licenses to the Central Illinois region.

The terms specified that the two cities would split a casino’s tax benefit equally. The pact also said any riverboat would dock on the eastern shore of the Illinois River, and if land-based casinos became allowed in the future, brick-and-mortar casinos would reside in Peoria.

In 2019, in part of the state’s gambling expansion to include a downtown Chicago integrated resort and five smaller casinos in the Windy City suburbs, Illinois lawmakers said the current 10 riverboats could move inland with approval from the Illinois Gaming Board and a $250K fee.

Ali defended her city’s actions in her email reply to Kahl.

We are not trying to force relocation,” she told Kahl. “We came to believe that Boyd Gaming may be interested in expanding to include a land-based casino. We wanted to make sure they understood our signed agreement.”

Ali said Peoria objects to a brick-and-mortar casino in East Peoria because it “violates a trust.”

Riverboat Has Seen Better Days

Par-A-Dice could certainly use some reenergizing, as the riverboat has seen visitation and gaming revenue drop significantly over the past several years.

In 2017, the Boyd Gaming riverboat counted 776,176 admissions to the casino floor. Players lost more than $78.9 million that year, which generated local taxes exceeding $4.7 million.

In 2019, Par-A-Dice welcomed fewer than 700K guests who generated gross gaming revenue of $72.8 million. That delivered a local tax benefit of about $4.3 million.

In 2022, admissions tumbled to 432,334, with GGR totaling $60.7 million and local taxes of $3.5 million. Last year, the casino saw admissions improve to 441,762 and gaming revenue rise to almost $63.5 million.

Despite the 2023 year-over-year gains, last year’s attendance remained 43% below 2017 and GGR remained suppressed by 19.5%.

Boyd Gaming acquired Par-A-Dice in April 1996 for $163 million. The sellers were the original group of local investors who built the riverboat casino and hotel that opened about three years earlier. Par-A-Dice was the second riverboat to open in Illinois following the Alton Belle, which is today the Argosy.

Illinois’ gaming law initially required riverboats to sail daily, but that condition was lifted in 1999.

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Mega Millions to Increase Ticket Price, Ditch Megaplier and Just the Jackpot Options https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/mega-millions-increase-ticket-price-ditch-megaplier-just-the-jackpot/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/mega-millions-increase-ticket-price-ditch-megaplier-just-the-jackpot/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:40:17 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=330049 Mega Millions is moving closer to a higher price to play.

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Mega Millions is reportedly set for major modifications in how the interstate lottery game operates.

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A convenience store in Houston advertises selling a winning Mega Millions jackpot ticket. The Texas Lottery has revealed that the Mega Millions Consortium is weighing considerable changes, including a steep price increase. (Image: Getty)

In April, Casino.org reported rumblings first revealed by LotteryGeeks.com that the Mega Millions Consortium was mulling a substantial ticket price surge.

Newly disclosed documents from the Texas Lottery suggest the cost increase is only one of several big changes likely coming to the lottery game played in 45 states, Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands.

The proposed changes to Mega Millions are scheduled for April 8, 2025.

Mega Changes?

While the Mega Millions Consortium is staying quiet on the rumored gameplay changes, the Texas Lottery’s proposed rule adjustments suggest the price for a basic ticket will increase from $2 to $5 next April.

The $1 add-on Megaplier is also set to terminate. The Megaplier allows tickets that won non-jackpot prizes to double, triple, quadruple, or quintuple their payout.

Along with drawing five white balls and a gold Mega Ball, the current Mega Millions drawings on Tuesday and Friday nights include a Megaplier draw that comes up on 2x, 3x, 4x, and 5x. The Megaplier pool of 15 balls includes five marked 2x, six 3x, three 4x, and one 5x.

Instead of the optional Megaplier, the proposed rules suggest implementing an automatic multiplier that could multiply non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10 times.

States that offer the Just the Jackpot option, which provides players two chances to win the jackpot for $3 but no lower-tier prizes, is also slated to expire. The Just the Jackpot is presently offered in 14 states — Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

The number of gold Mega Balls is set to be reduced from 25 to 24. That will slightly improve the players’ odds of one in 302.57 million in hitting the jackpot. The Mega Ball reduction would also improve the overall odds of winning a prize, as the gold ball is used in determining five lower-tier prizes.

The game changes are anticipated to generate increased interest by offering players the potential for larger jackpots, improved chances of winning through improved overall odds, improved chances of winning the jackpot prize through improved jackpot prize odds, and a new embedded multiplier feature that offers players the chance to increase non-jackpot prizes up to ten times,” the Texas Lottery explanation read.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday, September 10, is an estimated $800 million. The one-time cash option is $401.8 million.

Mega Backlash

Powerball, Mega Millions’ primary competitor, could be the big winner if Mega Millions goes through with the aforementioned changes. Our April coverage of the proposed ticket price increase from $2 to $5, a 150% surge, generated stern feedback, with nearly all of the comments in opposition.

I play a ticket in every Mega Millions and Powerball drawing. I will no longer play Mega Millions if this is true,” commented Lou on the $5 rumors.

“Mega Millions is drunk with delusion thinking they can get away with a $5 basic price to play,” added Eddie.

“I would only pay $5 if the jackpot was over a billion,” said Bob. “This could actually save me money.”

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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Strip’s Naked City Was Named for Sunbathing Showgirls https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-the-strips-naked-city-was-named-for-sunbathing-showgirls/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-the-strips-naked-city-was-named-for-sunbathing-showgirls/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:12:58 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=275991 EDITOR’S NOTE:?A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition.?Today’s edition originally ran on Jan. 15, 2024.? In the 1960s, back when Las Vegas’ Meadows Addition neighborhood was nice, showgirls lived there. They liked to sunbathe au naturel at their apartment pools because they didn’t like tan lines. That’s the […]

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In the 1960s, back when Las Vegas’ Meadows Addition neighborhood was nice, showgirls lived there. They liked to sunbathe au naturel at their apartment pools because they didn’t like tan lines.

Since there are no known photos of showgirls sunbathing in the 1960s in the Las Vegas community now nicknamed Naked City, we asked AI to create one. (Image: Microsoft Designer)

That’s the commonly told story of how the Naked City, a community of low-rent apartment buildings and houses in the shadow of the Stratosphere just north of the Las Vegas Strip, got its nickname.

And it’s hooey.

Not a single newspaper reference to Naked City appears in a Las Vegas newspaper before a June 20, 1982, Las Vegas Review-Journal ?cover story headlined: “’Naked City’ a Las Vegas Battleground.”

In that story, Lt. John Conner reported investigating 10 killings in the neighborhood in 16 months. “Most of them appear to be drug-related,” the homicide chief said.

Myth Understanding

The Meadows Addition — “Las Vegas” is Spanish for “the meadows” — was created in the late 1940s as a grid of 16 streets named after other cities, including New York, Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis, and Philadelphia. Before the Sahara opened in 1952, Sahara Avenue was wholly contained in this community, where it was known as San Francisco Street.

When its first apartment buildings opened in 1953, the Meadows Addition became a popular home for Strip employees, including showgirls, who found the low rents and short commutes ideal.

But the expansion of Las Vegas beyond the Strip eventually gave its hospitality workers and performers their pick of nearby accommodations, including beautiful new houses that were also reasonably priced and more suited to raising families.

The “Naked City” TV series, inspired by the 1948 movie of the same name, aired on ABS from 1958 to 1963. (Image: Wikipedia)

By the late 1970s, the Meadows Addition had become forgotten by almost everyone except drug dealers, gangs, and illegal sex workers. Locals and cops nicknamed it after “The Naked City,” a 1948 film noir about the New York City police hunt for a murderer that later inspired a gritty, 1958-1963 TV series of the same name.

In fact, that 1982 R-J story stated that the neighborhood is “called ‘Naked City’ by Metro police officers.”

The way the phrase explodes onto the local paper, complete with context that the phrase was used by Metro, and the way it was used incessantly is all hard to ignore,” said Jeffrey Carlson, who publishes the Vintage Las Vegas history website, which features a post on Naked City.

Over the decades, Carlson said, he spoke to dozens of residents of the area in the ’60s and ’70s who “never heard the name.”

The Naked Truth

The name didn’t sit well with Naked City’s property owners, including Bob Stupak, who, in 1979, opened the Vegas World casino resort on land he owned in the neighborhood.

A one-bedroom apartment in this Meadows Addition apartment rents for $950 per month (Image: homes.com)

In 1996, Stupak replaced Vegas World with the Stratosphere — whose 1,149-foot observation tower remains the largest structure west of the Mississippi — remodeling Vegas World’s towers for the new purpose.

Stupak’s friends in city government agreed to rebrand the neighborhood as Meadows Village in the late ’80s. They also told and retold the cover story of the sunbathing showgirls, insisting that the Naked City nickname had nothing to do with crime.

Several local businesses signed on to celebrate the rewritten history, including Naked City Pizza, Naked City Audio, and Naked City Sweets.

“The subject is interesting to me because the gap between the sunny, titillating legend and the grim reality of the counter-story are so distant from one another,” Carlson said. “To put it in personal terms, I want to believe the sun-tanning showgirl story, because the alternative is depressing.”

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Kambi Refutes Rumor of Potential Takeover by Genius Sports https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/kambi-refutes-rumor-of-potential-takeover-by-genius-sports/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/kambi-refutes-rumor-of-potential-takeover-by-genius-sports/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:04:34 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=329574 Kambi Group Plc (OTC: KMBIF), a provider of technology services to sportsbook operators, denied that it’s engaged in takeover discussions with Genius Sports (NYSE: GENI). Speculation recently surfaced that Genius, a data provider to sportsbooks, was mulling a takeover of Sweden-based Kambi, but Anders Str?m, chairman of the Kambi board of directors, said no such […]

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Kambi Group Plc (OTC: KMBIF), a provider of technology services to sportsbook operators, denied that it’s engaged in takeover discussions with Genius Sports (NYSE: GENI).

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A Kambi booth at an industry convention. The company denied it’s in takeover talks with Genius Sports. (Image: Kambi)

Speculation recently surfaced that Genius, a data provider to sportsbooks, was mulling a takeover of Sweden-based Kambi, but Anders Str?m, chairman of the Kambi board of directors, said no such conversations have taken place.

While Kambi tends not to comment on rumour and speculation, I can confirm that Kambi is not engaged in any such discussions,” he said in a statement.

With its shares up 15.35% year to date, Genius has the currency with which to hunt for deals. It has a market capitalization of $1.5 billion, which is well above Kambi’s market value of $370.1 million.

Kambi Takeover Rumors Getting Old

Rumors about Kambi being a target aren’t new. In fact, they date back to at least the second quarter of 2023, and the purveyors of the chatter have some factors to hang their hats on.

In 2022, the Stockholm-listed company did away with a poison pill provision. Companies adopt poison pills in attempts to fend off unsolicited acquisition offers, essentially diluting the aspiring buyer by selling stock to other investors at below-market prices. With that provision gone, Kambi is an easier target for a buyer.

Furthering the speculation is the fact that Kambi recently pulled its longer-ranging financial targets, in part citing regulatory issues in Brazil. That prompted the resignation of then-CEO Kristian Nylén. High-level executive departures often stoke takeover talk.

Additionally, more gaming companies are looking to bring sports wagering technology in-house, which could further the allure of Kambi as a takeover candidate. The company’s North American clients include Bally’s, Churchill Downs, Penn Entertainment, and Rush Street Interactive, among others. Kambi also works with gaming companies throughout Australia, Europe, and Latin America. The corporation recently extended its partnership with Rush Street.

Genius Sports Denies Rumor, Too

Genius Sports also denied the scuttlebutt.

As policy, we do not comment on unfounded and ill-informed rumors. To prevent any further speculation, we can confirm that we are not involved in any discussions of this nature with Kambi,” said CEO Mark Locke in a statement.

While Genius might not be interested in Kambi, there could be an ample number of other potential suitors should the firm put itself up for sale. After the company adopted the poison pill provision in 2022, Alinea Capital Management, a Norwegian hedge fund, said there could be as many as six US-based companies interested in buying Kambi.

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VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Disney Buying Excalibur from MGM https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-disney-is-buying-excalibur-from-mgm/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-disney-is-buying-excalibur-from-mgm/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:03:14 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=329341 At Disney theme parks, the Excalibur is a sword that visitors can attempt to pull out of a stone. On social media, the Excalibur’s purchase by Disney is a fantasy that has been pulled out of someone’s ass. The rumor was started by a clicktbait video shared on April 6 by a TikTok account called […]

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At Disney theme parks, the Excalibur is a sword that visitors can attempt to pull out of a stone. On social media, the Excalibur’s purchase by Disney is a fantasy that has been pulled out of someone’s ass.

No matter how hard you wish upon a star, this dream will never come true. (Image: TikTok/las_vegas-vibes)

The rumor was started by a clicktbait video shared on April 6 by a TikTok account called las_vegas_vibes.

“Plans for new Disney themed Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas!!” the captions announced, complete with “leaked concept artwork” that bore the obvious stamp of AI. The post, which received 98K likes, claimed the $2 billion project was “set to be completed by 2030.”

The Lyin’ King

After being bounced around various accounts on X/Twitter, the ball was then picked up by a popular Disney fan blog on July 27.

“Years ago, The Walt Disney Company heading to Las Vegas would have been a non-starter,” Inside the Magic’s Rick Lye wrote. “Gambling goes against everything that Walt Disney stood for. But that was then, and this is now.”

The only evidence offered by Mr. Lye’s story, however, is that Disney competitor Universal is opening a year-round horror experience in a 20-acre expansion of AREA15 next year, so Disney should want to include Las Vegas in its plans to stay competitive.

Also, in a stretch undertaken to show how zip-a-dee-doo-dah Disney has become with gambling, Mr. Lye cited the $1.5 billion deal that PENN Entertainment signed last October with Disney’s ESPN to use the “ESPN Bet” trademark for its new sports betting company.

The Excalibur is pictured shortly before being opened in June 1990 by Circus Circus Enterprises. In 2005, it was purchased by its current owner, MGM Resorts. (Image: vintagelasvegas.com)

The Truth

While there have been rumblings in recent years that MGM is looking to divest itself of Excalibur and Luxor, the casino giant’s Strip properties catering to more budget-conscious travelers, there is not even a shred of a shred of evidence that the Mouse House has ever considered purchasing a casino — much less the Excalibur just because its exterior would require minimal adornment to fit the Disney brand.

Casinos do not fit the Disney brand.

That’s why Disney operates one of the world’s top-ranked cruise lines without them. (On Aug. 10, it announced that it will add five more casino-free ships to its fleet, bringing its total size to 13 by 2031.)

As complete and utter fabrications go, this one even lacks originality. Ever since Excalibur opened in June 1990, nearly everyone viewing the property for the first time has been reminded of a specific Disney landmark.

“The $294 million Excalibur is a combination hotel and theme park,” wrote Millie Ball of the Muskegon Chronicle on July 22, 1990. “It’s an eye-popper for sure, a fanciful place with a hodge-podge of Cinderella castle turrets set between two 28-story towers of 4,032 rooms, and a King Arthur theme in every inch.”

Finally, it would not be irresponsible journalism to point out that Inside the Magic averages 30 million pageviews per month despite, or more likely because of, its imagineering of the truth.

Snopes.com cites it for its false recent claims that Disney is ending the Disney+ streaming service, that it suspended Snow White from its theme parks, and, most blasphemously, that it retired Mickey Mouse.

And this subreddit was created just to keep tabs on all the clickbait stories that Inside the Magic has published since its founder, Ricky Brigante, sold it in 2018.

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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Casino Carpets are Designed to Trick You into Gambling More https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-casino-carpets-are-designed-to-trick-you-into-gambling-more/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-casino-carpets-are-designed-to-trick-you-into-gambling-more/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:04:40 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=265032 EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on March 24, 2023. “Ugly carpets are the results of extensive market research,” claims a website called gamblingsites.org. “Tacky carpets with weird lines and curvy patterns actually keep players awake and focused on what they’re […]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on March 24, 2023.


“Ugly carpets are the results of extensive market research,” claims a website called gamblingsites.org. “Tacky carpets with weird lines and curvy patterns actually keep players awake and focused on what they’re doing.”

The already heavily stained new carpeting at the Fremont Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas does its only actual job well. (Image: Scott Roeben/Vital Vegas)

The reason there are so many casino myths ripe for this series to bust, other than the general lack of casino website fact-checkers, is simple psychology. Every gambler knows that every casino game is designed to take more money from them, on average, than it gives them. So the brain likes to invent “methods” to outsmart this “trickery,” which it tends to extrapolate to every detail of the casino experience.

One of the first Vegas myths busted by this series was that casinos pump in extra oxygen.

Wait, we’re not even finished with all the casino carpet theories yet …

The carpet is intended to disorient you and make it harder to find the exits,” claims Reddit user LordPraetorian in the r/LasVegas subreddit.

“The busy designs on the carpet are to draw your eyes upward, and the relatively tame ceilings are to draw your eyes downward,” Redditor “oftcenter” disagrees. “These two tactics work in combination to keep your attention in front of you and focused on the gaming amenities.”

“These myths are all absurd,” says Scott Roeben of Casino.org’s very own Vital Vegas blog. “It has never occurred to any casino manager, operations person, or owner I’ve ever spoken with to make an ugly carpet so that people will stay awake, or be disoriented, or look up instead of down.”

The Dirt

The old carpeting at Four Queens, right, gets replaced with new carpeting in 2022. (Image: Scott Roeben/Vital Vegas)

Casino carpets are busy because busy designs hide stains and wear and tear, period. They’re cleaned frequently, often more than once a day. But it’s impossible to keep up. And because margins are important to public companies, some put off replacing carpets for as many years as possible.

“Casinos are different than most other businesses because thousands of customers constantly stream through them, every day, and almost all of them are carrying drinks,” Roeben says. “The spills are more frequent and often more colorful. Slushy drinks come in a variety of colors.

“Oh, and there’s also the vomit.”

Roeben knows casino carpets. Few people working in Las Vegas have helped wear down as many as he has. He’s also obsessed with them, discussing them with his casino executive friends and rushing to tweet photos from casino floors whenever he gets wind of an upgrade. His current favorite is the new carpeting at the Fremont Hotel & Casino downtown.

“I thought people wouldn’t care for it, because it’s all over the place with shapes and bright colors, but people love it,” Roeben says. “They’re renovating the entire casino floor with this wild pattern, section by section. People have a soft spot for over-the-top casino carpet designs.”

One Reddit user posted this photo under the heading: ‘Guess the Las Vegas carpet. Level: Medium.’ Give up? It’s the MGM Grand’s. (Image: Reddit)

Another (Actual) Purpose

There’s one more purpose served by casino carpets, according to Roeben. But this one has nothing to do with trickery, either.

“They also reinforce a casino’s brand,” Roeben says, “and it’s a distinctive element of that brand, which is why you won’t see carpeting duplicated between casinos.”

For instance, the Horseshoe carpet (in the rebranded Bally’s) contains literal horseshoes in its pattern.

“That’s the only one I can think of that’s so on the nose,” Roeben says. “In most cases, though, the pattern is just something distinctive to that one casino. It’s usually so distinctive that a lot of people can identify casinos just based on the carpet.”

Such brand recognition isn’t always in a casino’s self-interest. For instance, law enforcement will sometimes release a photo of a crime scene to the media but, as a courtesy to the casino, not identify where the crime occurred.

“They’ll show an isolated photo, maybe with the yellow tape across some carpeting,” Roeben says. “And people on social media will immediately recognize the casino and announce it.

“Carpet nerds are like the forensic scientists of carpeting.”

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Deutsche Bank Running $4.3B Funding Deal for Apollo Everi/IGT Buy https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/deutsche-bank-running-4-3b-funding-deal-for-apollo-everi-igt-buy/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/deutsche-bank-running-4-3b-funding-deal-for-apollo-everi-igt-buy/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:42:20 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=329117 German banking giant Deutsche Bank AG is said to be running a $4.325 billion bond/loan deal that will, in part, help finance Apollo Global Management’s (NYSE: APO) recently announced acquisition of Everi (NYSE: EVRI) and International Game Technology’s (NYSE: IGT) global gaming and PlayDigital units. Unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg that […]

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German banking giant Deutsche Bank AG is said to be running a $4.325 billion bond/loan deal that will, in part, help finance Apollo Global Management’s (NYSE: APO) recently announced acquisition of Everi (NYSE: EVRI) and International Game Technology’s (NYSE: IGT) global gaming and PlayDigital units.

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A slide from an Everi Holdings investor presentation. Deutsche Bank is rumored to be leading financing for Apollo’s takeover of Everi and two IGT units. (Image: Seeking Alpha)

Unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg that as of yet, the size of the bond and leverage loan aren’t known. Last month, Apollo surprised investors when it announced a $6.3 billion offer for Everi and the two IGT businesses. In February, IGT and Everi announced a $6.2 billion deal that would have resulted in the slot machine manufacturer merging with the pair of IGT units.

Under the terms of the Apollo proposition, the private equity firm will pay $4.05 billion in gross proceeds to IGT and $14.25 a share to Everi investors.

Prior to Apollo emerging as a suitor for those entities, IGT had struck an agreement with Deutsche Bank and Macquarie Capital for $3.7 billion in financing to acquire Everi and combine the Las Vegas-based gaming device maker with its global gaming and digital operations.

Timeline for Deutsche Bank Funding for Apollo

Deutsche Bank and Macquarie, which is also involved in the financing effort, have some time with which to orchestrate bond and leveraged loan sales for the Apollo financing because when the private equity firm announced its plans for the acquisition, it said it expected the transaction to close in September 2025.

The banks have until then to launch the high-yield bond and leveraged loans, according to Bloomberg. High-yield corporate debt, also known as junk bonds, are those bonds that don’t carry investment-grade ratings. As a result, issuers must sell that debt with higher interest rates to compensate investors for increased levels of risk.

Leveraged loans are typically extended to junk-rated firms and, as a result, those loans also carry interest rates to compensate lenders for the added risk. One of the advantages of leveraged loans is that they are backed by floating rate instruments, meaning they’re often less sensitive to changes in interest rates than are fixed-rate bonds.

These instruments are frequently used to extend credit to buyers in mergers and acquisitions and can secured by assets including property, equipment, and intellectual property.

Speaking of Interest Rates …

It’s possible that Deutsche Bank and Macquarie are waiting on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates before actively marketing the junk bond and leveraged deals on behalf of Apollo. It’s widely expected the central bank will do that next month, perhaps by as much as 50 basis points.

That would likely result in lower financing costs for high-yield issuers, though the average interest rate on highly rated junk debt has steadily trended lower over the past 10 months.

“US High Yield B Effective Yield is at 6.63%, compared to 6.62% the previous market day and 8.53% last year. This is lower than the long-term average of 8.48%,” according to YCharts.

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Flutter Mulls Acquisition of Playtech’s Snaitech Unit https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/flutter-mulls-acquisition-of-playtechs-snaitech-unit/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/flutter-mulls-acquisition-of-playtechs-snaitech-unit/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 20:33:37 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=327896 Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) is reportedly in talks to acquire Playtech’s (LSE: PTEC) Snaitech business, news that sent shares of the target’s parent soaring in London trading. Media reports indicated FanDuel could pay as much as $2.56 billion for Snaitech, which represents a healthy premium to Playtech’s market capitalization of about $2.12 billion. Founded in […]

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Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) is reportedly in talks to acquire Playtech’s (LSE: PTEC) Snaitech business, news that sent shares of the target’s parent soaring in London trading.

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The Flutter logo as seen in an investor deck. The company is reportedly in talks to acquire Playtech’s Snaitech unit. (Image: Flutter Entertainment)

Media reports indicated FanDuel could pay as much as $2.56 billion for Snaitech, which represents a healthy premium to Playtech’s market capitalization of about $2.12 billion. Founded in 1990 and branded as Snai, Snaitech offers horse and sports wagering services in Italy and operates more than 49,000 gaming and lottery devices in that country.

The website, snai.it, offers a vast range of gaming and entertaining services including all online products: sport and horse racing betting, poker cash and poker tournament, skill games, casino and cash games, betting on virtual events, forecasts, bingo, lotteries and number games, virtual sports. Betting and casino apps are available also from website using a technology that adapts to all devices,” according to the company.

Snaitech also has bit exposure to Austria and Germany through its 2022 purchase of Happybet. At one point today, Playtech shares were up 22% on the news, marking the stock’s biggest intraday pop in nearly three years.

Playtech Deal Could Finally Come to Fruition

Currently, there’s no indication as to how advanced the talks are between Flutter and Playtech, but the would be seller said it is in exclusive negotiations with the prospective buyer.

Playtech has long been the subject of consolidation speculation, but with nothing to show for it. The sale of Snaitech could change that. In July 2023, Playtech attempted to acquire 888 Holdings Plc (OTC: EIHDF) for $890 million, but was turned away.

In October 2021, Playtech agreed to a $2.8 billion deal with Aristocrat Technologies and two other suitors emerged for the gaming software company, but those two suitors ultimately pulled their bids and the deal with Aristocrat fell apart. In July 2022, Playtech scrapped plans to list Caliente Interactive’s Caliplay unit on a US exchange via a reverse merger with a blank-check entity.

For Playtech, the allure in selling Snaitech is that such a transaction would allow the seller to become a full business-to-business (B2B) player in the European gaming scene while reducing its exposure to volatile consumer spending trends.

Deal Would Boost Flutter’s Italy Footprint

For FanDuel parent Flutter, the potential acquisition of Snaitech makes sense because it would increase the buyer’s presence in Italy, which is the Eurozone’s third-largest economy behind Germany and France.

In 2022, Flutter paid $2.2 billion for Italian lottery giant Sisal. Prior to that acquisition, Flutter’s PokerStars and Betfair were operational in Italy with significant market share.

Italy is Europe’s second-largest regulated gaming market after only the UK. Adding to the allure of Snaitech for Flutter is the point that while penetration of online wagering in Italy has surged in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, it remains far below the rates seen in comparable markets such as Australia and the UK. That implies there’s ample room for growth and Flutter’s potential purchase of Snaitech could be validated over the long-term.

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VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Vegas Has Been Gay Friendly Since the ’60s https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-vegas-has-been-gay-friendly-since-the-60s/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-vegas-has-been-gay-friendly-since-the-60s/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:02:27 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=322303 Today in Las Vegas, you can see “Ru Paul’s Drag Race LIVE,” party at the Gipsy, sleep it off at an adults-only gay hotel called the Bent Inn, and then hit the drag brunch at Treasure Island. If you happen to be in town on October 11, you can take in 2024’s annual Las Vegas […]

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Today in Las Vegas, you can see “Ru Paul’s Drag Race LIVE,” party at the Gipsy, sleep it off at an adults-only gay hotel called the Bent Inn, and then hit the drag brunch at Treasure Island. If you happen to be in town on October 11, you can take in 2024’s annual Las Vegas Pride Parade downtown.

A float in the annual Las Vegas Pride Parade passes through the Fremont Street Experience in this undated photo. (Image: Casino.org)

You might think Las Vegas has been this way since the 1960s, and you might think that because it’s all over the internet.

“In the 1950s and 1960s, the city was a popular destination for LGBTQ+ people because it was one of the few places where it was relatively safe for them to be open about their identities,” according to gayety.co.

An ad for “Ru Paul’s Drag Race LIVE,” which has played at the Flamingo since 2020. (Image PR Newswire/Live Nation)

That’s a beautiful statement — that isn’t true.

But it’s not a surprising statement. Las Vegas has a history of rewriting history to place itself on the right side of it.

All that Rat Pack magic of the 1950s was made before Black people — including Sammy Davis Jr. — were even allowed to enter through the front doors of Las Vegas Strip casinos. (And did you realize that Elvis Presley’s 1956 Las Vegas debut occurred in front of a segregated audience at the New Frontier?)

By the same token, LGBTQ+ people were routinely beaten up, fired from their jobs/livelihoods, and even arrested just for daring to be themselves in public.

Anything Goes in Vegas … Except That

In 1861, Nevada passed a law prohibiting sodomy. Calling nonmissionary-style sex an “infamous crime against nature,” the law specified an automatic prison term of “not less than five years” for any violation.

In case it wasn’t clear just how dehumanizing this ordinance was intended to be against gays, it specified that violations could be committed “with man or beast.”

In a history from which no pride can be taken, Las Vegas police for decades used this law to conduct sting operations entrapping gay men.

Marge Jacque pours a cocktail at Le Café in 1970. (Image: Panorama Magazine)

First Positive Sign

In 1970, Marge Jacque, an openly lesbian cocktail waitress, quit the Sands to purchase the former Club de Paris.

She transformed it into the first openly gay bar in Las Vegas. Its motto, printed on matchbooks and T-shirts, was “Glitter and Be Gay at Le Café!”

Patrons included Las Vegas performers Liberace, Rip Taylor, and Paul Lynde. And, the bar served as the editorial office for “Gay Notes,” Nevada’s first gay publication.

For a while, at least, it seemed that the tide was beginning to turn.

Until, in August 1978, someone burned Le Café to the ground. The apparent hate crime remains unsolved.

Le Café smolders following a still-unsolved arson fire in 1978. (Image: Dennis McBride)

As late as 1992, Jahna Steele, a dancer from the topless show “Crazy Girls” who was voted “Sexiest Showgirl on the Strip” a year earlier, was fired after the tabloid TV show “A Current Affair” outed her as being born John Matheny.

Final Gay Arrest

The last person arrested for breaking the sodomy law, whose name was never publicized, met an undercover agent at a local gym, then invited him into his home.

If you don’t already know, you’re going to cringe when you read when this occurred.

Are you sure you’re ready?…

The year was 1993, and we knew?you weren’t ready.

The jury happened to be deliberating just as the Nevada State Senate repealed the sodomy law on June 16 of that year, so the case was dismissed.

Knocking Liberace for not being true to himself is a failure to consider the consequences of it at the time. (Image: TV World)

So consider this fact if you ever find yourself wondering why Liberace, Siegfried and Roy, or Sammy Davis Jr. lacked the courage to come out in such a gay-friendly town.

Nope, that last name you read was not a mistake.?In his 2013 memoir, “My Way,” Paul Anka wrote that?Davis frequently “got into bisexuality” with him during their heart-to-hearts.

“He would confide these things to me, how cool it was to be involved with two women, with guys,” Anka wrote.

The only time the Rat Pack icon came close to addressing this publicly was during an interview he granted the men’s porn magazine Genesis for its? February 1977 issue.

“The greatest turn-on I’ve ever experienced was watching a gay film,” Davis told porn star Marilyn Chambers. “I couldn’t deal with it. Maybe it’s my own latent feeling about homosexuality that I can’t deal with. I have this image as a stud, and you can’t be a stud and a homosexual at the same time.”

Sammy Davis Jr. performs at the Sands during an undated photo from the 1960s. (Image: Sands Hotel/UNLV Special Collections)

We bring this up not to out a Las Vegas legend who clearly identified as heterosexual, but to demonstrate the deep fear many people back in the day felt simply about the way they were born, and how much closer that fear hit to where most Americans live than they realize.

In 2002, Las Vegas passed a different kind of gay ordinance — one that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing, or public accommodations. It was one of the first cities in the country to do so.

Yet while Las Vegas has come a long way since the days when it mistreated LGBTQ+ people, it shouldn’t be permitted to whitewash the shamefully long period during which it did.

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Penn CEO Quashes Takeover Speculation on Earnings Call https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-ceo-quashes-takeover-speculation-on-earnings-call/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-ceo-quashes-takeover-speculation-on-earnings-call/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:41:27 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=327462 Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) delivered second-quarter results earlier Thursday and recent speculation that the regional casino operator is a takeover target was briefly addressed on the company’s conference call with analysts. Regarding consolidation rumors of which their firms at the center, the typical response by executives at companies in any industry is that they don’t […]

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Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) delivered second-quarter results earlier Thursday and recent speculation that the regional casino operator is a takeover target was briefly addressed on the company’s conference call with analysts.

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Penn Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden. He told an analyst “don’t believe everything you read” about takeover rumors. (Image: Bloomberg)

Regarding consolidation rumors of which their firms at the center, the typical response by executives at companies in any industry is that they don’t comment on speculation. In response to a question from JPMorgan analyst Joseph Greff, that was the approach taken by Penn CEO Jay Snowden, but he added rumors aren’t always accurate.

What I will say is that as a company and as a board, we’re always and always have, always will evaluate opportunities to enhance value and we’ll continue to take actions that we believe are in the best interest of the Company and our shareholders,” Snowden said. “And, I would say, don’t believe everything you read.”

Takeover chatter pertaining to Penn started in late May when investor the Donerail Group sent a letter to the gaming company’s board of directors encouraging it to sell itself to increase shareholder value. Related speculation ramped up several weeks later amid reports that rival Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) was considering a bid of $9 billion or more for Penn.

ESPN Bet Improvements Could Limit Penn Desire to Sell

In the weeks since the Penn takeover rumor emerged, analysts have widely speculated that Boyd is an unlikely buyer if the target’s interactive unit, including ESPN Bet, is part of the package and that a third party may need to get involved to buy the digital business.

There’s also been discussion of Penn being a reluctant or an unlikely seller because ESPN Bet isn’t a year old and the operator likely wants to see how the sports betting unit performs over the course an entire football season. Penn’s interactive unit posted a second-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) loss of $102.8 million, but that was far better than the company’s prior guidance of a loss of $135 million.

“Management cited improved risk & trading and parlay mix driving NGR growth (likely at high-flow through), with better than guided losses also benefiting from further sequential improvement in promo reinvestment,” noted Stifel analyst Steven Wieczynski in a note to clients.

ESPN Bet monthly active users surged 138% year-over-year with Penn management highlighting benefits from improved efficiencies, risk management, parlay offerings as drivers of improved structural hold.

Penn Casino Sales Face Complexities

Penn runs 43 gaming venues in 20 states, implying it has an extensive menu from which to select for potential asset sales, but Snowden acknowledged there are complexities associated with such transactions.

“With regard to your specific question on assets, just remember that our assets, land-based assets are all part of different leases, and so it’s not as simple and easy as you just sell off an asset,” the chief executive officer told Greff.

Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ: GLPI) owns the bulk of the land on which Penn casinos reside and would have to approve any sale of individual venues’ operating rights to another company because the buyer would enter into a new lease agreement with the landlord.

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VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Waking Up in a Hotel Bathtub Missing a Kidney https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-waking-up-in-a-bathtub-missing-a-kidney/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-waking-up-in-a-bathtub-missing-a-kidney/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:04:34 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=324625 Welcome to the one people have requested since we started this series two years and 106 busted myths ago. For decades, businessmen are believed to have awoken in ice-filled Las Vegas hotel bathtubs, remembering that drink they were fixed the night before by the illegal sex worker they asked up to their room. That’s when, […]

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Welcome to the one people have requested since we started this series two years and 106 busted myths ago.

AI’s depiction of some people’s deepest Las Vegas fear. (Image: Microsoft Designer)

For decades, businessmen are believed to have awoken in ice-filled Las Vegas hotel bathtubs, remembering that drink they were fixed the night before by the illegal sex worker they asked up to their room.

That’s when, the story goes, they notice a note left on a nearby counter. It reads: “Your kidney has been removed. Seek immediate medical attention.”

Renal 911!

While cavorting with an illegal sex worker gets the occasional tipsy tourist “trick-rolled” for his Rolex and other valuables, none of those valuables ever includes a vital organ. Not one case of illegal kidney harvesting has been documented in Las Vegas or elsewhere in the US.

This myth began spreading in 1991 via the new medium of computer bulletin boards, according to Jan Brunvand’s 1994 book, “The Baby Train and Other Lusty Urban Legends.” That happens to be the same year that “the body in the bed” was born. (We’ll get to that one in a few Mondays.)

As originally told, the businessman was visiting New York when the kidney-snatchers struck.

The myth went mainstream when newspapers picked up on it. Though the story was only retold by columnists attempting to debunk it, what stuck with most readers was the myth, not the debunking.

When asked to render a photo-realistic image of a businessman having a kidney removed, AI responded with this disturbing cartoon in which the businessman appears happy to have just snipped a cord off a giant kidney held by the surgeon like a newborn baby. We can’t make this up. (Image: Microsoft Designer)

“It has a classic structure, dealing with already existing myths about dangerous New York and dovetailing into the much-publicized need for transplant organs,” read a March 31, 1991 column from Wisconsin State-Journal reporter George Hesselberg.

Anatomy of a Myth

Around 1996, the myth picked up its more believability-enhancing details — the ice-filled bathtub and the note on the bathroom counter. Initially, the victim woke up on the plain old floor of his hotel with no note. (Just because you’re a kidney thief doesn’t mean you have to be rude!)

The setting also switched from New York to Las Vegas. We suspect that’s because it dovetails better with Sin City’s roots in organized crime, as well as the known lengths that Strip casino resorts go to prevent information about crimes and deaths on their premises from leaking to the media.

“We get about a dozen inquiries a year about it,” Clark County Coroner Ron Flud told the Las Vegas Sun about the myth back in 1996.

As usual, pop culture didn’t help the cause of truth any. TV portrayed kidney thefts on a 1991 episode of “Law & Order” and a 2006 episode of “Las Vegas,” and the movies included scenes in “The Harvest” (1993) and “Urban Legend” (1998).

By 2001, the myth was so widespread that the National Kidney Foundation asked anyone claiming to have had a kidney stolen in the US to contact them for help in documenting a case.

In 23 years, according to the organization, no one has.

We Kidney You Not

Though no documented cases have occurred in the US, and the scenarios differ markedly, kidney theft is reportedly a thing elsewhere in the world.

According to a 2008 report in Britain’s The Guardian, seven people were arrested in the Indian city of Gurgaon that January for luring 600 laborers to an underground medical clinic over the course of a decade.

Victims of illegal kidney harvesting rings in India display scars they received after being coerced into surgery. (Images: Monir Moniruzzaman/Asia Times

The brokers promised the laborers jobs, then either duped or forced them into donating a kidney to wealthy clients who needed one in the US, UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Greece.

Five people were convicted in the black-market ring. According to a March 2013 report in the Hindustan Times, the scheme’s leaders, Dr. Amit Kumar and Dr. Upender Dublesh, both received seven years each of “rigorous” imprisonment.

Art Caplan, co-chairman of the United Nations task force on organ trafficking, estimated that about a quarter of all kidneys transplanted internationally in 2011 appeared to have been trafficked.

Illegal kidney trafficking has even occurred in the US. In the first proven case, Levy Izhak Rosenbaum, 60, was convicted in October 2011 of securing kidneys for three Americans from Israeli donors in exchange for payments of $120K each. He served two and a half years in prison.

Again, though, no documented case of case of kidney theft has ever occurred in the US.

That is, not until the morning you wake up in an ice-filled Las Vegas hotel bathtub with a note on the counter.

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Caesars CEO Reeg Says No Involvement with Penn, Eyes Buybacks https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/caesars-ceo-reeg-has-no-interest-in-penn-eyes-buybacks/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/caesars-ceo-reeg-has-no-interest-in-penn-eyes-buybacks/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:49:02 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=326673 Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) CEO Tom Reeg told analysts the company isn’t “even tangentially involved” in the takeover scuttlebutt that’s recently surrounded rival Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN). Reeg made the comments Tuesday evening on his company’s second-quarter earnings conference. In response to a question from Wells Fargo analyst Daniel Politzer, the Caesars chief executive officer […]

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Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) CEO Tom Reeg told analysts the company isn’t “even tangentially involved” in the takeover scuttlebutt that’s recently surrounded rival Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN).

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Caesars CEO Tom Reeg in a 2021 CNBC interview. He said the company is not interested in Penn Entertainment and doesn’t want to use its currently depressed stock to fund acquisitions. (Image: CNBC)

Reeg made the comments Tuesday evening on his company’s second-quarter earnings conference. In response to a question from Wells Fargo analyst Daniel Politzer, the Caesars chief executive officer noted that while predecessor firm Eldorado Resorts frequently used equity for acquisitions that fueled growth, he’s not inclined to look at the option today because Caesars stock has struggled.

I’m not an issuer of stock at $36 wherever it was today (Tuesday). We’re going to be a significant even more significant free cash flow producer as these as the project spend runs down,” said Reeg.

At this writing, shares of Caesars are up 13% today, but the stock is down 30% over the past year, making it one of the worst-performing gaming names over that period.

Reeg Not Going to Give Away Caesars Stock

Speculation about Penn being a takeover target dates back to late when one of its investors suggest the company should consider a sale. Subsequent rumors to that effect have centered around Boyd Gaming ?(NYSE: BYD) potentially making a move on Penn, but neither regional casino operator has commented to that effect.

With Caesars already having exposure to many of the markets in which Penn operates and the former focusing on reduce, Reeg is likely shooting straight when it comes to his company having no involvement in the purported Penn sweepstakes. He’s also adamant that he’s “not going to give our stock away.” Rather, he’s focusing on ways to eventually return capital to shareholders when capital spending on new projects falls off the operator’s to-do list.

“So that will open up a leg of shareholder returns so you should expect us to start buying in some of our stock. If the stock moves to a different neighborhood that can change,” Reeg said.

As more casino operators have initiated and increased quarterly dividends and boosted share repurchase, Caesars has done neither as it’s worked on trimming one of the largest debt burdens in the industry and opening new regional casinos in Nebraska and Virginia.

Lower CapEx, Interest Rates Could Help Caesars

Caesars’ shareholder rewards efforts could be boosted by a reduction in capital expenditures and interest rates, the latter of which could arrive as soon as September.

“A significant portion of CZR’s project capex rolls off this year, Digital earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) should accelerate, and potential non-core asset sales (we believe, the Promenade) come closer to fruition,” wrote B. Riley analyst David Bain in a note to clients today. “Given a more benign interest rate environment — we calculate $60 million of interest savings/new FCF for every 100 basis point drop drop in rates — we believe CZR’s shares can sustain upward momentum from current valuation levels.”

Reeg previously expressed a willingness to sell “non-core” casinos, a view he reiterated on Tuesday’s call.

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PrizePicks Hires Bank to Scout for Acquisition Opportunities https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/prizepicks-hires-bank-to-scout-for-acquisition-opportunities/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/prizepicks-hires-bank-to-scout-for-acquisition-opportunities/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:08:10 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=326315 Daily fantasy sports (DFS) giant PrizePicks reportedly hired investment bank Moelis & Co. to hunt for acquisition opportunities. Bloomberg broke the news late Thursday, citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter. One of the sources told the outlet the gaming company’s isn’t positioning to sell itself. The Atlanta-based DFS operator is privately held. PrizePicks […]

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Daily fantasy sports (DFS) giant PrizePicks reportedly hired investment bank Moelis & Co. to hunt for acquisition opportunities.

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PrizePicks creator Adam Wexler. The company reportedly hired an investment bank to search for acquisition targets. (Image: PrizePicks)

Bloomberg broke the news late Thursday, citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter. One of the sources told the outlet the gaming company’s isn’t positioning to sell itself. The Atlanta-based DFS operator is privately held.

PrizePicks says it’s the largest DFS company in North America and that assertion could be credible because the operator and some of its rivals found avenues for gaining business from DraftKings and FanDuel — the forefathers of the DFS industry.

PrizePicks differs from its entrenched rivals in notable fashion. A competitor building a lineup on DraftKings or FanDuel is aiming to accumulate as many points as possible. But on PrizePicks, the projected fantasy points for each player are posted on the platform, and gamblers build their lineups and then wager on the over/under of those points estimates.

Potential Targets for PrizePicks

With PrizePicks reportedly not looking to sell itself, attention turns to what type of targets the company could consider. For now, it’s just speculation, but there is an array of assets and gaming operators PrizePicks could evaluate.

A deal to bolster its technology stack — something that’s always important to DFS and sports betting operators — could be a possibility for PrizePicks, though the company hasn’t commented to that effect. Additionally, there have rumors that PrizePicks could consider a move into traditional online sports betting because rivals DraftKings and FanDuel have attempted to disrupt the model put forth by PrizePicks and Underdog Sports.

Last August, Underdog Sports founder Jeremy Levine accused DraftKings and FanDuel of using political sway to convince lawmakers in various states, including some in which sports betting is not permitted, that the games offered by Underdog, PrizePicks, and comparable firms amount to another form of wagering, not DFS.

It is clear that PrizePicks is in expansion mode. In April, the company announced plans for a new 33,000 square-foot Atlanta headquarters, adding that it intends to boost the size of its workforce by 1,000 over seven years, estimating the economic benefit to Georgia at $25 million.

PrizePicks Has Impressive Investor Roster

PrizePicks sports an impressive list of investors. A 2020 funding round valued at $850,000 led by Parlay Capital Holdings included poker legend Phil Hellmuth. The founders of Poker Central and former NBA No. 1 draft pick Andrew Bogut became PrizePicks investors in January 2021. Former Atlanta Braves star Andruw Jones has been an investor in the DFS firm since 2019.

Another 2021 funding round saw former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas join the company’s investor roster.

A Series A funding round valued at $8.67 million was conducted in March with Phoenix Capital Ventures listed as the primary investor, according to CB Insights. AMJ Ventures and Las Vegas-based Australis Capital are also among PrizePicks venture investors, according to Tracxn.

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Boyd Gaming Open to M&A, Execs Evasive on Penn Rumor https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/boyd-gaming-open-to-ma-execs-evasive-on-penn-rumor/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/boyd-gaming-open-to-ma-execs-evasive-on-penn-rumor/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 03:20:15 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=326239 Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) executives said they’re open to acquisitions, but they didn’t specifically mention Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) on their company’s second-quarter earnings conference call on Thursday evening. There was no direct mention of Penn on the call. Speculation that Penn is a takeover target has intensified since late May when investor the Donerail […]

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Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) executives said they’re open to acquisitions, but they didn’t specifically mention Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) on their company’s second-quarter earnings conference call on Thursday evening.

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Keith Smith, president and CEO of Boyd Gaming said the company is open to M&A, but didn’t mention Penn Entertainment. (Image: Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Review-Journal/Boyd Gaming/Casino.org)

There was no direct mention of Penn on the call. Speculation that Penn is a takeover target has intensified since late May when investor the Donerail Group wrote a letter to the regional casino operator’s board of directors, excoriating them for allowing costly missteps in online sports betting and not adequately capitalizing on land-based casinos. The shareholder also advocated for a sale.

On June 20, reports surfaced that Boyd was mulling a takeover bid of at least $9 billion for its rival, but since then, neither company has confirmed takeover talks, nor has Penn expressed interest in selling. Boyd CEO Keith Smith acknowledged that the company’s growth has been aided by smart acquisitions.

I think we’ve developed a great expertise at it. We know how to buy properties right, companies right, we know how to extract value out of these companies once they’re part of our portfolio,” Smith said on the call in response to a question from Stifel analyst Steven Wieczynski. “Look, we’ve always been willing, it’s not new news, to take a hard look at opportunities that arise. And so, we’ll continue to do that.”

Wall Street analysts have widely noted that Boyd acquiring Penn is highly unlikely, but the rumor lives on and is a significant part of the reason shares of Penn rallied in June.

How Boyd Could Afford Penn

How Boyd could finance any acquisition, whether it’s for a single venue or an entire company, depends “on the specific facts and circumstances around the transaction,” added Smith. CFO Josh Hirsberg said the operator has specific long-term leverage targets it wants to meet.

“To the extent that we were to leverage up to do some sort of transaction or pursue some sort of opportunity, whether it was a development opportunity or acquisition or anything of that nature, we have set a long-term leverage target of to be below 3 times traditional leverage in the neighborhood of where we are today,” said the Boyd financial boss in response to the Wieczynski question. “And so, we would have the objective of getting back to that level very quickly.”

Previously, some analysts scoffed at the notion that Boyd would offer $9 billion or more for Penn. If the former does make a move for the latter, one analyst theory is that it would be for around $25 to $30 a share. Based on Penn’s 151.55 million shares outstanding, a $30 per share offer values the Ameristar operator at $4.54 billion.

Although that’s a healthy premium to Penn’s closing market capitalization of $2.71 billion on Thursday, it’s believed the operator would reject such an offer.

Real Estate Could Be a Factor for Boyd

Another reason why Boyd could be reluctant to pursue Penn is that the former owns the bulk of the real estate on which its casinos reside, and it prefers that model when making acquisitions. Conversely, Penn has opted for the operating company (opco) model, and has sold off its gaming real estate.

We talk or think about kind of OpCo/PropCo, we still prefer from an M&A standpoint to buy wholeco assets,” said Smith in response to a query from JPMorgan analyst Joseph Greff. “That is more difficult today because most assets are part of an OpCo/PropCo structure. And so, we’re certainly willing to do that. We did it with the Pinnacle assets that we bought several years back.”

Any prospective buyer of Penn would have to consider the operator’s long-term lease agreements with Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ: GLPI), which owns most of the land on which the operator’s casinos are situated.

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Fanatics Denies Report of Rubin Mulling Equity Sale https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/fanatics-denies-report-of-rubin-mulling-equity-sale/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/fanatics-denies-report-of-rubin-mulling-equity-sale/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:11:48 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=326083 Fanatics denied a report that said Chairman and CEO Michael Rubin could be considering selling a stake of up to $1 billion in the privately held company. Citing unidentified sources in the world of private stock transactions, William Cohan reported for the Airmail Newsletter that Rubin has been kicking the tires on potentially selling $250 […]

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Fanatics denied a report that said Chairman and CEO Michael Rubin could be considering selling a stake of up to $1 billion in the privately held company.

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Fanatics founder Michael Rubin at an event in 2021. Contrary to a media report, the company says he’s not selling equity. (Image: Getty Images)

Citing unidentified sources in the world of private stock transactions, William Cohan reported for the Airmail Newsletter that Rubin has been kicking the tires on potentially selling $250 million worth of his equity in the company that was founded in 1995. That could be part of a broader $1 billion sale of his stake in the company, but Fanatics said such a transaction isn’t in the offing.

A Fanatics spokesman told the New York Post that the Airmail Newsletter report isn’t accurate and that Rubin isn’t looking to sell any of his equity in the company. Fanatics was part of Global Sports Incorporated, which Rubin sold to eBay for $2.4 billion in 2011. The online auction site only wanted Global Sports’ e-commerce operations, paving the way for Rubin to astutely buy back Fanatics for $330 million.

That amounted to a pennies-on-the-dollar deal because Fanatics was valued at $31 billion following a $700 million capital raise in December 2022.

Fanatics IPO Appears to Be On Hold

The refuted rumor of Rubin potentially trimming his stake in Fanatics arrived as it appears increasingly unlikely the sports apparel giant will market an initial public (IPO) offering in 2024.

That IPO is one of the most widely anticipated in the sports world, including betting, but some Wall Street sources told the Airmail Newsletter Fanatics is grappling with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and revenue erosion this year – points the company refutes. A spokesman told the publication Fanatics expects 2024 sales of $8 billion compared with $7 billion last year. The parent of Fanatics Betting & Gaming also sees 2024 EBITDA topping last year’s figures, and 2025 EBITDA exceeding this year’s levels.

In a report out last December, Fitch Ratings observed that Fanatics’ 2024 and 2025 EBITDA should improve helped by a rebound in e-commerce sales and declining losses in the sports wagering unit. Still, the research firm lowered its rating on Fanatics to “B+” from “BB-“ — both of which are junk grades — due in part to weakening free cash flow (FCF).

“FCF is expected to be negative over the next two or three years, driven by operating underperformance as well as the losses incurred in the buildout of the Gaming subsidiary. FHI’s liquidity remains good across the rating horizon, enabling FHI to absorb negative FCF while maintaining good liquidity,” according to Fitch.

Fanatics IPO Still Possible

Even if Rubin were to sell some of his Fanatics equity it wouldn’t necessarily be alarming as founders frequently look to raise cash and diversify their portfolios. Nor would it be a detriment to IPO efforts. A cash stockpile of $1.7 billion helps matters.

For now, the company appears content to remain private and build out its various segments, including bolstering its sports betting unit and the Topps trading card division.

Fanatics counts the four major US sports leagues — Major League Baseball (MLB), the NBA, NFL, and the NHL, as well as Major League Soccer (MLS) — among its investors. Other investors include Silver Lake, SoftBank, BlackRock, Fidelity, and MSD Partners, an investment vehicle controlled by Dell founder Michael Dell.

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Cherokee Nation Chairman Says Not ‘Just Yet’ on Tribe Buying Las Vegas Casino https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/cherokee-nation-chairman-says-not-just-yet-las-vegas-casino/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/cherokee-nation-chairman-says-not-just-yet-las-vegas-casino/#respond Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:15:03 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=325799 Cherokee Nation Entertainment, the casino gaming arm of the Native American tribe of the same name, doesn’t operate a Las Vegas venue, but it’s not opposed to the idea over the long-term. In remarks made earlier Saturday at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) in Pittsburgh, Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission Chairman John […]

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Cherokee Nation Entertainment, the casino gaming arm of the Native American tribe of the same name, doesn’t operate a Las Vegas venue, but it’s not opposed to the idea over the long-term.

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Part of the Las Vegas Strip. Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission Chairman John Sparks said it could be a little while before the Tribe enters Las Vegas. (Image: The Wall Street Journal)

In remarks made earlier Saturday at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) in Pittsburgh, Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission Chairman John Sparks said the Tribe isn’t looking to enter Las Vegas “just yet.” However, Sparks did not say the Tribe is permanently opposed to eventually coming to the US casino center.

Currently, Cherokee Nation runs eight casinos in Oklahoma and is widely viewed as the frontrunner to land a gaming license in Pope County, Ark. Just over two years ago, the Tribe paid MGM Resorts International $450 million for the Gold Strike Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Miss.

Cherokee Nation Would Need Likely Acquisition to Get Las Vegas Casino

Cherokee Nation Entertainment is one of the largest Tribal gaming entities in the US and thus likely has the financial resources to eventually make a move into Las Vegas, which almost certainly need to be accomplished via acquisition.

Sparks did not comment to that effect at the NCLGS conference. While the gaming industry consolidation rumor mill has a knack for seemingly perpetual motion, there are no Strip casinos officially for sale at this point. The same is true of large-scale off-Strip venues and there is just a single downtown gaming property officially on the market.

Additionally, some analysts believe that high interest rates are a headwind to casino mergers and acquisitions activity because many prospective buyers don’t want to finance deals at elevated borrowing costs. It’s possible that the Federal Reserve will lower borrowing costs in September, but it could take more than a single cut to galvanize gaming industry deal-making.

Over the past several years, the bulk of the scuttlebutt regarding Strip casino hotels that could change hands has centered around mid- and lower tier properties. It’s not clear if such venues would be to Cherkoee’s liking or if the Tribe would prefer something glitzier.

Assessing Las Vegas Tribal Landscape

With Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment out as the casino operator at the off-Strip Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and with the closure of the Mirage, the lone Sin City gaming venue run by a Native American tribe is the off-Strip Palms, which is owned and operated by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians of California.

Assuming no acquisitions or new from the ground up developments, the Las Vegas Tribal roster will increase to two in 2027 when Hard Rock International reopens Mirage bearing the operator’s famous brand.

At the NCLGS conference, Cherokee’s Sparks did not reveal a timeline for the Tribe entering the Las Vegas market.

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Steve Wynn Rumored to be Selling ‘G6’ Private Jet https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/steve-wynn-rumored-to-be-selling-g6-private-jet/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/steve-wynn-rumored-to-be-selling-g6-private-jet/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:51:28 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=325754 Wynn Resorts founder and former chairman and CEO Steve Wynn is rumored to be selling his Gulfstream G650ER private jet. Vital Vegas broke the news on Thursday and it has not been mentioned elsewhere. In August 2015 while still at the helm of the gaming company bearing his name, Wynn replaced his Gulfstream G650 with […]

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Wynn Resorts founder and former chairman and CEO Steve Wynn is rumored to be selling his Gulfstream G650ER private jet.

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Steve Wynn is pictured in 2021. He’s rumored to be selling his Gulfstream G650 private jet. (Image: Mohawk Valley Health System)

Vital Vegas broke the news on Thursday and it has not been mentioned elsewhere. In August 2015 while still at the helm of the gaming company bearing his name, Wynn replaced his Gulfstream G650 with a Gulfstream G650ER. The Jet Business lists several Gulfstream G650ER’s for sale and inquiries must be made regarding selling prices. By some estimates, the price of the average used G650 is nearly $42 million. The jets are also expensive to maintain.

Depending on numerous factors, the average price for a pre-owned Gulfstream G650ER is $41,950,000.00. A $20,975,000.00 loan over 120 months including $87,395.83 per month in interest equates to a $1,051,764.41 per-period payment. Based on 450 annual owner-operated hours and $6.00-per-gallon fuel cost, the Gulfstream G650ER has total variable costs of $3,242,700.00, total fixed costs of $1,249,151.00, and an annual budget of $4,491,851.00. This breaks down to $9,981.89 per hour,” according to Aircraft Cost Calculator.

Assuming Wynn is in fact selling his jet, there’s likely to be an enthusiastic audience of potential buyers because only a scant percentage of the total G650 global feet comes up for sale, creating strong demand for used models and that demand supports strong residuals and below-average depreciation.

Wynn Has Been Active Seller of Expensive Assets

In January, Forbes estimated Wynn’s net worth to be $3.4 billion which is to say the former casino boss doesn’t “need” money, but he has recently been active in terms of selling some high-priced assets.

Assuming the aforementioned private jet is for sale, it would join the owner’s New York City penthouse overlooking Central Park ($90 million), a lakefront Lake Tahoe estate ($76 million), and a Beverly Hills mansion ($75 million) as among the assets Wynn is looking to part with. He sold his Las Vegas mansion for $17.5 million in April 2023.

Wynn is 82. Given his age and the fact that he’s no long active in the gaming business, reducing the number of residences and selling the jet could be practical moves. Currently, his primary residence is Palm Beach, Fl.

Selling expensive assets for which there is a limited pool of prospective buyers could also be an estate planning move. Wynn has a wife and two children.

Gulfstream G650 a Pop Culture Icon

Due to its price tag and its credible association with wealth, the Gulfstream G650 is something of a pop culture. The name of the plane was shortened and served as the inspiration for the 2014 hit single “Like a G6” by The Far East Movement.

Indeed, the roster of G650 owners reads like a who’s who of America’s rich and famous. In addition to Wynn, other G650 owners include titans of business and entertainment such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Oracle boss Larry Ellison, Tesla founder Elon Musk, and Kim Kardashian.

Wynn also owns the Aquarius — a superyacht that cost an estimated $200 million.

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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Guests Once Entered MGM Grand Through the Gold Lion’s Mouth https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-guests-once-entered-the-mgm-grand-through-the-mouth-of-its-gold-lion/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:17:29 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=235100 EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition.?Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran Oct. 7,? 2022.? According to a pervasive Las Vegas myth, the mouth of the old MGM Grand lion served as the casino hotel’s entrance. Even the Pulitzer Prize-winning Las Vegas Sun described […]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition.?Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran Oct. 7,? 2022.?


According to a pervasive Las Vegas myth, the mouth of the old MGM Grand lion served as the casino hotel’s entrance. Even the Pulitzer Prize-winning Las Vegas Sun described the original MGM Grand entrance in March 2001 as “A huge lion head with its wide-open mouth serving as the doorway.” As you can see from the photo below, this just wasn’t true.

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The original entrance to the MGM Grand, as it appeared at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue from 1993 to 1998, featured a mouth that was at least 30 feet off the ground. (Image: Twitter)

The lion’s mouth myth is more explainable than most this series has busted. That’s because it was actually circulated by the hotel’s corporate owners, then repeated over the ensuing decades by journalists who didn’t bother fact-checking. MGM Grand CEO Terry Lanni, who took over in 1995 when the casino hotel was two years old, frequently cited the lion’s-mouth entrance as a prime example of the failure of corporations to give proper consideration to cultural sensitivities.

It has been widely reported that many Chinese gamblers believe that traveling anywhere through a representation of a lion’s mouth invites bad luck — not nearly as much bad luck as traveling through an actual lion’s mouth, presumably. But enough.

It wasn’t literally true (that they entered through the lion’s mouth),” former MGM Mirage executive spokesperson Alan Feldman told Casino.org. “But many customers believed it to have the same negative vibes, and refused to use that entrance.”

In 2014, Casino.org’s own Scott Roeben published a “Vital Vegas” blog listing eight fascinating Chinese gambling superstitions that Las Vegas casinos heed to try to please their high rollers from China. These superstitions explain why, for instance, both the Rio and Encore casino hotels are entirely missing floors 40-49. The number 4 is considered unlucky because it sounds like the Chinese and Japanese words for death.

Lion in Wait

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The MGM Grand’s new lion is reportedly the second-largest bronze statue in the world and its name is not Leo. (Image: wikimapia)

Lanni replaced the lion with the current one in 1998. It was sculpted by Snellen Maurice Johnson, a convicted con man who changed the course of his life by becoming an artist.

Reportedly the second-largest bronze statue in the world – after a Hong Kong Buddha that stands 90 feet — Johnson’s gold bronze-polished lion stands 45 feet tall, weighs 50 tons, and sits atop a 25-foot pedestal.

Oh, and its name isn’t Leo. Leo was the name of the original MGM Grand lion, after the one who roars at the start of all MGM films. (There were actually 11 different movie Leos, and the original one was named Slats, but let’s stick to busting one lion myth at a time.)

Today’s MGM Grand lion is called, simply, Grand Lion.

In addition to switching lions, Lanni ditched the MGM Grand’s original Wizard of Oz-themed area and amusement park, replaced several restaurants, and built the Mansion, a group of 29 individually designed Mediterranean-themed residences.

Feldman did state another reason the original MGM Grand lion had to go, by the way — one based on a more indisputable fact.

“It was also ugly,” he said.

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MGM, Caesars Supported by Strip Resilience, Penn Takeover a Stretch, Says Analyst https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/mgm-caesars-boosted-by-strip-penn-takeover-a-stretch/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/mgm-caesars-boosted-by-strip-penn-takeover-a-stretch/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 22:23:35 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=325658 Las Vega Strip trends remain sturdy and that’s good news for MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR). Looking elsewhere in the gaming industry, a near-term takeover of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) appears unlikely. Those are the takes of Truist Securities analyst Barry Jonas. MGM and Caesars are the two largest Strip […]

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Las Vega Strip trends remain sturdy and that’s good news for MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR). Looking elsewhere in the gaming industry, a near-term takeover of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) appears unlikely.

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The Las Vegas Strip at night. An analyst is bullish on Strip giants MGM and Caesars. (Image: Getty)

Those are the takes of Truist Securities analyst Barry Jonas. MGM and Caesars are the two largest Strip operators and while the US casino center is displaying signs of resilience, but the stocks have not displayed much in common of late. Over the past month, shares of MGM are higher by 12.16% while Caesars is up just 1.22%. Year-to-date, the Bellagio operator is sporting a small gain while Caesars is lower by 22%.

Some of the lag in Caesars stock, which analysts are acutely aware of, is the result of state-level performances that trail rival MGM, according to Jonas.

We believe this is largely a function of management’s playbook of efficiently managing promos/margins, as opposed to anything structural/permanent,” observed the analyst.

Jonas added some market participants have thrown in the towel on Caesars stock, but that gloomy outlook ignores the potential for management to materially reduce debt — an effort that could be assisted by asset sales — and growth outlets in the form of new regional casinos in Nebraska and Virginia as well as the refurbishment of the operator’s New Orleans integrated resort.

Boyd Probably Not Moving on Penn Over Near-Term

In his report, Jonas also discussed several regional casino operators, including those with heavy Las Vegas locals exposure. Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) was part of that conversation.

Boyd has been rumored to be mulling a takeover of $9 billion or more of rival Penn, but the former hasn’t publicly confirmed that interest and analysts widely believe the latter isn’t a willing seller at this point. Jonas concurs, but he noted Boyd’s sturdy balance sheet was one reason the speculation popped up. Still, he said there are complexities tied to a potential Boyd/Penn deal.

“We think the complexity of a transaction (likely involving multiple parties, requiring multiple divestitures as well as consent from landlord Gaming & Leisure Properties, while PENN is on the verge of releasing new ESPN Bet features … that should meaningfully improve their product, points to any deal as less likely,” wrote the analyst.

ESPN Bet is seen as a likely sticking point for Boyd because the operator would not want to pay up for Penn’s interactive business. That’s stoked speculation about a third party, potentially FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT), getting involved, but with ESPN Bet currently commanding scant share in the US sports betting market, it’s allure to suitors could be diminished.

Bally’s Could Accept Takeover Offer

Speaking of casino consolidation chatter, Jonas said that with Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) having procured needed financing for its Chicago integrated resort, the company could be more likely to accept the takeover offer floated by Standard General earlier this year.

The hedge fund controlled by Bally’s Chairman Soo Kim offered $15 a share for the gaming company earlier this year — far below the suitor’s $38 per share acquisition overture made in March 2022. Standard General is the largest Bally’s shareholder.

Jonas speculated that with Chicago financing taken care of, Bally’s is less likely to reject the acquisition offer and could accept it while deploying “a number of value enhancing measures.”

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Penn Entertainment Planning Layoffs at Digital Unit https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-entertainment-planning-layoffs-at-digital-unit/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-entertainment-planning-layoffs-at-digital-unit/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 01:56:28 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=325519 Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) is planning layoffs at its Penn Interactive arm, which includes the ESPN Bet online sports wagering unit. The number of jobs to be eliminated wasn’t announced, and the news was originally reported Wednesday by Legal Sports Report. News of the headcount reductions at Penn Interactive arrived about nine months after the […]

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Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) is planning layoffs at its Penn Interactive arm, which includes the ESPN Bet online sports wagering unit.

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An image from an ESPN Bet tutorial. Operator Penn Entertainment is laying off workers at its Penn Interactive unit. (Image: YouTube)

The number of jobs to be eliminated wasn’t announced, and the news was originally reported Wednesday by Legal Sports Report. News of the headcount reductions at Penn Interactive arrived about nine months after the ESPN Bet mobile application went live.

This week, we are implementing changes at PENN Interactive to help streamline reporting lines, enhance operational efficiencies, and leverage shared resources across PENN,” wrote Penn CEO Jay Snowden in an email to staffers. “Unfortunately, these changes will result in a limited number of team member separations. While it is difficult to see colleagues impacted, we deeply appreciate their contributions and are committed to supporting them through the transition.”

Snowden’s message didn’t mention layoffs specific to ESPN Bet, but the chief executive officer noted the gaming company will continue building “upon the momentum of our partnership with ESPN with upcoming product enhancements and a deeper integration into the ESPN ecosystem.”

ESPN Bet Falling Flat

News of the Penn Interactive layoffs arrived as data confirm ESPN Bet is struggling mightily to gain solid online sports betting market share.

The app got off to a decent start, sparking hope it would be more successful than its predecessor, Barstool Sportsbook, but data indicate otherwise. In a new report, JMP Securities noted that as measured by handle, ESPN Bet’s second-quarter online sports wagering market share slid to 3.2% from 4.7% in the first three months of the year.

At 3.2%, ESPN Bet has less than half the share commanded by BetMGM, itself a laggard, and less than 10% of the share controlled by DraftKings and FanDuel — the two largest operators in the space.

ESPN Bet’s struggles provide more fodder for investors who have been critical of Penn’s online betting missteps and could call into question the reasoning behind the gaming company agreeing to pay Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) $1.5 billion over 10 years to use the ESPN brand. That accord can be scrapped after a few years if certain financial metrics aren’t met.

“While we recognize that change is never easy, these evolutions will enable us to better capitalize upon our new phase of growth. Our Interactive business, which is a core pillar of PENN Entertainment, is well-positioned, and we continue to add capabilities and key talent to advance our digital growth strategy,” added Snowden in the email to staffers.

ESPN Bet Struggles Could Weigh on Acquisition Prospects

Soon after Penn investor Donerail Group authored a letter to the gaming company’s board of directors advocating for a sale, rumors surfaced that Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) could make a run at its rival. However, there are doubts surrounding that thesis, many of which stem from the belief that Boyd wouldn’t want to pay as much as $500 million for Penn Interactive.

That implies a third party would need to get involved. Last week, the gaming industry rumor mill suggested that FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT), which has a relationship with Boyd because the casino operator owns 5% of FanDuel, could get involved.

Flutter hasn’t confirmed an interest in Penn Interactive/ESPN Bet and the speculation is arguably a stretch because FanDuel doesn’t need to pay that much for just 3.2% in sports betting market share.

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Bally’s Chicago Deal Could Be Playbook for Tropicana Las Vegas https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/ballys-chicago-deal-could-be-playbook-for-tropicana-las-vegas/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/ballys-chicago-deal-could-be-playbook-for-tropicana-las-vegas/#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:40:27 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=325267 Last Friday, Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) unveiled a broad agreement with Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ: GLPI) under which the real estate investment trust (REIT) will provide much-needed financing for the gaming company’s permanent Chicago casino. At least one analyst believes the accord could be instructive regarding how Bally’s proceeds in Las Vegas. In a note […]

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Last Friday, Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) unveiled a broad agreement with Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ: GLPI) under which the real estate investment trust (REIT) will provide much-needed financing for the gaming company’s permanent Chicago casino. At least one analyst believes the accord could be instructive regarding how Bally’s proceeds in Las Vegas.

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The Tropicana Las Vegas. An analyst said Bally’s Chicago agreement with GLPI could be applied to the Las Vegas property. (Image: New York Times)

In a note to clients, Truist Securities analyst Barry Jonas said the Chicago deal between Bally’s and GLPI could act as a playbook for how the operator moves forward with its operating rights on the shuttered ?Tropicana Las Vegas. GLPI owns the real estate at that site.

If this Gaming and Leisure-owned, Bally’s-operated Chicago structure succeeds, we could see this being a template for developments on the Tropicana Las Vegas site,” opined Jonas.

Tropicana closed in April and is scheduled to be demolished in October. The land previously occupied by the casino hotel is intended to become a $1.5 billion baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics (A’s), but there are currently more questions than answers regarding the team’s ability to execute the move to Las Vegas.

How Bally’s, GLPI Could Apply Chicago Deal in Las Vegas

As things stand today at the Tropicana, GLPI owns the real estate, Bally’s controls the gaming rights, and the operator is paying $10.5 million in annual rent to the REIT.

Jonas didn’t get into the mechanics of exactly how GLPI could assist Bally’s in Las Vegas, but using the Chicago agreement as a potential template, the landlord could, in the future, provide the gaming company with the financing needed to develop a new casino resort at that site. That would also likely include a rent escalator.

For its part, Bally’s said earlier this year it’s not rushing Tropicana redevelopment plans, and that could be a pragmatic approach because financing for Las Vegas plans or any other expansion efforts by Bally’s would likely be expensive. In Chicago, GLPI will “fund construction hard costs of up to $940 million at an 8.5% initial cash yield.”

Some Bally’s shareholders have suggested that the operator sell its operating rights on the Tropicana because there would likely be an extensive list of bidders, particularly if the A’s move is scrapped, and because the seller could use that capital to reduce its hefty debt burden.

GLPI Has Chicago Options if Bally’s Defaults

Bally’s sports junk credit ratings as a result of a debt/earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) above 7.5x. Should the operator default on its Chicago obligations, Jonas believes GLPI could rapidly find a replacement.

“In a downside case where BALY has to exit Chicago, we believe there would be demand from other well-established operators to take over at comparable terms,” added the analyst.

Hard Rock International and Rush Street Gaming were the other contenders for the lone Chicago casino license. Regarding GLPI, the REIT is seen as having the financial resources to pull off the Chicago financing as well as paying $395 million to Bally’s for the real estate of Kansas City and Shreveport, La. gaming venues.

“We recently cited GLPI’s underlevered balance sheet and they should have some funding flexibility for these transactions, benefiting from an improving capital market environment,” concluded Jonas.

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Rush Street Interactive Sale Could Be Imminent, According to Report https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/rush-street-interactive-sale-could-be-imminent-says-report/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/rush-street-interactive-sale-could-be-imminent-says-report/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2024 09:24:08 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=325161 The long rumored sale of Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) could materialize in two months or less, according to a recent report. Citing unidentified sources, the Off Shore Gaming Association (OSGA) noted that a deal for the BetRivers owner could be reached as soon as September, but specific suitors were not mentioned. Media reports surfaced […]

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The long rumored sale of Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) could materialize in two months or less, according to a recent report.

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A Rush Street Interactive advertisement. The company could be acquired in the weeks ahead, according to a report. (Image: X)

Citing unidentified sources, the Off Shore Gaming Association (OSGA) noted that a deal for the BetRivers owner could be reached as soon as September, but specific suitors were not mentioned. Media reports surfaced in March that the Illinois-based gaming company reached out to multiple rivals about a possible acquisition. DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) was the only member of that group identified by name.

While the US sports betting space is now a de facto duopoly controlled by FanDuel and DraftKings, Rush Street Interactive could be one of the more compelling takeover targets in the space for suitors looking to bolster market share. In the first quarter, not only was the sporsbook operator positive on the basis of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), but its revenue surged 34% while its net loss plunged to $2.2 million from $24.5 million a year earlier.

Why Rush Street Interactive Could Be Target

The list of possible prospective buyers, excluding or including DraftKings, could be extensive because the rumored target offers an attractive foothold in the iGaming industry.

Additionally, RSI represents an efficient avenue for buyers looking to access the fast-growing Latin American wagering market. RSI has found success in Colombia and Mexico and that could position to win a sports betting license in Brazil — the region’s largest economy and biggest country by population. In the first quarter, the operator’s monthly active users (MAUs) jumped 72% in Latin America while average revenue per MAU increased 4%.

However, some analysts have expressed doubt that RSI is a takeover target although in May 2023 CEO Richard Schwartz told analysts and investors he’d be open to having mergers and acquisitions discussions.

It is clear that the price tag has likely increased. Shares of RSI are up 98% year-to-date and the company’s market capitalization was $2 billion as of the close of US markets on July 12, indicating a buyer would likely have to offer more than that to get RSI to the bargaining table.

Assessing Potential RSI Suitors Beyond DraftKings

DraftKings making a run at RSI would be sensible because the former has proven acquisitive and has its eyes set on iGaming expansion. However, DraftKings hasn’t confirmed it’s interested in RSI and some analysts believe DraftKings will eschew acquisitions over the near-term.

The OSGA report mentioned “smaller companies who would love to increase their presence” as potential buyers of RSI, but no operators were mentioned by name. The report also suggested that European betting behemoth bet365 could be interested, but that company has not confirmed any discussions with Rush Street Interactive.

HG Vora – a hedge fund with a reputation for pushing for change at gaming companies – is RSI’s largest investor, controlling 8.79% of the shares. Institutional investors own 28.81% of the shares while insiders control 8.08%, according to GuruFocus data.

RSI operates under the BetRivers and PlaySugarHouse brands, and is currently available with mobile or retail businesses in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The firm also offers sports wagering in Ontario, Canada.

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Penn Pops on Rumor of Flutter Joining Boyd in Takeover Bid https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-pops-on-rumor-of-flutter-joining-boyd-in-takeover-bid/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-pops-on-rumor-of-flutter-joining-boyd-in-takeover-bid/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2024 21:06:16 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=324527 On a mixed day for gaming stocks, Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) rallied 4.70% on a report that Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) is considering joining Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) in a takeover bid for the regional casino operator. Boyd’s purported pursuit of Penn, which has not been publicly confirmed by either side, is several weeks old, […]

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On a mixed day for gaming stocks, Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) rallied 4.70% on a report that Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) is considering joining Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) in a takeover bid for the regional casino operator.

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The Flutter logo as seen in an investor deck. Reports surfaced that the gaming company could join Boyd Gaming in pursuit of Penn Entertainment. (Image: Flutter Entertainment)

Boyd’s purported pursuit of Penn, which has not been publicly confirmed by either side, is several weeks old, but news of Flutter potentially being involved is new and was initially delivered earlier today by TheDeal. Citing unidentified sources, the outlet reportd Flutter, the parent of FanDuel, could partner with Boyd, acting as a buyer of Penn’s digital assets, including ESPN Bet.

That speculation surfaced less than three weeks after reports emerged that Boyd was mulling a bid of at least $9 billion for rival Penn. There is some logic in the possible inclusion of Flutter because Boyd has a long-standing relationship with the Irish gaming company. The Las Vegas-based regional casino operator owns 5% of FanDuel.

How Flutter Could Help Boyd Execute Penn Deal

Rumors regarding Boyd’s potential interest in Penn are close to a month old and over that time, analysts have consistently rejected the notions that Penn is a willing seller and that Boyd could easily execute a $9 billion or larger transaction.

Some analysts have noted that one hurdle in a Boyd takeover of Penn is that the suitor wouldn’t want to pay up for ESPN Bet, meaning a third party would have to get involved to buy Penn’s interactive unit. Should that party emerge and potentially offer Penn at least $500 million for its digital gaming arm, that would reduce the per share price Boyd would need to offer to get Penn to come to the bargaining table.

Translation: Boyd might want Penn’s land-based casino assets, but it probably doesn’t want ESPN Bet and related pieces. Flutter could have use for those entities.

ESPN Bet has roughly 6% market share in online sports betting and under the Hollywood Casino brand, Penn has resources to make waves in iGaming. Those could be appealing traits to Flutter.

Flutter Could Help, Not Solve All Issues in Possible Boyd/Penn Deal

Flutter buying Penn’s interactive business would serve the objective of lowering the price for the regional casino operator, thus making a bid more palatable for Boyd, but that’s just one hurdle.

Even with ESPN Bet and Hollywood Casino out of the way, a Boyd acquisition of Penn would likely be slow to reach the finish line because of regulatory complexities. The two companies operate regional casinos in many of the same states. By some estimates, at least 10 states’ gaming regulators and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would have to approve the deal.

That implies that before Boyd and Penn could sign on the dotted lines, one or both would likely have to commit to asset sales in certain states — mainly in the Midwest and the South. Asset sales could be difficult to execute over the near-term due to high interest rates and restrained consumer spending in some regional gaming markets.

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MGM Stock Has Makings of a Winner, Says Analyst https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/mgm-stock-has-makings-of-a-winner-says-analyst/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/mgm-stock-has-makings-of-a-winner-says-analyst/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:24:15 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=324350 As highlighted by a year-to-date loss of 3.11%, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) stock has spent much of 2024 dithering, but a 7.66% jump over the past month indicates the shares have some momentum. Some analysts concur. In a new report to clients, BTIG analyst Clark Lampen initiated coverage of the casino giant with a […]

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As highlighted by a year-to-date loss of 3.11%, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) stock has spent much of 2024 dithering, but a 7.66% jump over the past month indicates the shares have some momentum. Some analysts concur.

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Bellagio Las Vegas. An analyst is bullish on MGM stock. (Image: Vegas Food & Fun)

In a new report to clients, BTIG analyst Clark Lampen initiated coverage of the casino giant with a “buy” rating and a $52 price target, which implies upside of 20.14% from today’s closing price of $43.28. The analyst believes it’s possible the stock could build on recent momentum with the assistance of upward earnings and revenue estimates.

Those catalysts would be sourced via ongoing strength on the Las Vegas Strip and in Macau as well as capital return efforts, including the possibility of a dividend from the MGM China unit. That entity is 56%-owned by the Las Vegas-based parent and runs two integrated resorts in Macau.

Likewise, MGM remains one of the most dedicated buyers of its own shares of any company in the US. Since 2021, the operator has pared its shares outstanding tally by 36% due to multiple share buyback plans.

Vegas, Digital Opps Could Boost MGM Stock

BTIG’s Lampen sounded a constructive tone on MGM’s digital operations and its Las Vegas Strip footprint. MGM is the largest operator in the US casino center.

With Vegas implied at ~8x ’24 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) within our sum-of-the-parts (or ~5x when lease liabilities are capitalized at 8x cash rent, rather than full BS liability), the current fundamental story doesn’t seem appropriately discounted, and we’d expect the multiple to expand as Vegas concerns fade and numbers move higher,” observed the analyst.

Lampen also noted MGM’s digital business is an unfolding story that may not be getting the credit it deserves among market participants. Last week, the company said its LeoVegas will acquire the US operations of Tipico Sportsbook in a move aimed at bolstering its tech stack.

The analyst called MGM’s digital operations a marquee driver of “growing delta between BTIG’s estimates” and consensus forecasts stretching out over several years.

Asset Sales Possible

In addition to the possibility of a dividend MGM China dividend and the parent company’s domestic shareholder return efforts, Lampen added it’s possible that the stock could be sparked by the sale(s) of regional casinos.

In March, rumors surfaced that MGM was mulling the sale of MGM Northfield Park, a racino near Cleveland, and its eponymous casino hotel in Springfield, Mass. The operator has yet to publicly confirm it’s considering divesting those or any of its regional casinos nor did Lampen mention specific properties the operator could sell.

While it’s possible MGM is evaluating sales of some of its regional casinos, the current interest rate environment is hard on prospective buyers that need financing, meaning the most desirable suitors are those that can execute transactions with minimal need for additional capital. That diminishes the pool of would-be buyers for regional casinos.

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DraftKings Rumored to Be Mulling VSiN Sale in Barstool/Penn-Style Deal https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/draftkings-could-sell-vsin-in-barstool-penn-style-deal/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/draftkings-could-sell-vsin-in-barstool-penn-style-deal/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:33:54 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=324339 DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) is rumored to be considering the sale of the Vegas Sports Information Network (VSiN), the Las Vegas-based sports wagering radio network it acquired for $70 million in March 2021. Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) noted the online sportsbook operator is close to divesting VSiN and it could be for pennies on the […]

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DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) is rumored to be considering the sale of the Vegas Sports Information Network (VSiN), the Las Vegas-based sports wagering radio network it acquired for $70 million in March 2021.

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Brent Musburger promoting sports betting network VSiN. DraftKings may be considering a sale of the radio network. (Image: VSiN)

Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) noted the online sportsbook operator is close to divesting VSiN and it could be for pennies on the dollar in a transaction some are comparing to Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) dumping Barstool Sports last year to founder Dave Portnoy for just $1.

EKG observed that the likely buyer is VSiN founder and veteran broadcaster Brent Musburger. VSiN was founded in 2017 and much of the network’s radio shows are recorded at Circa Sportsbook and The D Hotel in downtown Las Vegas.

VSiN’s content includes 18 hours a day of sports wagering coverage, and the company has a 24/7 stream. It has dedicated channels on iHeartRadio and TuneIn, as well as smaller radio stations across the US. The company’s offerings are also available on several linear television platforms and streaming services, such as fuboTV and Sling TV.

DraftKings VSiN Underscores Difficult in Media Deals

Neither DraftKings nor VSiN has publicly commented on the possibility of a transaction, but should a sale come to light, it would underscore the difficulty gaming companies have found in wringing adequate profits from the media relationships they were previously so bullish on.

When DraftKings acquired the sports betting radio network in 2021, the $70 million it paid was viewed as substantial at the time, but a credible investment because industry observers speculated the ?intersection of media and sports wagering companies was a combination that would eventually drive $30 billion (including iGaming) in revenue by 2030.

The realities have proven much different as highlighted by Penn unloading Barstool for a mere $1 and other ill-fated examples of sports betting/media company relationships prove “that media companies don’t necessarily make good betting companies,” according to EKG.

Interestingly, Barstool signed a marketing deal with DraftKings earlier this year.

How VSiN Could Look as Fresh Standalone Entity

Should DraftKings ultimately sell VSiN, there would likely be changes at the radio network, though more from a marketing relationship. Although the bulk of VSiN shows are broadcast from Las Vegas, on-air talent mostly cite DraftKings odds despite the fact that the operator doesn’t offer betting in the state.

If it’s sold by DraftKings, VSiN would likely find a new odds provider — potentially Circa — because the network has ample brand equity in the betting community and Musburger is well-known to bettors and fans alike.

VSiN, The Sports Betting Network, is the first sports media company dedicated to providing news, analysis and proprietary data to the millions of Americans who wager on sports and make sports betting a multibillion-dollar industry,” according to the media company.

 

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BlueBet Departing Indiana, US Strategic Review Ongoing https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/bluebet-departing-indiana-us-strategic-review-ongoing/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/bluebet-departing-indiana-us-strategic-review-ongoing/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 23:28:55 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=324147 Australian sportsbook operator BlueBet announced on Monday that it’s withdrawing from Indiana to focus its attention on other states. The gaming company also reminded investors that a strategic review of its US operations is ongoing. BlueBet gained access to the Indiana sports betting market via an agreement with Horseshoe Hammond, a casino operated by Caesars […]

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Australian sportsbook operator BlueBet announced on Monday that it’s withdrawing from Indiana to focus its attention on other states. The gaming company also reminded investors that a strategic review of its US operations is ongoing.

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An image from a BlueBet commercial. The company is leaving the Indiana sports betting market and continuing a strategic review of its US operations. (Image: YouTube)

BlueBet gained access to the Indiana sports betting market via an agreement with Horseshoe Hammond, a casino operated by Caesars Entertainment. The Aussie company terminated that pact effective June 30, but noted that termination was mutual.

BlueBet, which was founded in 2015 and went public in Sydney in 2021, said it will focus on its sports wagering operations in Colorado, Iowa, and Louisiana, as well as “continuing to roll out its business-to-business (B2B) Sportsbook-as-a-Solution (SaaS) offer.”

In Colorado, Iowa, and Louisiana, BlueBet has exposure to some of the fastest-growing sports betting states in the US without the expenses required to operate in major markets, such as New York or Pennsylvania.

BlueBet Still Sees Opportunity in US

As more states authorize mobile sports betting, market share has increasingly consolidated around just two operators, FanDuel and DraftKings.

That’s made it difficult for smaller players such as BlueBet to gain adequate market share, and that could be one reason why the operator commenced the strategic review. In the statement announcing the Indiana departure, the gaming company didn’t provide details on the strategic review except to say it is ongoing.

BlueBet remains committed to maximising value for shareholders. The Company believes focusing its efforts and capital on its outperforming Australian business, while continuing to scale in the US with its ‘Capital Lite’ market entry strategy, will deliver the best returns on capital,” according to the statement.

Signaling it remains committed to the US market, BlueBet said it inked a B2B deal in Ohio in March. The operator believes such agreements can reduce its sportsbook operating expenses in this country.

BlueBet Not the First Aussie Operator to Find US Difficult

BlueBet isn’t the first Australian bookmaker that’s found it difficult to replicate the success found in its home country in the US. For example, PointsBet sold PointsBet US to Fanatics last year for $225 million after that unit struggled to gain noticeable market share in this country and had become a drag on the parent company’s financials.

Both BlueBet and PointsBet have solid sports wagering operations in Australia, which is one of the most mature sports wagering markets in the world. It’s a jurisdiction in which gaming industry consolidation rumors are persistent, but there, BlueBet might be a buyer, not a target.

Here in the US, BlueBet’s strategic review could be a sign the parent is willing to sell, but rumors regarding potential buyers haven’t surfaced.

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Penn Downgraded as Analyst Sees Little Hope of Near-Term Sale https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-entertainment-near-term-sale-unlikely-says-analyst/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-entertainment-near-term-sale-unlikely-says-analyst/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:00:40 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=323692 Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) slumped Tuesday after an analyst downgraded the stock, in part citing long odds that the regional casino operator sells itself over the near term. In a note to clients on Tuesday, Raymond James RJ Milligan lowered Penn to “market perform” from “outperform” while setting a price target of $20 […]

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Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) slumped Tuesday after an analyst downgraded the stock, in part citing long odds that the regional casino operator sells itself over the near term.

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The ESPN Bet logo. Operator Penn Entertainment probably won’t sell itself over the near term. (Image: ESPN Bet)

In a note to clients on Tuesday, Raymond James RJ Milligan lowered Penn to “market perform” from “outperform” while setting a price target of $20 on the stock. That implies upside of about 8.1% from where the shares trade at this writing.

Given the path to profitability in digital still remains uncertain, and we don’t expect any dramatic shift in strategy (e.g., an outright sale of the company) in the near-term, we are recommending investors take profits and look for better risk-adjusted opportunities in the sector,” wrote Milligan.

The analyst’s commentary arrived just days after reports surfaced indicating that Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) may be considering a takeover bid of more than $9 billion for Penn. Shares of Penn have rallied since late May when the Donerail Group, a major investor in the gaming company, sent a letter to the board of directors pushing for a sail.

Penn Waiting on ESPN Bet Football Uptick

In the wake of the Boyd rumor, the prevailing consensus among sell-side analysts is that it’s not surprising the Orleans operator might be interested in rival Penn, but that getting a deal completed is easier said than done.

Multiple reasons fortify that thesis, including Penn not yet signaling it’s open to a sale. Analysts believe the company might consider divesting some regional casinos, but a transaction for Penn in its entirety probably isn’t the near-term cards.

Additionally, Penn is viewed as wanting to evaluate the performance of its ESPN Bet mobile sports wagering application over a full football season — an opportunity presenting itself this year. The app debuted last November.

Among others, those moving parts are among the reasons Milligan encouraged clients to take profits in Penn and look for better risk-adjusted opportunities in the gaming space. Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) is Raymond James’ top pick.

ESPN Bet Could Loom Large in Deal for Penn

Penn’s commitment to ESPN Bet, which was heavily criticized by Donerail, could be a significant factor in a large-scale transaction and, potentially, the company’s ultimate decision to sell itself or continue as an independent entity.

Specific to Boyd, some analysts believe that owing to that operator’s 5% stake in FanDuel — the largest online sportsbook in the US — it would have no interest in ESPN Bet and would likely want Penn to find another buyer for that unit as part of a possible agreement to acquire the company’s land-based casinos.

Locating an acquirer for ESPN Bet could also be easier said than done due to Penn’s relationship with ESPN parent Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and ESPN Bet’s currently modest market share.

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VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Aliens Are at it Again With the Monoliths https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-the-aliens-are-at-it-again-with-the-monoliths/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-the-aliens-are-at-it-again-with-the-monoliths/#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:04:43 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=322815 On June 16, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department tweeted that one of its volunteer search and rescue organizations found “a mysterious monolith” in the desert 16 miles north of downtown. Posts about the reflective triangular column, which stood 10 feet tall, elicited some fairly predictable comments. Aliens,” wrote Facebook user Ted Milano. “It marks […]

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On June 16, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department tweeted that one of its volunteer search and rescue organizations found “a mysterious monolith” in the desert 16 miles north of downtown.

This monolith, “discovered” on June 16 by Las Vegas police, is a relic — but of another time, not another planet. (Image: Twitter/X/@LVMPD)

Posts about the reflective triangular column, which stood 10 feet tall, elicited some fairly predictable comments.

Aliens,” wrote Facebook user Ted Milano. “It marks a portal location to another dimension.”

“Definitely a portal,” Letty Encinas agreed. “I recorded weird objects in the sky … at dusk … I have videos.”

“Alien or other planetary beings navigation device,” added Clint Gammell.

A Utah state worker examines the OG monolith on Nov. 18, 2020. (Image: Utah Department of Public Safety)

Where to Even Start?

The first misconception about the new monolith — which police removed four days after they were alerted about it, citing “public safety and environmental concerns” — is that it was new.

According to Monolith Tracker. an online community established to map the appearances of unexplained slabs, it was first spotted just before Christmas 2020 — a fact confirmed by this YouTube video.

That places it squarely in the period that future archeologists might rightly refer to as Peak Monolith Frenzy.

The very first “mysterious monolith” report came from a Utah wildlife agency team conducting a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep in the desert near Moab. They discovered it on Nov. 18, 2020, though images from Google Earth show it was installed sometime between July and October 2016.

A week later, a second pillar appeared in the Romanian city of Piatra Nemat. A week after that, one occupied the top of Pine Mountain in Atascadero, Calif.

The Fremont Street Experience monolith proved useful to tourists wondering if anything was stuck between their teeth. (Image: Fremont Street Experience)

Then a fourth turned up smack in the middle of the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. For several reasons, this remains the most suspect of all the as-yet-unsolved monolith “mysteries,” which are all completely suspect to begin with:

1.? It was the first, and still one of only a handful, to appear in an urban setting. (Another famously appeared outside Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop in Pittsburgh. And even though shop owner Chris Beers fessed up immediately to fabricating that one himself, the story still went viral and made the shop world-famous for a minute and a half.)

2.? The photo run by news outlets of this monolith was snapped and distributed by the Fremont Street Experience’s PR team.

3.? It resembled a mirror column from Old Navy.

Since 2020, 244 metallic or mirrored slabs have been found around the globe, according to Monolith Tracker, all apparently without anyone noticing who put them there.

Though the pace eventually slowed, and the public eventually lost interest, the monoliths never stopped appearing, or, as in the case of the latest one, being discovered.

This March, one was found by construction worker Craig Muir while out for his regular hike in Powys, Wales.

Muir posted a TikTok video documenting his discovery, which he claimed had never been there before. He noted that it stood atop a 2,000-foot bluff with no roads, tire tracks, or footprints surrounding it that could possibly explain any human connection.

As you can see in this still from Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the monolith in the film was a rectangular prism, not a triangular one. Also, it was black, not reflective or silver. (Image: MGM Studios)

A Space Fraud-essy

As it appeared in the beginning of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “the monolith” was a teaching device designed by an extremely advanced extraterrestrial civilization.

Its purpose was to guide nascent humankind through the development of tools, weaponry, and the other evolutionary steps leading eventually to space flight.

By the way, monoliths by definition are made of stone, as the movie monolith appeared to be, though prop designers used much lighter Plexiglas to simulate it.

Being metallic, as all of them found since 2020 have been, makes them technically not monoliths at all. (Just saying.)

Bitter Pillar

In December 2020, a since-deleted video was posted to YouTube by a group of four Moab slackliners claiming responsibility for removing the Utah monolith. It showed them dismantling it to see what it was made of. The team eventually turned it over to the federal Bureau of Land Management, which still reportedly possesses it.

AI generated this image of a space alien standing next to a monolith in the desert. (Image: Chat GPT)

It turns out, its materials were disappointingly Earth-based. In fact, all of the monoliths examined so far were constructed of common metals, wood and/or polymethyl methacrylate. That’s the acrylic, branded as Perspex, used to manufacture shatter-proof mirrors.

A majority of scientists do think that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe.

And some unexplained something has certainly been effing with the US Navy, which officially released footage of their encounters with seemingly faster-than-possible craft in 2004, 2014, 2015, and 2019.

But whatever the objects in those Navy videos were, it is beyond unlikely that they were constructed by unthinkably advanced beings who also happen to reconstruct icons from classic 1960s science fiction, incorrectly, out of materials for sale at Walmart.

Ringside Deceit

Metal artists Wade McKenzie, left, and Travis Kenney, right, pose with their art project and their friend Jared Riddle, who helped them lug it up a two-mile trail to the peak of Pine Mountain. (Image: Travis Kenney)

The monolith in Atascadero, Calif. ended up being built by Wade McKenzie and Travis Kenney, local metal artists.

They told the New York Times that they were inspired to create their 400 lb. structure, consisting of a steel frame coated in a stainless steel skin, by reading about the first two.

And when you think about it using the analytical part of your brain — that is, not the part that avoids walking near black cats and under ladders — human artists had to have created every monolith.

They have the materials, the talent, and by far the greatest motive.

Artists sacrifice a lifetime of creature comforts and, frequently, their own mental and physical well-being, to pursue their dreams.

Of the very few artists who will ever achieve worldwide fame, most won’t until after their death renders their life’s work a limited collection.

Just because that last sentence was harsh to read, doesn’t mean it’s untrue. And not recognizing and honoring this harsh truth dishonors what Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Paul Cézanne were all forced to endure on this side of the great divide.

During Peak Monolith Frenzy, however, almost any plank propped up in a remote locale could have gotten an unknown artist’s work seen by millions via the news.

Hell, it got Wade and Travis in the New York Times!

The latest monolith to be discovered is shown being removed last week. Las Vegas police described it as “made out of reflective sheet metal folded into a triangle and secured with rebar and concrete.” (Image: Twitter/X/@LVMPD)

Lowering Our Bar

This is the 100th Vegas myth we’ve examined for this exclusive Casino.org series.

For each of the previous 99, we presented ironclad proof before declaring it busted. But for this one, since it’s impossible to demonstrate that every single metal column of unknown origin isn’t the work of space aliens, we must shift the burden of proof to the true believers.

It’s on them to prove that extraterrestrials built even one of these not-even-monoliths. It’s not on science to prove that their theory doesn’t apply to every shiny object in the desert.

To quote the aphorism coined by science communicator Carl Sagan in his 1979 book, “Boca’s Brain,” “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”

Actually, that’s also a myth. That sentence first appeared in a 1975 “Parapsychology Review” article by skeptic Marcello Truzzi as “extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.

Look for “Vegas Myths Busted” every Monday at Casino.org. Visit VegasMythsBusted.com to read previously busted Vegas myths. Got a suggestion for a Vegas myth that needs busting? Email [email protected].

 

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Boyd Overture for Penn Not Surprising, but Deal Unlikely Says Analyst https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/boyd-play-for-penn-logical-not-guaranteed-to-reach-finish-line/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/boyd-play-for-penn-logical-not-guaranteed-to-reach-finish-line/#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2024 02:36:19 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=323489 It’s not surprising that Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) may be mulling a takeover offer for rival Penn Entertainment, but that doesn’t mean a deal will come to fruition. That’s the take of Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli, who in a recent report, echoed an increasingly familiar refrain among those on the sell-side: Boyd makes for […]

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It’s not surprising that Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) may be mulling a takeover offer for rival Penn Entertainment, but that doesn’t mean a deal will come to fruition.

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Penn Entertainment’s M Resort in Henderson, Nev. An analyst says it’s not surprising Boyd Gaming is interested in Penn, but that doesn’t mean a deal will happen. (Image: YouTube)

That’s the take of Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli, who in a recent report, echoed an increasingly familiar refrain among those on the sell-side: Boyd makes for a logical suitor for Penn, but that doesn’t guarantee a transaction, nor is there confirmation that Penn is a willing seller. Santarelli’s note was published after media reports surfaced last week indicating Boyd is in talks with Penn on an acquisition valuing the target at more than $9 billion.

We do not know this to be true, but we believe there is likely merit to the discussions between the parties,” observed Santarelli. “That said, we believe the negotiations, if they are in fact occurring, imply a level of interest beyond what we think most investors deemed possible in recent weeks.”

Santarelli rejected the idea that Boyd is considering an offer of $9 billion or more for Penn. Rather, he thinks that if Boyd has made an offer, it would be for around $25 to $30 a share. Based on Penn’s 151.55 million shares outstanding, a $30 per share offer values the Ameristar operator at $4.54 billion — a bid the gaming company is likely to reject, according to the analyst.

ESPN Bet Likely Sold Elsewhere if Boyd Wins Penn

In the wake of the Boyd/Penn rumor surfacing earlier this month, there’s been much speculation regarding what the buyer would do with ESPN Bet, Penn’s online sports betting arm.

That’s a plausible discussion because Boyd owns 5% of FanDuel and likely wouldn’t want to pay for Penn’s far smaller internet gaming and sports wagering operations. Analysts seem to agree with that thesis, and Santarelli noted that if Boyd earnestly pursues Penn, it would be under the terms of ESPN Bet being sold to another buyer, which would potentially make an offer of $25 to $30 a share for Penn more acceptable.

Santarelli proposed several other circumstances in which Boyd could digest. Those include the buyer maintaining the target’s operating losses, the elimination of $75 million to $150 million in redundancies, and the divestiture of overlapping assets to a third party that would pay a price comparable to what Boyd paid. Translation: if Boyd does buy its rival, such a transaction will almost certainly result in sales of various brick-and-mortar casinos.

Likewise, Santarelli doesn’t view it as likely that Boyd would pay significantly for Penn than it is worth itself. The Orleans operator’s market capitalization as of June 21 was $5.1 billion.

“We struggle to see BYD paying a meaningful premium, relative to its own multiple, for PENN, from a free-cash-flow perspective, as the BYD free-cash-flow profile is considerably less volatile than that of PENN, given PENN’s fixed-rent expenses,” added the analyst.

Boyd/Penn Marriage Could Be Complex

Regarding Santarelli’s comment about Penn’s rent expenses, the company owns none of the real estate on which its land-based casinos reside, meaning it has substantial fixed obligations to landlords — namely ?Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ: GLPI).

While Boyd has a relationship with GLPI, the operator has largely preferred to maintain ownership of its property assets. The point is the real estate investment trust (REIT) is likely to have some say in Penn being sold and the subsequent divestments that Boyd would make.

Add to that, there could be significant regulatory complexities due to the fact that Boyd and Penn operate in many of the same states. Not only would the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have to approve the deal, but so would at least 10 states’ gaming regulators, according to Santarelli.

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Red Bull in Mix for Las Vegas NBA Franchise https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/red-bull-reportedly-eyeing-las-vegas-nba-team-ownership/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/red-bull-reportedly-eyeing-las-vegas-nba-team-ownership/#comments Sun, 23 Jun 2024 02:23:36 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=323443 Red Bull GmbH is looking to expand its sports empire and that could reportedly include acquiring a new NBA franchise, potentially in Las Vegas. Unidentified sources close to the matter told Bloomberg that Red Bull is in early talks about buying an NBA team and that its focus on an expansion franchise that would be […]

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Red Bull GmbH is looking to expand its sports empire and that could reportedly include acquiring a new NBA franchise, potentially in Las Vegas.

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Redbull driver Max Verstappen in a practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The energy drink maker is interested in owning a Las Vegas NBA team. (Image: Autosport)

Unidentified sources close to the matter told Bloomberg that Red Bull is in early talks about buying an NBA team and that its focus on an expansion franchise that would be located in the US casino hub. Speculation about NBA expansion is long-running and the leadership of Las Vegas and Seattle in that unofficial competition is among the worst-kept secrets in sports.

Last year, Commissioner Adam Silver refuted chatter that the league is eyeing expansion, but noted the issue could be addressed after the association’s new broadcast rights deal was sewn up. That is expected to occur over the near-term with recent reports suggesting several networks could combine to pay the NBA $76 billion over 11 years.

Silver hasn’t outright nixed the idea of expansion and has indicated if that happens, it’d be two teams to take the NBA to 32 franchises from the current roster of 30.

Red Bull Has Resources to Buy NBA Team

Red Bull is privately held so it doesn’t publicly report earnings and sales on a quarterly as do publicly traded companies, but its revenue reached $10.9 billion last year, or more than double the figure posted a decade prior.

The Austrian company said operating profits also increased last year and that it spent north of $1 billion on athletic sponsorships in 2022. Those data points imply Red Bull can likely easily digest the expected $4 billion price tag an NBA expansion team in Las Vegas will carry.

It’s possible that Red Bull would seek a partner to finance the acquisition of an NBA team because the company reportedly doesn’t have $4 billion in cash on hand and it prefers to avoid the issuance of debt.

Some of the beverage giant’s financial heft comes from its unique approach to sports. Traditionally, food and beverage companies have opted to sponsor arenas, events, and teams while pursuing endorsement deals with individual athletes. Red Bull actually owns teams, including two Formula One (F1) teams and Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls and RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga. The beverage behemoth also owns a stake in Leeds United of the English Premier League and a controlling interest in a cycling team.

Red Bull Will Face Big Competition for Vegas NBA Team

Should the NBA officially declare that Las Vegas will be home to a new team, the list of bidders is likely to be extensive. Beyond Red Bull, NBA legends LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal have both said they’d like to be part of ownership groups for a Sin City team.

Additionally, real estate developer LVXP wants to redevelop the previous Wet’n’Wild near the Fontainebleau and Sahara casino hotels with hopes of including an arena fit for the NBA, potentially positioning it and partners for ownership.

Another of the most viable contenders could be Oak View Group, which has said it’s earmarking $10 billion for a casino resort/entertainment district project that would include an arena fit for an NBA team. That project would require no public financing.

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Penn Brings More Headaches Than Perks to Boyd, Scant ESPN Interest, Say Analysts https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-has-more-challenges-than-rewards-for-boyd-say-analysts/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-has-more-challenges-than-rewards-for-boyd-say-analysts/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:34:20 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=323365 Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) were pointed lower late Friday after sell-side analysts revealed diverging views on the likelihood of Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) acquiring the regional casino operator. Speculation about such a marriage had been percolating for weeks and intensified Thursday amid a reporter that Boyd is engaged in talks with Penn that […]

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Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) were pointed lower late Friday after sell-side analysts revealed diverging views on the likelihood of Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) acquiring the regional casino operator.

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Boyd Gaming’s Orleans Hotel & Casino. Some analysts still believe the operator is unlikely to acquire rival Penn Entertainment. (Image: YouTube)

Speculation about such a marriage had been percolating for weeks and intensified Thursday amid a reporter that Boyd is engaged in talks with Penn that value the target at more than $9 billion, including debt. Neither company has commented on the rumor, but analysts have. For example, Bank of America analyst Shaun Kelley moved Penn to the “no rating” category following news of the rumored Boyd overture.

In a report to clients, the analyst noted that while buying Penn would be accretive to Boyd, the transaction would require a combination of financing and leverage that could be “unattractive” to the prospective suitor. Assuming the $9 billion figure is accurate, that’s more than Boyd’s enterprise value of roughly $8 billion, meaning the prospective buyer would likely need to issue debt, sell stock, or both to complete the takeover.

Additionally, Kelley believes a Boyd takeover of Penn would create some regulatory risk and almost result in asset sales.

ESPN Bet a Problem, Too

Another issue that cannot be overlooked if Boyd is really courting Penn is the existence of ESPN Bet — Penn’s online sports betting mobile application.

Boyd owns 5% of FanDuel, and outside of its home state of Nevada, the casino operator has been content to enjoy the spoils of FanDuel’s success. Alone, that could be a deterrent to Boyd wanting to bring the scuffling ESPN Bet into its fold. Kelley speculated that the presence of ESPN Bet in a takeover of Penn would require a “further M&A solution down the road.”

Said another way, any buyer of Penn would likely divest ESPN Bet. Likewise, Barclays analyst Brandt Montour believes Penn is committed to making ESPN Bet work and might be a reluctant seller of the sports betting business. He also thinks there are more cons than pros for Boyd should it opt to advance negotiations with Penn.

We’re not completely surprised by this report, given this idea has been debated in the investor community for the last couple weeks,” wrote Montour. “We believe PENN has more confidence in ESPN BET’s ability to gain ground from here, versus what the market expects, and its current share price implies, and we doubt BYD would be interested in giving an optimistic valuation for PENN Interactive or credit shareholders with PENN’s cumulative investment in Digital to-date.”

He added that Penn probably isn’t a willing seller at the moment and the risk/reward in buying the company leans more into risk than reward. Montour added that Penn’s relationship with Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) through ESPN Bet and the gaming company’s obligations to landlords could be deterrents to Boyd.

A More Constructive View

Not all analysts are pessimistic on the idea of Penn being acquired. Craig-Hallum analyst Ryan Sigdahl took the opportunity to lift his price target on Penn to $30 from $20 on the reports suggesting Boyd may be readying an offer.

“We think the company’s retail casino assets are worth $30/share with another $15/share potential from either M&A or success with ESPN Bet,” observed Sigdahl.

That combined $45 implies the analyst’s current price target of $30 doesn’t account for ESPN Bet success and that $45 assumption is more than double where Penn trades today. The analyst believes takeover chatter and activist involvement in Penn provide a “compelling risk/reward opportunity.”

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Penn Entertainment Strategic Review Unlikely, Says Analyst https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-entertainment-strategic-review-unlikely-says-analyst/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-entertainment-strategic-review-unlikely-says-analyst/#respond Sun, 16 Jun 2024 19:58:25 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=322723 Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) slumped Friday after a sell-side analyst said the regional casino operator is unlikely to commence a strategic review over the near term, potentially dashing hopes the company is a takeover target. On volume that was nearly 50% above the daily average, Penn slipped 8.7% on Friday after Truist analyst […]

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Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) slumped Friday after a sell-side analyst said the regional casino operator is unlikely to commence a strategic review over the near term, potentially dashing hopes the company is a takeover target.

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Penn Entertainment’s logo. An analyst said the operator is unlikely to commence a strategic review over the near term. (Image: Casino.org)

On volume that was nearly 50% above the daily average, Penn slipped 8.7% on Friday after Truist analyst Barry Jonas wrote in a report that Penn is unlikely to evaluate a sale anytime soon despite a letter to the board by money manager Donerail Group pushing the gaming company to mull such a transaction because Penn could command double its current market capitalization in a sale.

Despite the activist letter, we don’t think any sort of formal strategic review at PENN is likely in the near-term,” wrote Jonas.

While Jonas may have rained on the Penn buyout parade, he boosted his price target on the stock to $25 from $23, implying upside of 43.6% from the June 14 close.

Familiar Refrain on Penn Entertainment Strategic Review

The Donerail letter, which was sent to Penn’s board of directors on May 31, stoked upside in the long-lagging stock and some short covering, but since the missive was revealed, analysts have almost universally said an outright sale of Penn is unlikely over the near term.

Jonas echoed that refrain, noting that with interest rates still high, acquisition values could be suppressed. While the higher interest rates caused by persistent inflation have prompted gaming companies to reduce and refinance debt — moves applauded by analysts and investors — those scenarios are weighing on share prices.

Likewise, elevated interest rates indicate that prospective buyers who need financing to execute transactions might be reluctant to strike deals because they’d be subject to higher financing costs and interest expenses.

“We also note PENN is one of the most efficient land-based operators in our coverage, which limits any low-hanging operational synergies,” Jonas added.

Penn Focused on Bolstering ESPN Bet

A significant part of Donerail’s excoriation of Penn management and the push for a sale centered on the gaming company’s well-documented missteps in the online sports wagering space. Still, the operator is committed to ESPN Bet, its new sports-wagering mobile application that debuted last November.

Jonas noted that Penn has a “clear ESPN Bet product roadmap” and that it could benefit during the upcoming football season. A full football campaign could bring clarity regarding ESPN Bet’s long-term prospects. To date, the app has struggled to gain noteworthy market share, but that’s true of nearly all competitors in the space that aren’t DraftKings or FanDuel.

Low hold rates, fierce competition, and the specter of increasing taxes are among the issues confounding some internet sportsbook operators, but Penn has the potential to leverage the ESPN brand and technological improvements to bring more bettors into ESPN Bet during the 2024 football season.

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Boyd Board Appointment Stokes Penn Takeover Chatter https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/boyd-penn-takeover-rumors-gets-life-on-board-appointment/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/boyd-penn-takeover-rumors-gets-life-on-board-appointment/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:07:41 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=322279 Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) traded higher Tuesday after rival Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) announced a board appointment that stoked speculation it could be mulling an acquisition of the rival regional casino operator. Late Monday, Boyd said it added Michael Hartmeier to its board of directors. Hartmeier previously served as the former group head […]

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Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) traded higher Tuesday after rival Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) announced a board appointment that stoked speculation it could be mulling an acquisition of the rival regional casino operator.

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Boyd Gaming’s Orleans Hotel & Casino. The company’s newest board appointment is stirring speculation about a takeover of rival Penn Entertainment. (Image: YouTube)

Late Monday, Boyd said it added Michael Hartmeier to its board of directors. Hartmeier previously served as the former group head of lodging, gaming, and leisure investment banking for Barclays. Before that, he served in similar capacities at Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse First Boston.

During his 25-year career in investment banking, Hartmeier completed more than $125 billion in financing and advisory assignments, including work for numerous gaming companies,” according to a statement issued by Las Vegas-based Boyd.

Hartmeier has gaming industry director experience as he was previously a member of the board at Full House Resorts (NASDAQ: FLL), also a regional casino operator.

Birth of Boyd/Penn Rumor

In late May, Penn investor the Donerail Group authored a scathing letter to the board, saying the company has frittered away billions of dollars on online sports betting with nothing to show for it while encouraging the operator to mull a sale.

Donerail believes that while sports betting missteps have plagued Penn shares, the company still controls a treasure trove of regional casino assets that could fetch at least double the operator’s market capitalization in an acquisition. While some sell-side analysts doubt Penn will be acquired, Boyd has been floated as a logical suitor for the company.

In a note to clients on Tuesday, Gordon Haskett analyst Don Bilson said Boyd could be evaluating all or parts of Penn. Neither company has commented to that effect. It’s possible that Penn has some pieces that could be attractive to Boyd, but on a regional basis, namely in the Midwest and the South, where there is significant overlap between the two operators.

In sports wagering, Boyd runs its own mobile application and retail sportsbooks in Nevada, and controls 5% of FanDuel, partnering with that company in other states. That could be a sign that even if Boyd wants to move on Penn, the potential suitor might not be interested in ESPN Bet.

Boyd/Penn Connections

Regarding Boyd potentially courting Penn, there is an interesting connection. Penn CFO Felicia Hendrix was a managing director at Barclays for 12.5 years and her time there overlapped with that of Hartmeier. Before that, she spent 10.5 years at Lehman Brothers and some of her time there intersected with Hartmeier’s tenure at the investment bank.

That may be no more than an interesting footnote or it could prove to be a relationship that could be useful in takeover talks, should those discussions emerge.

As for financial heft, Boyd has a market capitalization of $4.97 billion at this writing compared to $2.58 billion for Penn, indicating the former could possess the firepower needed to make a move on the latter. Still, when factoring a premium for a target, Boyd might need to issue debt or equity should it decide to make an offer for Penn in its entirety.

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Cyprus Casino Resort Suing Turkish Media Firm for False Zelensky Report https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/cyprus-casino-suing-turkish-media-firm-for-zelensky-report/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/cyprus-casino-suing-turkish-media-firm-for-zelensky-report/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:16:04 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=322133 A casino hotel in Cyprus is suing a Turkish media outlet for falsely reporting that the property was sold to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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A casino resort in Cyprus says it will take legal action against a Turkish media outlet for falsely reporting that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky had purchased the property.

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The rightful owner of a casino hotel in Cyprus says it will sue a Turkish media outlet for falsely reporting that the property had been sold to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. The report is speculated to be the work of Russian propagandists. (Image: Getty)

Turkish news site OdaTV reported earlier this month that Zelensky had acquired the Vuni Palace Hotel and its accompanying Viva! Casino. The resort is on Cyprus’ northern shore in the Mersin resort corridor.

OdaTV reported that Zelensky had bought the hotel and casino through his company Film Heritage Inc., which is registered offshore in Belize. OdaTV cited a website, casinohotelvunipalace.com, that showed Film Heritage at the bottom of the page as the parent entity to the destination.

The report was quickly discredited by Turkish, Cyprus, and Ukrainian officials. OdaTV later deleted the article from its website. But the damage was done, says the rightful owner of the Vuni Palace Hotel and Viva! Casino.

Legal Action Forthcoming

Vuni Palace Hotel and Viva! Casino is owned by Oscar Limited. Company owners say the website cited by OdaTV was fake, in English instead of Turkish, and was nonfunctional.

The website … where the name of the company with the title Film Heritage Inc. is mentioned in the news article is a fake website that has nothing to do with the official website of our hotel and where images whose copyright belongs to our company are used unauthorized and illegally,” the statement read. “ “Further legal action will be taken in this regard.”

Oscar Ltd. said Vuni Palace Hotel’s correct online presence is vunipalacehotel.com. The website offers text in Turkish, English, and German.

Company reps added that any sale of the resort would require approval from the Cyprus government and local officials. It would be dealt with in an open, transparent manner, they claim, not one in secrecy and not one involving the sale to a controversial figure.

OdaTV also cited in its report that Booking.com wasn’t facilitating reservations for Vuni Palace because the property was amid an ownership change. Oscar officials said that’s nonsense, as Booking.com is not permitted in Turkey.

“As it is known, the Booking.com website cannot be booked through Turkey due to the restrictions by the authorities in Turkey. It is well-known by everyone,” the Oscar statement explained.

As Casino.org reported on June 5, the Viva! Casino is a small gaming venue with 270 slot machines and 15 live dealer table games. The Vuni Palace Hotel has 170 rooms and six suites, three restaurants, a full-service spa, two outdoor pools, and other amenities.

Zelensky Falsehoods

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the United States began directing tens of billions of dollars to help Ukraine defend itself, there have been numerous reports about Zelensky using the war money to enrich himself. Some of the more publicized rumors include Zelensky reportedly buying a $20 million mansion in Florida, two yachts for $123 million, and a $5.5 million pad in France’s Alpes-Maritimes.

The rumblings, political experts believe, are the work of propagandists in Russia seeking to discredit the Ukrainian government and its leader.

Forbes estimates Zelensky’s net worth to be around $20 million. Before entering politics, Zelensky worked in the entertainment industry.

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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The ‘World’s Tallest Thermometer’ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-this-is-the-worlds-tallest-thermometer/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-this-is-the-worlds-tallest-thermometer/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2024 13:06:00 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=281613 EDITOR’S NOTE:?“Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition.?Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Sept. 4, 2023.? The “world’s tallest thermometer” in Baker, Calif., is a liar. It’s not that there’s a taller thermometer somewhere in the world robbed of its rightful title. It’s that the spectacle that […]

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EDITOR’S NOTE:?“Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition.?Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Sept. 4, 2023.?


The “world’s tallest thermometer” in Baker, Calif., is a liar.

It’s not that there’s a taller thermometer somewhere in the world robbed of its rightful title. It’s that the spectacle that towers over the Mad Greek Café, a dozen gas stations, and everything else in the Mojave Desert town two-thirds of the drive up Interstate 15 from LA to Vegas isn’t a working thermometer.

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The “world’s tallest thermometer” can be seen dozens of miles away from its location in Baker, Calif. (Image: YouTube)

It’s just a three-sided digital sign that displays the temperature measured by a thermometer that is real — but much, much smaller — located somewhere inside of it.

And, as far as freestanding digital signs go, the “world’s tallest thermometer” doesn’t even make the Top 10. The current record holder, located 94 miles north of Baker in Las Vegas, is nearly three times its size. And before the MSG Sphere’s 366-foot tall LED outer skin was switched on, the record holder was the Aria sign — also in Las Vegas — at twice the size of Baker’s digital sign.

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This sign wasn’t tall enough for restaurateur Willis Herron. So he conceived of a bigger idea. (Image: weirdca.com)

Bun Warmer

In 1956, Willis Herron became a co-owner of the Bun Boy on Baker Boulevard. According to its roadside sign, this restaurant was the “home of the best fresh strawberry pie & butter thin pancakes.”

A kitchen blaze burned the Bun Boy down in 1990. While Herron rebuilt it with insurance money, he sought to add something more memorable for the public to associate it with than offensive jokes about its name.

At the time, Baker was known to the outside world for only two things — being a rest stop and being hot as blazes. So Herron threw in with the latter and paid YESCO $700K to do its thing.

The Salt Lake City-based Young Electric Sign Co. built Vegas Vic and owns and operates the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign.

The resulting sign featured 5,000 incandescent light bulbs and stood 134 feet tall. That wasn’t coincidental. It’s because 134 degrees was the highest official temperature ever recorded on Earth — set in neighboring Death Valley on July 10, 1913. (Click here for a trip into the weeds about whether that record may have also been a myth.)

After it was built, but before it was switched on, Herron’s sign was snapped in two by 70 mph winds that also trashed a gift shop below it. It was rebuilt and 125 cubic yards of concrete were poured into its steel core as reinforcement. Opening day was Oct. 9, 1992.

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Baker, Calif.’s biggest tourist attraction as photographed by a drone. (Image: worldrecordacademy.org)

Under the Weather

Eight years later, an ailing Herron sold his thermometer — along with his Bun Boy and an associated motel — to a Burger King franchisee. Five years after that, the franchisee sold them to a local businessman named Matt Pike. Pike turned the Bun Boy into a Bob’s Big Boy and, in 2012, switched off the fake giant thermometer to save on its very real giant electric bill: $8K a month.

Yet saddened tourists still stopped to take photos of the darkened sign. So Herron’s widow vowed to buy it back.

Though Pike’s $1.75 million asking price was too steep, a foreclosure and a court order by a federal judge intervened. In a ceremony attended by all 916 Baker residents two years later, Barbara Herron switched her late husband’s crowning achievement back on. Only now, it used energy-saving LEDs.

After Barbara died in 2022, ownership of the sign passed to her children.

Bonus Tall Tale

Because the temperature in Death Valley was never expected to top 134 degrees Fahrenheit, that’s supposedly the highest temperature the sign is capable of displaying.

Nope. This is also a myth because the sign can go up to 139 degrees.

“The digital readout is set up to go up by 10-degree increments between the balls,” LaRae Harguess, one of the Herron children, told Casino.org. “The highest ball is 130, so 139 is the highest it will go, since there isn’t a 140 ball.”

Could a new computer program be written to accommodate even higher temperatures caused by global warming?

“Not without changing everything,” Harguess said.

Look for “Vegas Myths Busted” every Monday at Casino.org. Visit VegasMythsBusted.com to read previously busted Vegas myths. Got a suggestion for a Vegas myth that needs busting? Email [email protected].

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Ukraine Denies Speculation President Zelensky Acquired Cyprus Casino Resort https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/ukraine-denies-speculation-zelensky-acquired-cyprus-casino/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/ukraine-denies-speculation-zelensky-acquired-cyprus-casino/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:52:29 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=321705 Ukraine denies that President Volodymyr Zelensky has purchased a casino and hotel in Cyprus.

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Ukraine is dismissing reports that President Volodymyr Zelensky purchased a casino resort and hotel in the Republic of Cyprus amid the country’s war with Russia.

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Ukraine is denying reports that its President Volodymyr Zelensky has bought a casino and hotel resort in Cyprus. Ukraine says the gossip is the work of the Russian propaganda network. (Image: Casino.org)

Rumors surfaced recently that an offshore entity called Film Heritage Inc., registered in Belize earlier this month, acquired the Vuni Palace Hotel and its accompanying Viva! Casino. The property is located on Cyprus’ northern shore in the Mersin resort corridor. ?

The Embassy of Ukraine in Cyprus denied the reports suggesting Zelensky bought Vuni Palace and Viva! Casino.

This false information is yet another lie aimed at discrediting Ukraine and its leadership in the eyes of the world community,” an embassy statement read. “We urge readers and media professionals to trust only reliable sources and be cautious of manipulations and Russian propaganda.”

Vuni Palace and its casino opened in 2006. The resort features 170 guestrooms and six suites, three restaurants plus a lobby bar and pool bar, a full-service spa, two outdoor pools, a karaoke, billiards, chess, and ping pong room, a yoga studio, and six meeting halls. ?

The Viva! Casino is a small gaming venue featuring 270 slot machines and 15 live dealer table games. The casino is open 24/7.

Ukraine at War

OdaTV, a Turkish online news site, was among the first news outlets to spread the gossip that an entity controlled by Zelensky assumed control of Vuni Palace. The website said it wasn’t known how much Film Heritage paid for Vuni and Viva! Casino, but a commercial real estate listing for the property came with an asking price of 150 million pounds (US$191.9 million). ?

Fact-checkers, including Snopes.com, have dismissed the Zelensky casino takeover talks. Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has also made public statements saying the casino hotel reports have no merit.

Political experts covering the ongoing conflict believe the Zelensky casino rumor was likely started by pro-Russia media outlets and spread on social media. Russian propaganda routinely engages in anti-Ukraine narratives to prop up support for the war.

According to the United States Congressional Budget Office, the US has sent about $175 billion to Ukraine since its defense of Russia began in February 2022.?

Cyprus’ Gaming Industry

Cyprus is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Though it’s geographically located in West Asia, its cultural and geopolitical ties are aligned with Southeast Europe.

Cyprus legalized gambling in 2012. The law authorized small casinos like Viva! and betting shops where slots and sports betting are allowed. The country also has legal forms of online gaming.

In 2015, Cyprus expanded its gaming market to include a single integrated casino resort and four smaller “satellite” casinos. Hong Kong-based Melco Resorts, one of the six casino operators in China’s Macau that additionally has an integrated resort casino in the Philippines, won the development license in Cyprus.

Melco opened City of Dreams Mediterranean, a €550 million (US$599 million) investment, in July 2023. The 80,000-square-foot casino is the largest in Cyprus with approximately 1,000 slots and more than 100 table games.

City of Dreams features 500 guestrooms in a 14-story pyramid structure, plus an amusement and water park, luxury retail shopping, convention facilities, outdoor and indoor pools, and numerous restaurants and bars. The complex is located along Lady’s Mile Big Beach in Limassol on the island’s southern side.

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FanDuel Close to Naming Rights Deal for 18 Diamond Sports Regional Networks https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/fanduel-could-buy-naming-rights-for-diamond-sports-networks/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/fanduel-could-buy-naming-rights-for-diamond-sports-networks/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:53:11 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=321662 FanDuel is reportedly nearing an agreement to replace Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) as the sponsor of 18 regional sports networks (RSNs) controlled by bankrupt Diamond Sports Group. Various media reports mentioning the still yet-to-be-confirmed agreement didn’t mention financial terms. In November 2020, Bally’s reached an agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group to apply its name to 21 […]

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FanDuel is reportedly nearing an agreement to replace Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) as the sponsor of 18 regional sports networks (RSNs) controlled by bankrupt Diamond Sports Group.

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A map of Bally’s regional sports networks (RSNs). FanDuel is reportedly in talks with Diamond Sports to acquire the naming rights to those networks. (Image: The Business Journals)

Various media reports mentioning the still yet-to-be-confirmed agreement didn’t mention financial terms. In November 2020, Bally’s reached an agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group to apply its name to 21 RSNs owned by the media entity. At that time it was reported that the regional casino operator agreed to pay $85 million over 10 years to put its branding on the RSNs. Sinclair also gained a 15% equity interest in the gaming company with an option to increase that stake assuming certain financial objectives were met.

Bally’s agreement with Diamond expires at the end of the current baseball season. With the media group dealing with bankruptcy and investors pressuring the gaming company to find avenues to conserve cash, the time could be appropriate for the two sides to part ways.

FanDuel Deal Likely Hinges on Diamond Bankruptcy Proceedings

With the deep financial resources of parent Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) behind it, FanDuel could make for the ideal partner for scuffling Diamond Sports.

However, a deal between the gaming company and the media group likely hinges on the latter’s ability to successfully emerge from bankruptcy while not saddling FanDuel with any of its debt. Diamond declared bankruptcy in 2023 and is currently navigating a reorganization with its creditors.

Sinclair acquired the 21 RSNs from Walt Disney for $10.6 billion in 2020 as part of the latter’s efforts to divest some assets to gain regulatory approval for its acquisition of 21st Century Fox. At the time, the networks, which previously bore the Fox Sports name, were reportedly valued at least $16 billion.

That value has been significantly written down over the past several years as consumers shifted to streaming platforms and as creditors became concerned about Diamond’s financial health or lack thereof.

Diamond Sports Could Be Valuable to FanDuel

FanDuel, the largest US online sportsbook operator, already has a solid cable television footprint with its FanDuel TV network. Previously, that was a horse racing-specific network, but it was rebranded into a broader sports offering in 2022.

With Diamond Sports, there are sources of allure for FanDuel. The betting company would potentially be applying its name to RSNs that broadcast games of 38 Major League Baseball (MLB), NBA, and NHL teams.

Additionally, while FanDuel already enjoys some of the best brand recognition in the gaming business, an agreement with Diamond could position the gaming company for success in states that currently don’t allow sports betting. For example, Diamond’s RSNs cover teams in Atlanta, Dallas, and Los Angeles — three of the largest media markets in the country, each of which are located in states that currently don’t permit sports wagering.

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Penn Analysts Not Convinced Casino Company Will Sell Itself https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-entertainment-unlikely-to-sell-anytime-soon-say-analysts/ https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/penn-entertainment-unlikely-to-sell-anytime-soon-say-analysts/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:37:30 +0000 https://www.sportsturfmanager.org/news/?p=321532 Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) surged last Friday after investor the Donerail Group sent a letter to the gaming company’s board urging it to consider a sale, but analysts don’t believe such a transaction will materialize. In the letter to Penn Chairman David Handler Donerail Managing Partner Will Wyatt excoriated the regional casino operator […]

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Shares of Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) surged last Friday after investor the Donerail Group sent a letter to the gaming company’s board urging it to consider a sale, but analysts don’t believe such a transaction will materialize.

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A slide from a Penn Entertainment investor presentation. Analysts don’t believe a buyer will come calling anytime soon. (Image: Penn Entertainment)

In the letter to Penn Chairman David Handler Donerail Managing Partner Will Wyatt excoriated the regional casino operator for costly missteps in the online sports betting space and overpaying CEO Jay Snowden while noting the company should consider a sale because it could command double its current market value in such a deal owing to its regional gaming assets. JPMorgan analyst Joseph Greff isn’t a believer in Penn selling itself anytime soon.

We think a buyer for PENN is highly difficult and don’t see agitation resulting in anything that sustains shareholder-value creation,” wrote the analyst.

Greff noted he understood from where Donerail is coming due to Penn’s lengthy stretch of share declines, but he added “meaningful interactive losses generating poor investor sentiment for the overall enterprise.”

Some Talk of Penn Suitors Emerges

While Greff and other sell-side analysts aren’t convinced a buyer will soon come calling for Penn, reports out Monday suggest otherwise.

CNBC’s David Faber reported that he’s heard there’s interest in Penn, but he didn’t identify sources or specific suitors. He did, however, question whether or not Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) or other gaming companies could make a run at Penn, which is widely viewed as a deep-value name.

It’s easy to float Boyd as a potential suitor for Penn simply because the former, like the latter, is a regional casino operator. Additionally, Boyd has something Penn lacks: a significant Las Vegas footprint. Conversely, there’s significant overlap between the two operators in the Midwest and the South, indicating Boyd doesn’t need to rush to make a deal with Penn.

Add to that, Boyd owns 5% of FanDuel, which implies Penn’s struggling ESPN Bet business wouldn’t be a selling point in a possible deal. Las Vegas-based Boyd hasn’t signaled any plans for large-scale acquisitions over the near term, and those are likely among the reasons why shares of Penn slipped almost 1% on Monday.

With Penn, Something’s Got to Give

In addition to highlighting the benefits of a potential sale, the Donerail letter to Penn addresses an important, long-running concern of Penn shareholders: the company’s costly, numerous mistakes in the online sports betting industry.

As other market participants before it have done, Donerail argued that Penn’s ventures in online gaming aren’t paying off and are overshadowing the operator’s compelling portfolio of regional casinos. Jefferies analyst David Katz appears to agree with the notion that Penn investors are tiring of the company’s interactive missteps.

“Irrespective of the outcome of the current process, revisiting the current path of investment and returns is warranted, given the current competitive landscape in digital and the uncertainties around the investment required to capture the stated share goals,” he wrote in a report. “Something has to change” in view of shareholders’ limited tolerance for the costs of interactive expansion.”

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