Marc Falcone
Marc Falcone
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It's difficult to find a lot of negativity toward the group. Clearly, the fundamentals are very strong, and I expect that to continue.
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As we've repeatedly said, this is the type of announcement that is reflective of the strength of MGM Mirage management and its ability to find strategic opportunities globally when investors are least expecting it.
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Overall, we remain impressed with results from the high-end business and expect that the addition of Wynn Las Vegas will help maintain the strong momentum.
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We believe this is likely the first of several projects of similar size and scope, which we anticipate could Include Reno and Durango. We expect Station Casinos to provide a more detailed development outlook on the company's fourth-quarter earnings call (in January).
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All-in, we expected a messy quarter, and results came in slightly above our expectations.
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In all likelihood, operators will start getting business interruption insurance in the fourth quarter, which would add upside to our forecasts.
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The bids lower than the $47 offer from Columbia indicate that operators believe licensing could pose a difficulty in that proposal.
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They would create a more efficient environment for employees and a more enjoyable experience for customers as well as being built in more protected areas.
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If Lake Charles avoids a direct hit, devastation to the primary feeder market could have a negative impact as coverage from business interruption insurance is not certain.
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It's clear Wynn Las Vegas is growing the market across every segment, slots, table games and baccarat.
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Conversations with Strip operators indicate that business volumes over New Year's Eve in Las Vegas were up significantly year over year. Additionally, we believe expectations for the fourth quarter on the whole are low and operators could exceed them.
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earnings could be messy over the near term and possibly impacted for the next 12 (months) to 24 months.
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While these estimates could still potentially change, we thought it could be useful to forecast a base case for the impacted casinos, giving investors an idea of the
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Broadly speaking, there is limited tourism in the French Quarter, as opposed to the population in the suburbs. It's encouraging for the local economy and I think they'll do a good business with construction workers.