Marc Falcone
Marc Falcone
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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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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, it was a pretty good quarter given the concerns that existed at the beginning of the summer. Overall, the summer turned out to be stronger than Wall Street investors had been anticipating.
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Investors may be caught a little bit off guard by the price tag.
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I don't know how they will get these companies to invest millions into these projects unless they are allowed to build them on land. They would not only protect the assets of the casino companies, but land-based casinos could benefit the market greatly.
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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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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.
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This offering is not a complete surprise, reducing insider ownership and improving the liquidity of the stock. However, we find the timing of the sale interesting, ahead of the opening of Wynn Macau in the third quarter of 2006.
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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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We believe the state of Mississippi's dependence on the gaming industry will be an important factor in passage of legislation that is more protective of these two valuable sources of economic vitality.
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We believe the relationship with a local partner could be a particularly important factor in the decision.
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We continue to like Shuffle Master's longer-term outlook and remain comfortable with the company's business model and revenue mix.
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We continue to believe the acquisition would make strategic sense for Pinnacle, transforming it from a regional operator to a national casino company with an extensive development pipeline.