MIXED RESULTS: MGM Mirage Inc. reported earnings per share of 42 cents, below analysts' expectations of 50 cents; revenue rose 6 percent to $1.9 billion. Wynn Resorts Ltd. reported adjusted per-share income of 67 cents per share, beating estimates of 63 cents; revenue more than doubled to $637 million.
Shares of Boyd Gaming Corp. surged Wednesday as investors cheered the casino operator's third-quarter earnings report. The company posted a profit of $31.8 million, or 36 cents per share, compared with a loss of $12.9 million, or 15 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.
Casino operators MGM Mirage Inc. and Wynn Resorts Ltd. reported third-quarter results Tuesday that got a mixed reception on Wall Street, but the companies laid out bets for the future that include billions of dollars of expansion projects focused on Macau and Las Vegas.
Boyd Gaming shares pop on swing to profit (at MarketWatch)
Shares of Boyd Gaming were on the rise Wednesday, gaining more than 6% after the casino operator swung back to the profit column in the third quarter on brisk business in Las Vegas and fewer charges.
Casino operator Boyd Gaming Corp. on Wednesday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents. The company will pay the dividend on Dec. 3 to shareholders of record Nov. 16.
Shares of Wynn Resorts Ltd. declined Wednesday as some analysts said the casino operator's third-quarter property level results were likely below investor expectations.
Boyd Gaming Corp. said Wednesday it swung to a third-quarter profit, as a hefty charge on the sale of its South Coast Hotel and Casino hurt year-ago results.
Another of the older casinos on the Las Vegas Strip will soon be just a memory. The New Frontier will be imploded at 2:30 a.m. on November 13, 2007....
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