Earnings+More - MGM’s ‘Japan dream’ comes true
MGM’s ‘Japan dream’ comes trueMGM’s Japanese opportunity, Better Collective makes adtech buy, LVS in the week ahead, startup focus – Kutt +MoreGood morning. Welcome to the new-look Monday edition, the Cheat Sheet, designed to give subscribers a heads up of what will be driving the news in the week ahead. In this first edition:
Sizing OsakaThe long journey towards resort casinos in Japan is coming to a conclusion. Ten years after: A decade after the potential for Japan to legislate for integrated resorts casinos, as noted by analysts at CBRE, MGM got the nod for an Osaka property – receiving official notification for the development with an opening date penciled in for 2029.
How much? CBRE went on to suggest the Osaka casino “could top Singapore”, noting the local population of 19m is three times that of the city state and also draws in much local tourism. Notably, Austrian Casinos’ Nagasaki project is yet to get government approval.
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Con air: Skycon is a display advertising specialist and analysts at Redeye noted it would complement Better Collective's own paid media division.
E+M week ahead: See tomorrow’s edition of Due Diligence for more on Better Collective’s M&A strategy. Share watchNot out of the woods: 888 has regained a portion of the ground lost since the news of its Middle Eastern VIP issues but remains down 15% since the start of the year. Recall, on Friday it said it was back taking new customers from the region. 🧐 888 yet to recover from the late January share price shock Datalines – New JerseyFanDuel’s sports-betting market share fell to a 13-month low in March, according to Wells Fargo estimates. A low point: According to the WF team, FanDuel fell from its market share highs of 63% and 56% in January and February respectively. The 41% market share for March is its lowest for over two years.
🛝 FanDuel’s New Jersey sports-betting market share on the slide Datalines – IllinoisSports-betting revenue for March nearly doubled to $68m, with FanDuel taking the lion’s share at 49%. DraftKings took 27% market share. The week aheadLas Vegas Sands: Expectations over the faster-than-expected return in Macau will bed up for discussion on Wednesday. Analysts at Wells Fargo suggested LVS’s mass market slot play will come in at ~60% of 2019 levels, a potentially slower ramp vs. peers.
🌤️ LVS YTD: Expectations are rising about the Macau recovery Entain: A little over a month on from its FY22 statement, the company returns to the fray with its Q1 results on Tuesday. At the time, the company said it had seen “positive underlying momentum” in 2023.
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Analyst takesDraftKings: Jefferies analysts suggested rival Flutter’s likely move to dual list in the US will be good news for several of its competitors in the sports-betting space, and DraftKings in particular.
Startup focus – KuttThe final Kutt: Kutt is a social betting platform founded by Sim Harmon formed on the premise that the amounts that are bet with friends far outweighs the amounts bet with the ’books. Kutt cites the AGA, which has previously said a figure of $150bn, so that must be right, yes?
Spaghetti junction: Kutt says it lies at the intersection of betting, payments and, yes, social networks. “Being a part of a community that allows you to bet directly against your friends and fellow fans is the future,” says Harmon.
Big number: The company says the app – which launched in Q422 – has facilitated over $150k of bets so far. Growth company news
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