Earnings+More - Caesars bets on Palace boost
Caesars bets on Palace boostCaesars’ tough comps, IGT headway, Betr pivot, Golden Entertainment and Melco briefs +MoreGood morning. On today’s agenda:
And you won't see me around the town because I spent last night on a roundabout. Swings and roundaboutsCaesars’ digital operation posts a profit but Las Vegas misses forecasts. Palace coup: The launch of the standalone iCasino app Caesars Palace and the recent transition of the Nevada sportsbook to the Liberty platform were among the highlights for a digital operation that posted its first profit since the launch of the rebranded Caesars Sportsbook.
No excuses: Noting the June figures for Nevada, CEO Tom Reeg said “I don't particularly like to talk about hold, but it's notable enough that I should in this quarter.”
Target practice: Reeg was keen to suggest the debut digital profit was just the start for the business. Noting the widespread skepticism regarding the target of $500m in digital profit by 2025, he said he remained “100% confident” the target would be hit but noted that in the short term it was a “coin flip” as to whether the unit would breakeven in Q3.
Free the cash: Noting that Caesars was “not short on cash”, Reeg suggested that domestic M&A might be on the agenda although, in terms of land-based, finding targets was not easy.
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Barometer reading: IGT’s gaming machine and digital units enabled the group to record above-consensus revenues in Q2, Sadusky said, adding that “another strong quarter” showed the strength of the divisions. Revenues rose 3% YoY to $1bn and adj. EBITDA was up 8% to $443m.
Lottery blow: Lottery revenues fell 4% to $624m. Last week, IGT saw a legal suit over the awarding of the next UK National Lottery to Allwyn thrown out by the High Court. Sadusky claimed that was a “unique situation”.
Betr pivotAnnouncing the launch of Betr Picks, the startup makes an all-in-one-pitch. Pick and mix: Betr CEO Joey levy took to social media to say that Betr’s new Picks product, which will be launched in California, Texas and Florida, will enable the company to “more fully capitalize” on its media brand-driven nationwide audience.
Stepping into controversy: By entering the fantasy space with a picks offering, Betr is also venturing into somewhat contested and controversial territory. Levy noted the launch of Betr Picks would be the “first time a regulated sportsbook and fantasy product are in the same app”.
Earnings in briefGolden Entertainment: Continued construction disruption in Downtown Las Vegas is the villain once more for the operator of The Strat, which saw its adj. EBITDA drop by 18.5% YoY to $72m. Revenue was off by 1% to $287m.
Melco Resorts: While the return in Macau has “exceeded everybody's expectation”, according to CEO Lawrence Ho, it has been driven by mass premium play rather than a grind-level of mass play. When that returns he believes it will lead to “incremental growth”.
Bet-at-home: GGR for H1 was down 9% to €24m, which the company blamed on adverse regulatory developments in Germany as well as weaker-than-expected online gaming results. It reiterated full-year guidance for an EBITDA loss in the range of €1m-€3m on GGR of €50m-€60m. ** SPONSOR’S MESSAGE ** Underdog: the most innovative company in sports gaming. At Underdog we use our own tech stack to create the industry’s most popular games, designing products specifically for the American sports fan. Join us as we build the future of sports gaming. Visit https://underdogfantasy.com/careers Analyst takesBoyd Gaming: The benefits of having multiple strings to its bow – specifically, its online operations and the Sky River contract in California – means Boyd gets the benefit of the doubt, even with signs of weakness in its regional gaming portfolio.
DatalinesMacau saw GGR grow by nearly 10% MoM in July to $2.1bn, the highest monthly performance since Jan20. The YTD figure of $12bn was 263% up on the same period last year. NewslinesI’m a believer: 888’s new CEO Per Widerström has snapped up nearly 1m shares in the company. Clarion has announced that ICE 2025 will be moving to Barcelona. The last London ICE will take place next February. Horseracing will resume at Churchill Downs Racetrack on September 14 after experts found no issues with the racing surfaces. NeoGames is to significantly expand its European reach after coming to an agreement with the Lotteries Entertainment Innovation Alliance, which represents lotteries in Scandinavia and France. Bragg Gaming launched its proprietary online gaming content and remote games server with Flutter’s FanDuel in Michigan and Connecticut. ** SPONSOR’S MESSAGE ** What would you do with $100k in cash? Are you game…? Calendar
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