Casino Gaming Leaders See Stock Market Rebound As Online Operators Lag Behind

While many casino and hotel operators saw gains Tuesday, online sports betting and iGaming continue to struggle.

Brad Senkiw - News Editorat Covers.com
Brad Senkiw • News Editor
Aug 6, 2024 • 18:43 ET • 4 min read
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The U.S. stock market settled Tuesday following Wall Street’s worst performance since 2022.

With global investors fearing a recession on Monday, U.S. gaming industry leaders were caught up in the drastic downturn, some seeing 52-week market lows. 

However, the Dow Jones rose 293.66 points, while the NASDAQ and S&P 500 finished Tuesday up 1%. 

Casino and hotel operator Caesars Entertainment suffered a 6.7% drop in shares on Monday, one of the biggest declines in the market, but rebounded with a stock price of $34.57 per share, up 4.1% on Tuesday. 

While much of the day’s gains came early Tuesday before leveling off before close, it was a far cry from Monday, when Japan’s stock index fell 12.4% and kicked off a scary situation. Japan’s Nikkei rebounded 10% on Tuesday. 

Small improvements

MGM Resorts responded well too as its price of $34.40 per share was up 3.9% on the day. 

Wynn Resorts rose 3.7% to reach $76.29 on Tuesday while Penn Entertainment was up 2.9% at the market’s close. After being down 2% after Monday, Boyd Gaming rebounded 1.5%.

Las Vegas Sands rallied from down half a percentage point on Monday to 2.2% on Tuesday. 

The gaming industry wasn’t met with all green arrows, though. Bally Corporation, which is undergoing business changes, fell 0.35% on Tuesday, a day after dropping just 0.08%.

Tough times for online operators

Online sports betting and iGaming operators continued to struggle on Tuesday. 

Flutter Entertainment, the majority owner of FanDuel, dropped a whopping 6% on Monday and still finished Tuesday with a price of $181.2, down a slight 0.3%. 

DraftKings, which recently announced plans for a surcharge addition on winning bets in Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont, fell 1.3% to $31.38.

BetMGM platform partner Entain Plc continues to have a rough go of it recently, dropping 4% on Monday before falling another 3.9% on Tuesday, reaching a new company-low $6.39 per share.

Rush Street Interactive, however, bucked the trend. The U.S. online gaming company watched shares fall nearly 7% during Monday’s downturn but gained 31 cents, or 3.3%, on Tuesday.

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