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The Motley Fool
June 29, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Playing on Poker's Draw It's poker time again. Where should investors look to capitalize on its popularity?   |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Betting on the World Poker Tour Lakes Entertainment's core business has potential to deliver tremendous upside. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Red-Hot Poker Poker is getting hot, and Lakes Entertainment is cashing in. On Friday night, the World Poker Tour -- a joint venture of which Lakes owns 80% -- announced plans to raise approximately $20 million through an IPO |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Harrah's and ESPN Take WSOP PPV ESPN will air 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event live on pay-per-view, a first in poker history. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
ESPN Goes "On Tilt" ESPN capitalizes on poker's popularity with a new poker drama from the writers of "Rounders." In addition to ESPN and Harrah's, the boom in poker's popularity sparked by the WSOP and the World Poker Tour has been a boon to a wide variety of gaming companies. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Lakes Goes "All In" Lakes Entertainment, which develops and manages Native American-owned casinos, takes a step closer to profitability with its new table game. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Setbacks for Lakes Entertainment One casino project has fallen through and another might be delayed. Now what? |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
A Red Flag Over Lakes A management focused on its stock price is a good reason to fold. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Liquidity Split Lakes Entertainment splits to improve liquidity for its stock. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Milking the World Series of Poker Owning the World Series of Poker has been a major competitive score for Harrah's. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
WPT's Promising Poker Hand The company behind TV's "World Poker Tour" shows a profit in first full-quarter report as a public company. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Get WPT's Online Business Free Last month, at $13 per share, it was suggested that World Poker Tour Enterprises was a hit-or-miss stock. With shares now under $9, is it finally worth a look? You shouldn't pay a dime for it -- and you may not have to. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2004
Tim Beyers |
WPT Smackdown The Feds crack down on online gambling, but the World Poker Tour could benefit. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
WPT: Bet, Check, or Fold? If World Poker Tour's new online business is worth anything, the stock has its upside. If not, the stock is worth about half its current market value. Place your bets. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Brunson Bid Pumps WPT Enterprises Poker legend leads unsolicited $700 million bid for the company behind the World Poker tour. For WPT shareholders, the offer is worth consideration. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2004
Lawrence Meyers |
Don't Bet on It Sure, poker is hot. But just how big an audience can WPT Enterprises capture with its poker shows if fans' passion starts to fizzle? This is stock that may not be worth the bet. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
WPT Enterprises Worth a Bet? The first-quarter details don't matter much; World Poker Tournament Online's second-quarter debut and a falling stock price do. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Vicksburg a Big Step for Lakes Lakes gets approval for a resort-style casino in Vicksburg, Miss. It's a big step toward fulfilling the company's promise and supporting the stock's valuation. |
BusinessWeek
August 1, 2005
Gene G. Marcial |
WPT Hasn't Left The Table Yet The stock of WPT Enterprises, creator of the popular TV program World Poker Tour, based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments, has been sizzling. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
WPT's PPT Saga Cable network withdraws offer for new Professional Poker Tour, and World Poker Tour resumes talks with Travel Channel. Investors, take note. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Poker Mania Worth Millions Today's game is far from penny ante. It's serious business with serious rewards, as shown in this look at some of the insane money associated with the poker craze. And supporting businesses are profiting as well as the players and tour backers. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Seven Card Dud Binion's Horseshoe casino is out of luck, but the stock of Lakes Entertainment shows that poker is still a good card to hold. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Gaming Roundup: Boyd's Big Plans Boyd plans a $4 billion redevelopment of Las Vegas' aged Stardust... More on WPTE CEO Steven Lipscomb's letter... The WPT and WSOP Circuit go head-to-head for the first time in Tunica... |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Harrah's Lucky Horseshoe Harrah's scoops up Binion's and some lucrative spoils in the process. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Poker Writers: Please Curb Your Enthusiasm Think poker's popularity has gotten out of hand? Here's some evidence: Just look at the recent influx of poker material in the financial press. This author proclaims that it's about time for the poker stock writers' bubble to burst. |
Inc.
May 2005
Larry Olmsted |
Jackpot! The World Poker Tour is a national obsession, and it's a public company with a market cap of $300 million. How Steve Lipscomb built his empire, without risking a cent. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
The Logic of MGM-Mandalay Last week's $7.9-billion merger agreement between MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resort Group to create the world's premiere resort casino operator is all about Las Vegas. At the same time, it also makes sense on a level greater than that. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2005
Lawrence Meyers |
WPT Enterprises Bluffed Out One thing is certain -- World Poker Tour Enterprises stock flew and then plummeted when the buyout offer dissipated. |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Gaming Roundup: Harrah's Announces AC Expansion Harrah's announces expansion at Harrah's Atlantic City. Plus, WPT is worth more than zero, and Pinnacle breaks ground in St. Louis. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2005
Lawrence Meyers |
Investing in Online Gambling Gambling and investing don't have to be mutually exclusive. Investors interested in Party Gaming will need to check with their brokers about buying stocks on the London exchanges. |
BusinessWeek
November 22, 2004
Gene G. Marcial |
Poker: A Winning Hand For WTP? Dennis Nielsen of investment firm Feltl, which took WPT public in August at 8 a share, rates it speculative buy |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dealing Gems Casino equipment specialist Shuffle Master has been turning up aces. The company has nickel-and-dimed its way to Wall Street prosperity by providing card-shuffling equipment and game tables to casinos. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Should Investors Avoid Mikohn? The gaming company's focus on the stock price makes an already unattractive company easy to bypass. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Gaming Roundup: Industry Is on the Move Investors, take note: Casino hotel opens on the Strip... Boyd completes $170 million expansion... WPT Enterprises Deal... etc. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2005
Lawrence Meyers |
World Poker Tour Enterprises Rolls the Dice Will WPTE's online gaming site be a revenue juggernaut? For investors, it had better be. |
Sports Central
December 4, 2008
Kevin Beane |
Scouting the Poker Tours A look at multi-country poker tours. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
The Southern Gaming Summit: Part 2 Here, the author discusses Lightning Poker and the future of the electronic, fully automated poker table and its impact on the industry. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Mandalay Says "I Do" The land of drive-through weddings witnesses its largest merger ever. The board of Mandalay Resort Group has accepted MGM Mirage's $7.9 billion merger proposal |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2003
Jeff Hwang |
Shuffle Master Shuffles Up This exceptionally profitable player in the gaming industry dominates two growing niches. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2004
Lawrence Meyers |
Quick Draw on Wynn Resorts Investors roll the dice on Steve Wynn's new resort, bidding the stock up though the place won't open until April. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Fake Football Follies Sportsline.com's managing editor offered a humbling correction after a blunder that sent fantasy football fans scrambling. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Will Poker Stocks Fold? Top online poker provider PartyGaming says growth will slow. Hallelujah. Some very good stocks may soon trade at a healthy discount to their real value. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Cashing Out Casinos' Q1 Here's an investor's first-quarter review of the casino operators. Wynn Las Vegas... The Venetian... Bellagio... |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Turns Out the Deck Was Stacked for Online Poker After All Full Tilt Poker is accused of being a Ponzi scheme, highlighting the need for regulation of the industry. |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2004
Bill Mann |
Where'd the Term 'Blue Chip' Come From? Even at the turn of the century, there existed an unmistakable allusion between the stock market and gambling. What's funny, though, is that the only "chip" designation was for companies deemed to be the safest, well-known companies that had histories of making dividend payments. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Shuffle Master Shuffles On The card shuffler maker and table games developer posts solid growth, though outlook disappoints. |
AskMen.com
Thomas Foley |
Top 10: Poker Hotties Not only are these women smoking hot, but they could give you a serious run for your money on poker night. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
Gaming Roundup: Two New Shows Hit Vegas Boyd Gaming opened the doors to its brand-new $600 million South Coast Hotel and Casino while rival Station Casinos opens its highly anticipated $450 million-plus Red Rock Station casino early next year. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Online Poker's Last Chance? The tax bill headed for Congress might be the opportunity online poker is looking for. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2005
Simpson & Hwang |
Stock Madness 2005: Level 3 vs. WPT Enterprises In this contest based loosely on the annual NCAA College Basketball Tournament, a.k.a. March Madness, two companies harness the power of the Internet with different goals in mind. |
