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Wynns future

Discussion in 'Casino Industry & Development' started by szeszetop, Aug 4, 2014.

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  1. szeszetop

    szeszetop Tourist

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    With wynn killing it on 2Q earnings what are peoples thoughts here on their future. As of a couple of years ago they kept saying vegas was done with any growth and there are rumors he even passed on the new frontier land. (Maybe pascal told him to pass so he could get it with packer-:)

    They have wynn place on the cotai strip in macau and theyre still in the running for the everett MA site. Vegas will be interesting as resorts could wrestle some asian clients away from them. Any other thoughts?
     
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    Just wanted to add that they did cite vegas as one of the reasons for strong 2Q numbers so it will be interesting if they do anything there or just spend on the encore upgrade in the next year or two
     
  3. DMSCR

    DMSCR High-Roller

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    Wynn is also sets his focus for NY when that time comes but now is too early to tell with the restriction to only allow full fledge casinos only upstate. That is around seven years down the line. Hopefully Wynn is still around by then. Really hope he wins that Everett license.
     
  4. chitownjohn

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    It seems like Wynn he has some basic criteria for growth ...
    1) New markets
    2) Minimal competition
    3) Favorable government conditions, minimal regulations and taxes

    I doubt that he expands in vegas - too much competition and it's a mature market. NY could be a gold mind, otherwise he'll pursue new international opportunities.
     
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    So the reason he passed on NY for now if bc its for a casino only liscense in orange county? I guess the golf course is his ace in the hole to expand vegas if he wants it.
     
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    My guess: Wynn is done building in las vegas. With Wynncore, he already has the capacity he needs for the types of patrons he wants to attract.
     
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    Malibugolfer High-Roller

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    I agree with UK. And with Wynn protege' Andrew Pascal partnering with Packer, and also Resorts World down there, there will be plenty of competition for Wynn's foreign markets.
     
  8. szeszetop

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    And elaine wynns nephew

    Since vegas did help him this qtr i hope at least continues to invest at least in upgrades. XS and encore beach continue to print $ for him
     
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    The original plan called for four towers before the recession hit. Hopefully he will spritz up the Encore rooms (not that they need it).
     
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    Where were the towers going to be? The north end?

    The plans for everett look amazing but I wonder if they will cater to mid rollers more in terms of room prices and comps.
     
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    Who are "they"? Don't pay much attention to the small band of negative nellies here on the VMB who constantly threaten that they and all their nonexistent friends will boycott Vegas if it goes all 6/5 blackjack and the VP tables get much worse. Blah, blah, blah... While it's certainly hard to imagine another building boom for hotel/casinos like that the Mirage kicked off 20+ years ago, stagnation is not something to ever paralyze Las Vegas for long.
     
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    I think Steve Wynn has an idea in mind of what size of margin he wants on his operations ahead of going into a market. I doubt at this stage of
    the game he is going to put money at risk, where he has to risk much capital and minimum returns are not well within his target margin.

    That being said, it's safe to assume he will not being investing in Vegas market, unless he can pick up some distressed property with a potential for
    high future valuation. He is shrewd enough to know a bargain. He currently has enough land and capacity in Vegas to meet single digit growth for the next decade.
     
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    "They" is mostly wynn himself and linda chen saying wynn resorts is really a macau company. At least the last few yrs.
     
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    Well then... never mind.
     
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    They were going to use the golf course land.
     
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    History has a short memory. If people remember back in 2000 Wynn lost control of Mirage resorts and was forced to sell by the board to MGM due to his spending on Beau Rivage and art collection. Investors were pissed at the lack of return.
    While Steve managed a good deal per share price, don't think it taught him some valuable business lessons including share control and not to over leverage / spend. I think its too soon in the North strip re-vitalization process to speculate, but I am sure all eyes will be on SLS to see what happens. But my money is Steve Wynn sits tight and we will see little Las Vegas action since there appears to be opportunity in markets where he does not have to compete with other casino operators.
     
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    True but he is flush now and older so he may want to leave a mark. But the cotai renderings look amazing and expensive and everett looks like a solid bet to be theirs so far.
     
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    Hopefully an Encore room renovation project is in the works...
     
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