- PENN Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) plans to relocate its riverboat casinos in Aurora and Joliet, Illinois, to new land-based facilities.
- The Aurora development will include the transfer of certain parcels of land from the city, and up to $50 million of the project will be funded by the city through new bond issuance.
- The company also intends to build a new hotel at Hollywood Columbus in Ohio and a second hotel tower at the M Resort in Henderson, Nevada.
- In connection with the above proposals, PENN has agreed with Gaming And Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:GLPI) to create a new master lease, including the two new facilities in Aurora and Joliet, in addition to Hollywood Columbus (Ohio), Hollywood Toledo (Ohio), the M Resort (Nevada), the Meadows (Pennsylvania), and Hollywood Perryville (Maryland).
- GLPI will provide up to $225 million at a 7.75% cap rate for the Aurora project.
- PENN may elect to receive up to $350 million of funding for the Columbus, Joliet, and M Resort projects.
- “The overall estimated budget for these new growth projects is approximately $850 million,” said PENN CEO Jay Snowden.
- Price Action: PENN shares are trading lower by 0.59% at $30.50 in premarket on the last check Monday.
Truist Securities Maintains Hold on Macerich, Raises Price Target to $16
Truist Securities analyst Ki Bin Kim maintains Macerich (NYSE:MAC) with a Hold and raises the price target from $15 to $16.
