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Options update 1-18-08: Las Vegas Sands volatility elevated as it opens Palazzo Las Vegas

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) opened the company's new $1.9 billion resort.

The Palazzo Las Vegas is the first hotel to open on the Las Vegas Strip in nearly three years.

LVS closed at $74.46. LVS February option implied volatility of 67 is above its 26-week average of 49 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price fluctuations.

Options Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com

Macau casinos threatened by travel restrictions

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS), Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN), and MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) all have huge investments in the Las Vegas of the east, Macau. How large is illustrated by the drop in stock prices when, last Friday, a local China paper reported that Guangdong province was tightening travel restrictions to Macau. LVS finished down 1.56% and Wynn dropped 2.02%. MGM weathered the storm to finish even, possibly buoyed by Kirk Kerkorian's offer last week to buy two prime (non-Macau) properties.

Because the Macau region now surpasses Las Vegas in gambling revenue, punters have taken a distinctly bullish view of development, ignoring the Chinese government's capricious attitude about its people's freedom of movement.

I don't expect the Chinese government to strangle the growth of the Macau region, especially in the run-up to the 2008 Olympics. However, I think that we'll see more occasional setbacks in the stock of these companies, whenever something like this happens to remind investors of the greater risk they assume by piling their chips on red to win.

Symbol Lookup
IndexesChangePrice
DJIA-158.4110,305.99
NASDAQ-35.952,140.10
S&P 500-17.961,092.67

Last updated: November 27, 2009: 10:39 AM

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