potential vulnerabilities to inflation<\/a> could make the stock susceptible to more downside. Conversely, some see value in the downtrodden regional casino behemoth, particularly if consumer spending proves more resilient than expected.<\/p>\n\u201cManagement has seen zero signs the regional gaming consumer is pulling back in light of rising gas prices and other inflationary pressures,\u201d <\/strong>says the Stifel analyst Steven Wieczynski in a June note on Penn. \u201cThis was a theme we heard across our regional and Strip operator meetings, but one worth highlighting, as investors continue to look for the elusive signs of consumer \u2018pullback\u2019 in our space.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The S&P 500 is coming off its worst first six-month start in 50 years, and gaming stocks weren\u2019t immune to that carnage. Things may get worse for some gaming stocks before they get better. While the S&P 500 averaged a July gain of 1.4% over the past two decades, some casino equities have a penchant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":219651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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