The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 16 US Resorts & Casinos Companies had their average stock prices drop by a massive 79% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 16 US Resorts & Casinos Corps have increased by a very impressive 641% through January 24, 2014, led by the three largest Las Vegas, Nevada headquartered Resorts & Casinos. And all 16 had stock market price appreciation with the lowest being a robust 99%.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of all 16 of these US Resorts & Casinos Companies must be very pleased with the impact of actions taken by both the Obama Administration and the US Fed to successfully rescue the US economy from its extremely weakened state caused by the 2008 US financial meltdown.
Below here are the market prices of each of these 16 US Resorts & Casinos Companies on January 24, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 24, 2014:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Resorts & Casinos | HQs | 1-24-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-24-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| Las Vegas Sands | Las Vegas | NV | 73.91 | 1.77 | 103.05 | 4076% | -98% |
| Wynn Resorts | Las Vegas | NV | 193.14 | 15.40 | 112.13 | 1154% | -86% |
| MGM Resorts | Las Vegas | NV | 23.78 | 1.99 | 84.02 | 1095% | -98% |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises | Miami | FL | 47.13 | 5.93 | 42.44 | 695% | -86% |
| Empire Resorts | Monticello | NY | 5.49 | 0.93 | 3.41 | 490% | -73% |
| MTR Gaming Group | Chester | WV | 5.17 | 0.89 | 6.79 | 481% | -87% |
| Monarch Casino & Resort | Reno | NV | 18.36 | 3.80 | 24.08 | 383% | -84% |
| Vail Resorts | Broomfield | CO | 70.51 | 16.08 | 53.81 | 338% | -70% |
| Century Casinos | Colorado Springs | CO | 5.90 | 1.42 | 6.44 | 315% | -78% |
| Pinnacle Entertainment | Las Vegas | NV | 21.66 | 5.40 | 23.56 | 301% | -77% |
| Boyd Gaming | Las Vegas | NV | 9.75 | 3.10 | 34.07 | 215% | -91% |
| Penn National Gaming | Wyomissing | PA | 11.67 | 3.86 | 13.46 | 202% | -71% |
| Lakes Entertainment | Minnetonka | MN | 4.69 | 1.90 | 6.62 | 147% | -71% |
| Isle of Capri Casinos | St Louis | MO | 7.47 | 3.20 | 13.77 | 133% | -77% |
| Carnival | Miami | FL | 39.15 | 17.30 | 44.49 | 126% | -61% |
| The Marcus Corp | Milwaukee | WI | 13.53 | 6.81 | 15.45 | 99% | -56% |
| Average % Change all 16 | 641% | -79% |
