Keywords
hospitality; casino; gaming; value relevance; table games; slot machines
Disciplines
Accounting | Gaming and Casino Operations Management
Document Type
Original Research Article
Abstract
Using financial and non-financial data from casino gaming firms listed in the United States from 1999–2017, we explore two research questions: (1) Is financial information value relevant to financial markets in the casino gaming industry? (2) Does non-financial information have incremental explanatory power over financial information? In general, we find that accounting numbers can explain a firm’s market value and stock returns in the casino gaming industry, except for accounting accruals, which may behave differently compared to other industries. We also find that non-financial information, such as the number of table games, number of slot machines, and their relative proportion, have significant value relevance in explaining market valuation. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the value relevance of financial and non-financial information in the casino gaming industry. We also provide analysis of firms characterized by these non-financial attributes.
Keywords: hospitality, casino, gaming, value relevance, table games, slot machines
JEL Code: L83, M19, M41
Funding Sources
None
Competing Interests
None