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TheStreet.com  Nov 18  Comment 
Slot machine sales in the third-quarter are lower than at any point in the last decade.
TheStreet.com  Nov 17  Comment 
With gaming companies showing their hands at this week's Global Gaming Expo, which casino do you think will outperform the sector in 2010?
PR Newswire  Nov 16  Comment 
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- BullMarket.com (http://www.bullmarket.com), an online investment newsletter focused on long-term growth and income-generating stocks, has provided subscribers with coverage of several casino and casino
Market Intelligence Center  Nov 13  Comment 
WMS Industries (NYSE: WMS) opened at $43.01. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $42.68 and a high of $43.68. WMS is now trading at $43.50, up $0.78 (1.83%). Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $15.48 to a high of...
Business Wire  Nov 11  Comment 
Highlighting its unique approach to evolving the casino floor to enable new player experiences through a fully networked enterprise, WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE:WMS), will demonstrate its WAGE-NET 2.0 networked gaming
Business Wire  Nov 10  Comment 
Extending its position as a thought leader in developing gaming products that create dynamic entertainment experiences for slot players, WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE:WMS), will demonstrate the Company’s newest product
StreetInsider.com  Nov 9  Comment 
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Market Intelligence Center  Nov 4  Comment 
WMS Industries (NYSE: WMS) closed yesterday at $40.45. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $15.48 and 52-week high of $50.11. WMS Industries stock has been showing support around 38.68 and resistance in the 41.46 range. Technical indicators...
PR Newswire  Oct 29  Comment 
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SectorWatch.biz announces the availability of MarketStats for casino and gaming equities in the news and driving markets today. SectorWatch.biz offers a perspective on the aforementioned equities in a forum
Motley Fool  Oct 27  Comment 
WMS Industries copes with an ailing casino industry and a weak economy.
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WMS Industries (NYSE: WMS) was founded in 1974 and achieved great success in the pinball, video arcade and home video game markets. With a demonstrated track record as a company that could "make great games", video and software technology, and manufacturing facilities, WMS' foray into gamingwas a natrural progression for the corporation. WMS started out in the video lottery terminal (VLT) business in 1991. The company created, manufactured and placed VLT's in jurisdictions throughout North America. Since 1998, WMS has been engaged entirely in the manufacture, sale, leasing and licensing of gaming machines.

2007 Results

  • Total revenues grew 20% to $540 million
  • Revenues from product sales increased 21% and gross profit margin rose 340 basis points to 46%
  • Revenues from gaming operations grew 17% and gross profit margin increased 360 basis points to 79%
  • Operating income rose 51% to $74 million and operating margin increased 280 basis points to 14%

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