美国博彩业股票经过2008年灾难性的崩盘之后一直在努力恢复，经济衰退使博彩业股票下降到一些公司无法存活的水平，不管怎样，经过六个月的增长，这些股票度过了衰退时期。

　　去年年底，一位分析员预测到2012年底，博彩业就能从经济衰退中完全恢复，当分析员的预测传出后，投资者对博彩股票会东山再起的信心大增，股价开始上扬。

　　这六个月的增长是过去五年间最好的时期了，但是现在股价又开始止步不前了，米高梅度假村的股票就是从濒临死亡再一次回到安全并且盈利的一个例子：去年12月份，米高梅度假村的股价是9.02美元，进入今年以来上升到现在的13.52美元，在过去三个月里，米高梅度假村的股价升降没有超过2美元。

　　在这期间，拉斯维加斯金沙的股票走势呈现相同的趋势，目前，拉斯维加斯金沙股价57.91美元，紧随永利度假村在博彩股市上排名第二，而在去年12月份是40.46美元，金沙集团的股价受益于其海外公司的成功发展。

　　在经济衰退期间，拉斯维加斯金沙的CEO谢尔登.阿德尔森用个人的数十亿美元投资在澳门和新加坡发展博彩业，这一进军亚洲的梦幻扩张为业界所津津乐道。金沙在澳门和新加坡成功运营赌场度假村后，现在正与西班牙政府商讨开设博彩度假村的事宜。

　　永利度假村的股价在经济衰退期间一直保持稳定，但是在去年有所下降，去年夏天，永利的股价高达165.65美元，从那以后股价开始波动，上周五收盘价是128.99美元，仍然稳居全美之首。

　　周五交易日其他博彩业股票的收盘价：Melco Crown 15.58美元、Boyd Gaming8.25美元、Pinnacle Entertainment11.50美元，Penn National过去几年间在美国本土扩张发展，增加了一些新赌场，周五Penn National的收盘价是45.58美元，位于金沙之后是全美博彩业股票的第三名。

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　　US Gaming Stocks Steadying After Six-Month Price Increase

　　US gaming stocks are still trying to rebound from the disastrous market meltdown back in 2008. The economic recession led way to gaming stocks falling to the point that some did not survive. The stocks that made it through the recession, however, have spent the last six months increasing.

　　At the end of last year, analysts started predicting that by the end of 2012, the gaming industry would make a full recovery from the recession. When news of the analyst predictions started to circulate, investors became more comfortable with the idea that the stocks were stable once again, and stock prices started to rise.

　　The six month increase was one of the best runs over the past five years, but stocks have now again started to level off. MGM Resorts is an example of a stock that has come back from near disaster, to be profitable and a safe bet once again. MGM stock was $9.02 in December, and has risen to the current price of $13.52 since the new year. Over the past three months, the stock price for MGM has not changed more than $2 either way.

　　Las Vegas Sands has seen a similar graph over that time period. Currently, LVS stock is $57.91, the second highest gaming stock on the market behind Wynn Resorts. In December, LVS stock hit a low of $40.46. Sands stock has been closely tied to the companies success overseas.

　　During the recession, LVS CEO Sheldon Adelson spent billions of his own dollars to fund expansion in Macau and Singapore. The expansion vision into Asia has become one of the most applauded moves in the industry. Sands is running successful casino resorts in Macau and Singapore, and is now in talks with the Spanish government to bring resorts to Spain.

　　Wynn Resorts remained stable throughout the recession, but has actually dropped over the past year. Last summer, Wynn stock was as high as $165.65 a share. There have been peaks and valleys since that time, and the stock closed Friday at $128.99, still easily the top gaming stock in the country.

　　Other stock prices at the close of the trading day Friday include Melco Crown at $15.58, Boyd Gaming at $8.25, and Pinnacle Entertainment at $11.50. Penn National has expanded within the US, adding several new casinos over the past few years. Penn National stock sits right behind Sands as the number three gaming stock in the US, with a closing price of $45.58 Friday.