Company: CZR
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001590895-25-000068
Chunk: 684

Company: Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 684
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 are well positioned to compete with new entrants to the betting and gaming market through our online betting and gaming offerings, the competitive dynamic is evolving and we cannot assure you that our results of operations will not be adversely impacted by the expansion of legalized online gaming and betting.

States that already have legalized casino gaming may further expand gaming, and other states that have not yet legalized gaming such as Texas, may do so in the future. We also compete with Native American gaming operations in California and other jurisdictions where Native American tribes operate large-scale gaming facilities or otherwise conduct gaming activities on Native American lands, which we expect will continue to expand. Further expansion of legalized casino gaming in jurisdictions in or near our markets or changes to gaming laws in states in which we have operations and in states near our operations could increase competition and could adversely affect our operations.

Increased competition may require us to make substantial expenditures in marketing, customer development and capital projects to maintain and enhance the competitive positions of our online and brick and mortar operations to increase the attractiveness and add to the appeal of our facilities and product offerings. Because a significant portion of our cash flow is required to pay obligations under our outstanding indebtedness and our lease obligations, there can be no assurance that we will have sufficient funds to undertake, or that we will be able to obtain sufficient financing to fund, such expenditures. If we are unable to make such expenditures, our competitive position could be negatively affected.

Our business is sensitive to reductions in discretionary consumer spending as a result of downturns in the economy and other factors outside our control.

Consumer demand for leisure activities such as casinos, hotels, racetracks, online betting, iGaming and other forms of hospitality or gambling is particularly sensitive to downturns in the economy, inflation and the associated impact on discretionary spending. Changes in discretionary consumer spending or consumer preferences brought about by factors such as perceived or actual general economic conditions, effects of declines in consumer confidence in the economy, the impact of high energy and food costs, rising interest rates, the increased cost of travel, decreased disposable consumer income and wealth, fears of war and future acts of terrorism, or widespread illnesses, epidemics, or similar public health emergencies, can have a material adverse effect on leisure and business travel, discretionary spending and other areas of economic behavior that directly impact the gaming and entertainment industries in general and could further reduce customer demand for the amenities and products that we offer. In addition, increases in gasoline prices, including increases prompted by global political and economic 

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instabilities, can adversely affect our casino operations