Las Vegas Sands
Las Vegas Sands As the stock market closed on Friday, Las Vegas Sands approached a milestone that they have not seen with their stock in the past year. At the close of the day, Sands stock finished at $19.59, closing in on the $20 a share mark.

Las Vegas Sands officials have been busy traveling around promoting the idea of new casinos in the US. Their latest stop was this past week in Florida where officials from the company expressed to lawmakers their interest in building four casino resort destinations in the state.

It is these and other expansion by Sands taking place throughout the world that has helped spark a sort of revival for the company's US stock. After hitting a low point last April, Sands stock has been steadily recovering.

One of the US-based gaming stocks that has held steady during the economic recession is Wynn Resorts. Wynn closed on Friday at $71.47, capping a week that saw the stock jump almost $4 a share.

Other stocks that prospered to close the week were MGM Mirage, Melco Crown Entertainment, and Boyd Gaming. MGM stock closed at $11.80, while Melco Crown and Boyd Gaming finished at $4.47 and $8.72, respectively.

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