Caesars Entertainment Inc

Results of Operations

The following table highlights the results of our operations:

(a)Corporate and Other includes revenues related to certain licensing arrangements and various revenue sharing agreements and includes eliminations of transactions among segments to reconcile to the Company’s consolidated results. Corporate and Other Adjusted EBITDA includes corporate overhead costs, which consist of certain expenses, such as: payroll, professional fees, cybersecurity costs and other general and administrative expenses.

(b)See the “Supplemental Unaudited Presentation of Consolidated Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024” discussion later in this MD&A for a description of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to Caesars to Adjusted EBITDA.

Consolidated comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024

Net Revenues

Net revenues were as follows:

Consolidated net revenues increased for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same prior year period, due to a significant increase in iGaming handle coupled with improved iGaming hold and higher hold in sports betting in our Caesars Digital segment. Net revenues in the Las Vegas segment were down slightly primarily due to lower hotel occupancy and room rates resulting from Las Vegas hosting the Super Bowl in 2024. Net revenues in the Regional segment increased primarily due to opening expanded gaming and non-gaming amenities at our recently completed development projects of Caesars Virginia and Caesars New Orleans.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were as follows:

Casino expenses consist principally of salaries and wages associated with our gaming operations, gaming taxes and marketing and advertising costs attributable to our Caesars Digital segment. Food and beverage expenses consist principally of salaries and wages and costs of goods sold associated with our food and beverage operations. Hotel expenses consist principally of salaries, wages and supplies associated with our hotel operations. Other expenses consist principally of salaries and wages, costs of goods sold associated with our retail operations, entertainment costs, including professional talent fees, reimbursable management costs (described below) and other operations.

Casino expenses were relatively flat for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same prior year period. Casino expenses rose in connection with increased revenues in our Caesars Digital segment, and were partially offset by decreased promotional costs in our Las Vegas segment associated with the Super Bowl held in Las Vegas in the first quarter of 2024. Food and beverage and hotel expenses have increased due to incremental wages associated with the opening of Caesars Virginia’s permanent facility and the completion of the rebranding Caesars New Orleans as well as higher union and non-union wages. We continue to focus on labor efficiencies across the enterprise to manage increased labor costs.

General and administrative expenses include items such as information technology, facility maintenance, utilities, property and liability insurance, expenses for administrative departments such as accounting, compliance, purchasing, human resources, legal, internal audit, property taxes and marketing expenses indirectly related to our gaming and non-gaming operations.

Corporate expenses include unallocated expenses such as payroll, inclusive of the annual bonus, stock-based compensation, professional fees, cybersecurity costs and other various expenses not directly related to the Company’s operations.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same prior year period, primarily related to recently completed construction projects.

Transaction and other costs, net primarily includes non-cash losses on the write down and disposal of assets, professional services for transaction and integration costs, various contract exit or termination costs, pre-opening costs in connection with our new property openings and non-cash changes in equity method investments.

Other income (expenses)

Other income (expenses) were as follows:

Interest expense, net decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to our continuing efforts to reduce and refinance outstanding debt.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, loss on extinguishment of debt was primarily related to the prepayments of the CEI Senior Secured Notes due 2025 and the Caesars Resort Collection (“CRC”) Senior Secured Notes in conjunction with refinancing activities.

Other income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily represents a change in estimate of our disputed claims liability.

The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 differed from the expected income tax provision based on the federal tax rate of 21% primarily due to an increase in federal and state valuation allowances against the deferred tax assets for excess business interest expense.

Segment comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024

Las Vegas Segment

Our Las Vegas segment’s net revenues, net income and Adjusted EBITDA decreased slightly for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to lower hotel occupancy and room rates as a result of Las Vegas hosting the Super Bowl in the first quarter of 2024. While table games volume was also negatively impacted by the timing of this significant event, casino revenues benefited from improved table games hold, despite remaining below the midpoint of our typical range for the three months ended March 31, 2025. In addition, other revenue declined as compared to the same prior year period primarily due to the variance in comparable revenues driven by the sale of the LINQ Promenade during the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA margin improved over the same prior year period due to our continued focus on efficiencies to effectively manage operating expenses.

Slot win percentage in the Las Vegas segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was within our typical range.

Regional Segment

Our Regional segment’s net revenues and Adjusted EBITDA improved for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to the positive results driven by our recently completed Caesars Virginia and Caesars New Orleans development projects. Increases in food and beverage revenues were attributable to the opening of new venues and upscaled offerings, particularly in our recently completed and rebranded properties. These increases partially were offset by the continued impact of competition associated with new casino resorts opening and inclement weather in several of our regional markets. Net income declined for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to increased depreciation expense associated with the completion of the construction projects mentioned above.

Slot win percentage in the Regional segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was within our typical range.

Caesars Digital Segment

(a)Includes total promotional and complimentary incentives related to sports betting, iGaming, and online poker of $73 million and $86 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Promotional and complimentary incentives for online poker were $3 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

(b)Caesars Digital generated an additional $269 million and $279 million of sports betting handle for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which is not included in this table, for select wholly-owned and third-party operations for which Caesars Digital provides services and we receive all, or a share of, the net profits. Hold related to these operations was 11.0% and 9.8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Sports betting handle includes $10 million and $11 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to horse racing and pari-mutuel wagers.

Caesars Digital’s net revenues, net loss, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin improved significantly for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to higher iGaming handle and iGaming hold coupled with improved sports betting hold. The improved sports betting hold reflects the benefit of the continued investment in our sports betting platform. Increases in both iGaming handle and iGaming hold have followed the launch of Caesars Palace Online Casino in August 2023 and Horseshoe Online Casino app in October 2024.

As sports betting and online casinos expand through increased state or jurisdictional legalization, new product launches, and customer adoption, variations in hold percentages and increases in promotional and marketing expenses in highly competitive markets during promotional periods may negatively impact Caesars Digital’s net revenues, net income, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin in comparison to current or prior periods.

Managed and Branded Segment

We manage several properties and license rights to the use of certain of our brands. These revenue agreements typically include reimbursement of certain costs that we incur directly. Such costs are primarily related to payroll costs incurred on behalf of the properties under management. The revenue related to these reimbursable management costs has a direct impact on our evaluation of Adjusted EBITDA margin which, when excluded, reflects margins typically realized from such agreements. The table below presents the amount included in net revenues and total operating expenses related to these reimbursable costs.

Corporate & Other

Supplemental Unaudited Presentation of Consolidated Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024

Adjusted EBITDA (described below), a non-GAAP financial measure, has been presented as a supplemental disclosure because it is a widely used measure of performance and basis for valuation of companies in our industry and we believe that this non-GAAP supplemental information will be helpful in understanding our ongoing operating results. Management has historically used Adjusted EBITDA when evaluating operating performance because we believe that the inclusion or exclusion of certain recurring and non-recurring items is necessary to provide a full understanding of our core operating results and as a means to evaluate period-to-period results. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) before interest income or interest expense net of interest capitalized, (benefit) provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, impairment charges, other (income) loss, net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, transaction costs associated with our acquisitions, developments, and divestitures, and non-cash changes in equity method investments. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes the expense associated with certain of our leases as these transactions were accounted for as financing obligations and the associated expense is included in interest expense. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance or liquidity calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Adjusted EBITDA is unaudited and should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss) as an indicator of our operating performance. Uses of cash flows that are not reflected in Adjusted EBITDA include capital expenditures, interest payments, income taxes, debt principal repayments, distributions to our noncontrolling interest owners and payments under our leases with affiliates of VICI Properties Inc. and GLPI, which can be significant. As a result, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. Other companies that provide Adjusted EBITDA information may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do. The definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as the definitions used in any of our debt agreements.

The following tables summarizes our Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, in addition to reconciling net income (loss) attributable to Caesars to Adjusted EBITDA in accordance with GAAP (unaudited):

(a)Other (income) loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily represents a change in estimate of our disputed claims liability.

(b)Transaction costs and other, net primarily includes costs related to non-cash losses on the write down and disposal of assets, professional services for transaction and integration costs, various contract exit or termination costs, pre-opening costs in connection with our new property openings, and non-cash changes in equity method investments.

(c)Adjustment for pre-disposition results of operations reflecting the subtraction of results of operations for the LINQ Promenade prior to divestiture, for the relevant periods. The additional financial information is included to enable the comparison of current results with results of prior periods.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We are a holding company, and our only significant assets are ownership interests in our subsidiaries. Our ability to fund our obligations depends on existing cash on hand, cash flows from our subsidiaries and our ability to raise capital. Our primary sources of liquidity and capital resources are existing cash on hand, cash flows from operations, availability of borrowings under our CEI Revolving Credit Facility and proceeds from the issuance of debt and equity securities. Our cash requirements may fluctuate significantly depending on our decisions with respect to business acquisitions or divestitures and strategic capital and marketing investments.

As of March 31, 2025, our cash on hand and borrowing capacity was as follows:

(a)Revolver capacity includes $2.25 billion under the CEI Revolving Credit Facility, maturing in January 2028 (subject to a springing maturity in the event certain other long-term debt of Caesars is not extended or repaid), and $25 million under the CVA Revolving Credit Facility, maturing on April 26, 2029, less $40 million reserved for specific purposes.

(b)Excludes approximately $75 million of additional borrowing available under the CVA Delayed Draw Term Loan.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, our operating activities generated operating cash inflows of $218 million, as compared to operating cash inflows of $80 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to changes in working capital, coupled with the results of operations described above.

We expect that our primary capital requirements going forward will relate to servicing our outstanding indebtedness, rent payments under our GLPI Leases and VICI Leases, and the expansion and maintenance of our properties. In addition, beginning in 2025 we expect additional cash uses for operating activities as a result of federal and certain state income taxes.

A significant portion of our liquidity needs are for debt service and payments associated with our leases. Our estimated debt service (including principal and interest) is approximately $664 million for the remainder of 2025. We also lease certain real property assets from third parties, including VICI and GLPI. The VICI Leases are subject to annual escalations, that take effect in November of each year, based on the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). In addition to the CPI escalator, our VICI leases are also subject to a variable rent adjustment based on certain historical net revenues of our leased properties which began in November 2024. The next such lease year with a variable rent adjustment begins November 2027. We estimate our lease payments to VICI and GLPI to be approximately $1.0 billion for the remainder of 2025.

We make capital expenditures and perform continuing refurbishment and maintenance at our properties to maintain our quality standards. Our capital expenditure requirements for the remainder of 2025 include the completion of expansion projects and hotel renovations. In addition, we anticipate continued investment in our Caesars Sportsbook and iGaming applications.

Cash used for capital expenditures totaled$223 million and $264 millionfor the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to our growth, renovation, maintenance, and other capital projects. The following table summarizes our capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and an estimated range of capital expenditures for the remainder of 2025.

(a)Capital expenditures associated with Caesars Virginia are expected to be funded from cash on-hand generated from the operations of Caesars Virginia, or through the Caesars Virginia, LLC Credit Agreement. The Caesars Virginia delayed draw term loan has $75 million of undrawn capacity and the Caesars Virginia revolving credit facility has $25 million of undrawn capacity.

We may, from time to time, seek to repurchase our common stock or prepay our outstanding indebtedness. Any such purchases or prepayments may be funded by existing cash balances or the incurrence of debt. The amount and timing of any repurchase of debt or common stock will be based on business and market conditions, capital availability, compliance with debt covenants and other considerations. In April 2025, we repurchased approximately $100 million of common stock.

We have agreements with certain professional sports leagues and teams, sporting event facilities and media companies for tickets, suites, advertising, marketing, promotional and sponsorship opportunities including communication with partner customer databases. Some of the agreements provide us with exclusivity to access the aforementioned rights within the casino and/or sports betting category. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, obligations related to these agreements were $398 million and $421 million, respectively, with contracts extending through 2040. These obligations are composed of various third-party agreements which have been entered into by us for certain of our Las Vegas and Regional properties, or our Caesars Digital segment. The agreements include leasing of event suites that are generally considered short-term leases for which we do not record a right of use asset or lease liability. We recognize expenses in the period services are received in accordance with the various agreements. In addition, assets or liabilities may be recorded related to the timing of payments as required by the respective agreement.

We have periodically divested assets to raise capital or, in previous cases, to comply with conditions, terms, obligations or restrictions imposed by antitrust, gaming and other regulatory entities. If an agreed upon selling price for future divestitures does not exceed the carrying value of the assets, we may be required to record additional impairment charges in future periods which may be material.

We expect that our current liquidity, including availability of borrowings under our committed credit facility and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund our operations, capital requirements and service our outstanding indebtedness for the next twelve months and beyond.

Debt and Master Lease Covenant Compliance

The CEI Revolving Credit Facility, the CEI Term Loan A, the CEI Term Loan B, the CEI Term Loan B-1 and the indentures governing the CEI Senior Secured Notes due 2030, the CEI Senior Secured Notes due 2032, the CEI Senior Notes due 2027, the CEI Senior Notes due 2029 and the CEI Senior Notes due 2032 contain covenants which are standard and customary for these types of agreements. These include negative covenants, which, subject to certain exceptions and baskets, limit our ability to (among other items) incur additional indebtedness, make investments, make restricted payments, including dividends, grant liens, sell assets and make acquisitions.

The CEI Revolving Credit Facility and the CEI Term Loan A include a maximum net total leverage ratio financial covenant of 6.50:1. In addition, the CEI Revolving Credit Facility and the CEI Term Loan A include a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio financial covenant of 2.0:1. From and after the repayment of the CEI Term Loan A, the financial covenants applicable to the CEI Revolving Credit Facility will be tested solely to the extent that certain testing conditions are satisfied. Failure to comply with such covenants could result in an acceleration of the maturity of indebtedness outstanding under the relevant debt document.

The GLPI Leases and VICI Leases contain certain covenants requiring minimum capital expenditures based on a percentage of net revenues along with maintaining certain financial ratios. The GLPI Leases require the Company to maintain a minimum adjusted revenue to rent ratio of 1.20:1, applicable to the operations of the underlying leased properties..

The CVA Revolving Credit Facility and the CVA Delayed Draw Term Loan contain covenants, applicable to the operations of Caesars Virginia, which are standard and customary for this type of agreement, including a maximum net total leverage ratio financial covenant of 4:1 and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio financial covenant of 1.05:1. Caesars Virginia LLC’s compliance requirements commence starting June 30, 2025.

As of March 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all of the applicable financial covenants described above.

Share Repurchase Program

On October 2, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a $500 million common stock repurchase program (the “2024 Share Repurchase Program”). Under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program, the Company may, from time to time, repurchase shares of common stock on the open market (either with or without a 10b5-1 plan) or through privately negotiated transactions. The 2024 Share Repurchase Program has no time limit and may be suspended or discontinued at any time without notice. There is no minimum number of shares of common stock that the Company is required to repurchase under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program. There were no shares repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Subsequently, during April 2025, the Company repurchased approximately 4.2 million shares of our common stock for a total cost of approximately $100 million.

Contractual Obligations

There have been no other material changes during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to our contractual obligations as disclosed in Part II, Item 7 of the 2024 Annual Report. See Note 5 to our unaudited Financial Statements, which is included elsewhere in this report, for additional information regarding contractual obligations.

Other Liquidity Matters

We are faced with certain contingencies, from time to time, involving litigation, claims, assessments, environmental remediation or compliance. These commitments and contingencies are discussed in greater detail, when applicable, in “Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings” and Note 5 to our unaudited Financial Statements, both of which are included elsewhere in this report. See also “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business” which is included elsewhere in the 2024 Annual Report.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our critical accounting policies and estimates are included in the 2024 Annual Report. There have been no material changes since December 31, 2024. We have not substantively changed the application of our policies, and there have been no material changes in assumptions or estimation techniques used as compared to those described in the 2024 Annual Report.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not currently have any off-balance sheet arrangements.