Consumer >> Sector Roundtables >> November 25, 2002
WILLIAM J. LERNER is the Senior Gaming Analyst at Prudential Equity
Group, LLC. Prior to focusing on gaming and lodging, Mr. Lerner covered
the TV and radio broadcasters as an Associate Analyst. His experience
also includes coverage of Mexican telecoms and strategy at Deutsche
Morgan Grenfell in New York and Mexico City. He is the author of The
Irwin Directory of Emerging Market Brokers, published by Irwin
Professional Publishing in 1996. Mr. Lerner received a BA from Syracuse
University and an MBA from Boston University. Profile
DANIEL DAVILA is Senior Vice President/Senior Gaming Analyst and
Director of Consumer Research at Sterne, Agee & Leach. Prior to joining
the company, he was a Senior Vice President/Senior Research Analyst at
Hibernia Southcoast Capital where he covered the gaming, leisure, and
entertainment industries. At Rodman & Renshaw, Inc., in New York, Mr.
Davila was a Senior Director/Research Analyst where he covered the
gaming, leisure and entertainment industries. Mr. Davila received a BBA
from the University of St. Thomas and an MBA in Finance from Columbia
University Graduate School of Business. He was recognized in The Wall
Street Journal 'Best on the Street' Analyst survey in 1998, 2001, 2002
and 2003. Profile
by the recession and the drop-off in leisure travel this year?
Mr. Davila: I think the gaming group has actually performed
