Century Casinos Century Casinos is not usually the first company that comes to mind when a strong day on the stock market is had by US-based gaming stocks. Century, however, led the way on Tuesday with an increase of over seven percent.

With all of the gaming stocks struggling over the past couple of years, Century had fallen under $2.50 a share. On Tuesday the stock rebounded with an increase of 7.02%, or $.17. The closing price was $2.59.

They were not the only company to experience an increase on Tuesday. Melco Crown Entertainment went with the trend of the other gaming stocks, increasing to $3.94 a share. That represented an increase of 5.35%.

MGM Mirage was one of the companies that had fallen hard in recent days, and they too recovered in the early part of the trading week. MGM stock was up to $11.59, increasing 5.08%, or $.56.

Pinnacle Entertainment had one of the few decreases in stock price on the day. Pinnacle stock dropped 4.34%, finishing the day at $7.27. Las Vegas Sands was up 4.46%, at $17.56, and Wynn Resorts remained strong at $64.91. Wynn stock increased by 2.97%.