Summer brings girls in bikinis and publicly traded casino companies publishing their second quarter numbers. Sands China posted a 40% increase in revenue compared to last year’s second quarter, while Melco Crown Ent. posted a whopping 166% increase over the same period. So long as we’re watching the public companies slap their dicks down on the boardroom table for public appraisal, be forewarned that Wynn is due to whip out its own figures on Thursday. Read more.