** Jefferies lowers its 2024, 2025 earnings-per-share forecast for casino operators given "notably weak July in both regional markets and Las Vegas"
** Cuts PT of casino operator Caesars Entertainment CZR.O to $51 from $60
** Notes weakness across CZR's regional portfolio on higher market competition, despite growth in Las Vegas portfolio and digital segment
** Cuts MGM Resorts International's MGM.N PT to $51 from $58
** Brokerage says MGM bears little near-term catalyst for change; adds that despite investment in online sports betting venture BetMGM acting as headwind, overall regional and Las Vegas portfolio remains "solid but choppy"
** Jefferies cuts Wynn Resorts' WYNN.O PT to $81 from $87
** Says WYNN's persistent Macau macro concerns, time to opening for Middle East project and lack of central catalyst temper share upside
** Cuts PT for Las Vegas Sands LVS.N to $44 from $45, says "struggling macro continues to create overhang for shares"
** YTD, S&P 500 Casinos & Gaming sub-index .SPLRCCCGL has fallen 17.3%
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)