MGM Resorts isn’t the first gaming company to brand itself as a wider entertainment organization, but its “Welcome to the Show” campaign could affect the valuation of that company...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Calm After the Storm
The tropical weather disturbances have been an annoyance to a couple of locations in the gaming industry. What is the impact and how long lasting will the effects be...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Regional Consensus
The U.S. regional casino market is growing for all companies involved. Their optimism was noted on second-quarter investor calls and reflected the many opportunities available in the sector.
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Big Bang Theory
Second quarter earnings are coming in strong for leading gaming companies. Not all made money but all made a splash making investors very happy.
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Change Is Good
The world is changing, not just the gaming industry. But how are casinos to respond when revenue has rebounded from the great recession but competition is increasing every day?
FANTINI’S FINANCE: U.S. Versus China
As the second quarter earnings season is set to begin, the influence of gaming revenue results in Macau and the U.S. will be eyed. But should savvy investors be...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: How to Profit from Sports Betting
It’s time to start thinking about what companies would benefit from the legalization of sports betting in the U.S. In a state-by-state solution, how does the savvy investor make...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Biggie Smalls
Smaller gaming companies are becoming semi-major players. And their stock prices have reflected that ascension. So who is the next Golden Gaming, which made a big by last week?...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Boom in Gaming Stocks
With almost half of 2017 in the books, gaming stocks have experienced a great year so far, with some stocks up more than 50 percent. But all stocks have...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Hail Caesars
Now that the end of the long bankruptcy process is in sight, Caesars CEO Mark Frissora hosted a meeting of analysts to highlight the good news of the company,...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Slots And More
Ship-share used to be the one metric that an investor needed to evaluate a slot manufacturing company. Today, most slot companies are in other businesses, owned by conglomerates or...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: The Big Two
Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn are the unquestioned kings of the hill in gaming. Their vision and entrepreneurialism has created profits for their shareholders and iconic resorts for their...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Socially Acceptable
The recent sales of the social casino divisions of both manufacturers and operators have given investors a measurement for those companies who still own those divisions. And the results...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Making Money in Macau
Gaming stocks connected to the Macau gaming industry have far outperformed other gaming stock in the last year. Although still far short of the highs they reached in the...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Too Far Too Fast
The meteoric rise in the stock market since the U.S. election has not ignored gaming stocks. From manufacturers to major gaming operators to regional operators, process have climbed steadily....
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Caesars Getting Closer
As Caesars Entertainment takes more strides to emerge from bankruptcy as an operating company and a REIT, analysts are starting to take notice. And many of those same analysts...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Looking Up in Macau
One of the reasons Morgan Stanley used to upgrade its status of Wynn Macau was the number of Google searches completed for the company. But then again, there are...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: East Coast Empire
MGM’s purchase of Sands Bethlehem from Las Vegas Sands says a lot about both companies. MGM continues to build East Coast properties and LVS stockpiles cash to invest in...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Japanese Contenders
Even without a set of laws, regulations, taxes and fees, sites or joint ventures, there is already a clamor a bout who will win casino licenses in Japan. The...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Caesars’ Comeback
The long hard road back to solvency for Caesars Entertainment is almost over. So what can investors expect of the new operating company and the REIT that will emerge...