FANTINI’S FINANCE: On With The Show

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...

Published September 25, 2017

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...

Published September 4, 2017

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.

Published August 14, 2017

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.

Published July 31, 2017

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?

Published July 24, 2017

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...

Published July 17, 2017

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...

Published July 3, 2017

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?...

Published June 19, 2017

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...

Published June 12, 2017

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,...

Published May 29, 2017

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...

Published May 22, 2017

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...

Published May 1, 2017

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...

Published April 24, 2017

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...

Published April 17, 2017

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....

Published April 3, 2017

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...

Published March 27, 2017

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...

Published March 20, 2017

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...

Published March 13, 2017

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...

Published February 27, 2017

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...

Published February 20, 2017