FANTINI’S FINANCE: Book Your Tickets Now

It’s late September and that could only mean one thing: G2E is nearly upon us once again. Every year, one topic or buzzword seems to dominate the conversation above...

Published September 25, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Take a Closer Look…

Overall, the U.S. economy and the press surrounding it isn’t very bubbly. So, surely that must mean that there are little to no opportunities for success in this market...

Published September 18, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Would You Like a REIT While You Wait?

It’s the strangest thing—everyone acknowledges the possibility of a recession and even the likelihood of one, but it has yet to materialize in any quantitative way. In any case,...

Published September 4, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: A House Full of Affiliates

This week, the best of the affiliates get their turn in the spotlight, and overall, the sector seems well-positioned for current and future trends. Additionally, the floor may be...

Published August 28, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Sorting Through the Second Quarter

Second-quarter earnings are nearly complete, and there are trends to glean from just about all facets of the gaming industry. Ironically, some of the most attractive options are those...

Published August 21, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Smoke on the Horizon

After many months of obsessive recession-watching, the latest round of less-than-stellar data from June may finally be the signal investors have long feared. The margin for error appears to...

Published August 7, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Lucky in Kentucky

One of Warren Buffett’s most oft-quoted phrases is that you should invest in people, not companies. Churchill Downs has enjoyed an amazing multi-year run, but results for the second...

Published July 31, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Getting Straight To It

We find ourselves at the precipice of second quarter earnings season, although Las Vegas Sands and Monarch Casino have already kicked things off. Let’s get these investor calls going,...

Published July 24, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: The 2023 Halftime Report

We have reached the halfway point of 2023, and second quarter earnings season is upon us. Not many surprises or unanswered questions are left remaining, but the advancement of...

Published July 17, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: The Importance of the Human Element

As investors, sometimes the things we overlook or take for granted are the simplest. When looking at the best performers in the casino space, oftentimes the best answers are...

Published July 3, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: And That Has Made All the Difference

In gaming, two paths have formed: one with big names, glitzy locales and booms and busts, and the other with unsexy operations that perform consistently over time. When it...

Published June 26, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: A Nice Day for M&A

The increasing number of mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs in gaming have us wondering, what are some other potential candidates to potentially make a big acquisition splash or cash in...

Published June 19, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: The Tortoise Approaches the Hare

For many months, the gaming industry’s post-Covid growth has outpaced the uncertainty (and perhaps inevitability) of recession, but the latest round of data indicates that what was once a...

Published June 5, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Looking for Optionality? Here’s an Option

The recent popularity of optionality harkens us back once again to an old favorite, Golden Entertainment. Oh, and congratulations to Tom Carper, the latest addition to the semi-retired Delawarean...

Published May 29, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Survival of the Fittest

The U.S. iGaming and online sports betting markets have officially reached the tipping point of consolidation. The big guns are primed to take some big shots, and some, like...

Published May 22, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Shall We Brace for Impact?

By and large, the gaming industry has done a good job of surviving the economic pitfalls of Covid and just about everything else the last two-plus years have thrown...

Published May 15, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Raging Bulls and Cash Cows

First quarter earnings season is upon us, and two companies, Las Vegas Sands and Monarch Casino, represent opportunities in distinctly different ways—one is perhaps best positioned to take advantage...

Published April 24, 2023

Texas House Committee Considers Poker Rooms Legislation

Currently 56 poker clubs operate in Texas without regulation. But a House committee is considering bills that would let local officials approve or ban the clubs, and change state...

Published April 17, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE Zooming All the Way Out

As we await the start of first-quarter earnings season, let’s take a look at some of the trends to keep in mind from a macro perspective.

Published April 17, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Observations and Congratulations

All told, it’s been a rather good week—the latest data from the Nevada gaming industry remains as strong as ever, the IGA show in San Diego went swimmingly and...

Published April 3, 2023