About Us
We are financial advisors to the global gaming and resort industries including Sports Betting and Esports.
We arrange strategic partnerships and early stage capital for developers, provide mid-market investment banking services, perform complex valuation work and provide litigation support. SGC fills the gap between gaming consultants and balance sheet-based investment banks, providing unbiased strategic guidance and access to long-term investors.
Spectrum Gaming Capital’s investment bankers, developers, and researchers are senior-level advisors who possess in-depth gaming and resort knowledge, combined with broad transactional and valuation skills. Our team members are all gaming experts with complementary skill sets, and we collaborate on every assignment.
Our principals have a combined 100+ years of industry involvement, globally.
- $50 billion in industry M&A and financing transactions.
- Extensive property operations and development history.
- Bulge-bracket and boutique Wall Street backgrounds.
Gaming and Resort Developers
- Development Organization and Strategy
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Strategic Partnerships
- Capital Raising
Mid Market Gaming Companies
- Strategic Advice
- M&A Execution
- Fairness Opinions & Valuation
- Capital Raising
Digital Gaming and Sport Betting Companies
- Covering real money gaming, sports betting, social gaming, as well as fantasy and e-sports
- Capital Raising
- M&A Execution and Strategic Partnerships
- Complex Analysis for Lobbying and Regulatory Support
Investors, Governments & Other Professionals
- Investee operational and strategic review
- Valuation, Litigation and Restructuring Support
- Financial Evaluation of Gaming Expansion
- Complex Analysis
The Spectrum Gaming Group of Companies provides a broad range of additional services to the gaming industry
Regulatory Consulting
- Anti-Money-Laundering
- Investigations and Licensing
- Regulation and Taxation
SGC’s association with the Spectrum Gaming Group of Companies enables us to offer a 360 degree range of services to our clients.
Our Team
Spectrum Gaming Capital
ROBERT HELLER
President and CEO
- 30+ year career as a gaming investment banker with $50 billion transaction history.
- Founding president and CFO of the developer of Baha Mar Resort.
DAVID ISAACSON
Senior Vice President
- Experienced gaming and leisure credit and research analyst.
- Training at leading rating agency – Moodys Investors Service.
LILIANA COSTA
Vice President
- Leading government and international relations expert specializing in public policy.
- Expert in gaming throughout Latin America and Caribbean with focus on Brazil.
BRYANT HILL
Financial Analyst
- Financial analyst with a focus on digital gaming including real money gaming, sports betting, fantasy sports, and esports.
- Undergrad at Georgetown University with a concentration in Finance & Operational Analytics.
Our Spectrum Gaming Group Associates
FREDRIC GUSHIN
Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming Group
- Investigator and regulatory expert for governments including Singapore and Massachusetts.
- Former Attorney General for the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.
MICHAEL POLLOCK
Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming Group
- Oversees Spectrum’s policy and impact studies for governments and private sector clients.
- Author of Hostage to Fortune: Atlantic City and Casino Gambling.
PAUL BROMBERG
CEO, Spectrum Asia
- Recognized expert on Chinese and Southeast Asia business affairs.
- Former Director of Research for Kroll in Honk Kong, conducting investigations in Asia since 1988.
WILLIAM KISBY
CEO, Spectrum-i/NFC Global
- Served twenty-seven years with the NJ State Police.
- Served five years as Adjunct Faculty with the Atlantic Community College, Casino Career Institute.
SGC Clients
Past and present.
Landry’s
Ongoing
Strategic advisor in connection with the expansion of Landry’s-owned Golden Nugget branded casinos.
Commonwealth Racing
Ongoing
Advisor in connection with the potential digital sports betting rollout in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
EEG
Ongoing
Advisor to management in formulating strategy, planning and financial analysis ahead of capital raising effort in connection with M&A.
Mobile Premier League
Ongoing
Financial advisor in connection with MPL’s preparation and strategy for US market entry.
Playtech
Ongoing
Strategic advisor in connection with Playtech’s entry into the sports betting and i-gaming market in the US.
Fanatics/PENN
October 2021
Advisor in connection with writing a white paper supporting the thesis that the NYS sports betting market will be best served by multiple digital operators.
Walker Digital Table Systems
August 2021
Financial advisor to Walker Digital Table Systems in connection with arranging a $35M capital raise with Beachpoint Capital.
Golden Nugget LLC
August 2021
Financial advisor to Special Committee of the Board of Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) in connection with DraftKings acquisition of GNOG.
Las Vegas Sands
May 2021
Financial advisor in connection with analyzing digital sports betting in NY State under proposed legislation.
New York State Gaming Commission
January 2021
Financial advisor in connection with estimating revenue potential of digital gaming (Igaming and sports betting).
Henein Hutchison LLP
December 2020
Valuation advisor in connection with ongoing litigation between equity interests of 1S/T (The Stronach Group) racing and gaming assets.
Entertainment Properties Trust
July 2019
Financial advisor in connection with EPR’s pursuit of casino real estate M&A.
Intralot
July 2021
Financial advisor in connection with providing projections for digital sports wagering in DC.
Golden Nugget LLC
April 2020
Prepared a valuation fairness opinion in connection with recent debt offering.
North Carolina Education Lottery
April 2020
Financial advisor in connection with a market analysis for digital gaming including i-lottery and i-gaming.
Zelnick Media Capital
February 2020
Financial advisor in connection with due diligence on a potential charitable gaming investment.
Clairvest
February 2020
Financial advisor in connection with due diligence on a potential gaming operator investment.
PENN National Gaming
January 2020
Financial advisor in connection with an analysis of grey market distributed gaming.
Balkan Tourist
May 2019
Development advisor for Balkin Tourist Development Services (BTDS) in connection with the redevelopment of the Grand Hotel Varna into an integrated casino resort.
Oakhill Advisors
April 2019
Financial advisor in connection with an investment in a global gaming and lottery technology company.
Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce
March 2019
Financial advisor in connection with revenue estimates generated from sports betting in Puerto Rico.
Major League Baseball
March 2019
Financial advisor in connection with an analysis of the impact of the proposed royalty fee on sports betting revenue.
National Basketball Association
March 2019
Financial advisor in connection with an analysis of the impact of the proposed royalty fee on sports betting revenue.
Jack Entertainment
December 2018
Financial advisor in connection with analyzing the impact of new casino competition in Detroit, MI.
Lamda Development
November 2018
Development advisor to Lamda Development in connection with the redevelopment of Hellenikon, the former Athens airport, into an integrated casino resort.
Morrison & Foerster
September 2018
Expert witness work in connection with litigation involving a Nationally renowned Real Estate Investment Trust and their JV partner in a casino.
Genting
June 2018
Financial advisor in connection with assessing the reasonableness of projections for the proposed First Light Casino in Taunton, MA.
Foxwoods & Mohegan Sun
May 2018
Financial advisor in connection with projecting gaming revenue from sports betting and internet gaming in the State of Connecticut.
SGC in the News and Observations on the Gaming Industry
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Spectrum Gaming Capital
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