Industry Knowledge & Analytics

    • Market assessment and competitive impact analyses utilizing gravity models, regression, benchmarking and simulation

    • Customer database analyses including zip code and gravity model comparisons, trend analyses, customer life time value analysis, customer defection probability, benchmarking and database health measures

    • Detailed operational assessment including “fair-share” and peer market performance review as well as detailed departmental and staffing assessments and benchmark analysis

    • Economic impact assessments

    • Initial strategic and operational review or assessment of individual property or corporate structures

    • Master planning support and real estate alternative use assessments using quantitative modeling and risk analysis and mitigation techniques

    • Performance review

    • Operational expense control analysis and profit optimization strategies (including comprehensive labor plan / staffing review assessment)

    • Market risk assessments

    • Strategic planning, review and facilitation

    • Hypothesis testing applied to decision making and capital allocation

    • Digital analysis applied to internal control testing

    • Product adoption model development for new product rollouts

    • Supply and demand forecasting applied to service scheduling and development of scheduling models

    • Service delivery process design and analysis using quantitative methods

    • Bankruptcy consulting and advice

    • Expert witness testimony and/or gaming industry-focused bankruptcy or litigation consulting services

    • Lender / trustee / servicer / examiner consulting and advice

    • Statistical analyses and benchmarking applied to litigation

    • Macroeconomic research and trends - historical benchmarks and impacts of GDP and income growth, inflation, employment measures, consumer sentiment, etc. - international, national, state and regional analyses

    • Gaming industry / specific market research - analyses of various gaming verticals by geographic region

    • General casino and hotel industry consulting and specific regional/sub-market research

    • Impact studies

    • Independently generated general industry trends and analysis

    • Individual market studies, competitive market reviews

    • Business planning and property management including “turn-around” management services

    • Business plan, marketing plan and operating budget development

    • Distributed gaming and route operators market assessments

    • Buy and Sell Side due diligence services

    • Expert witness testimony and / or general industry-focused bankruptcy or litigation consulting services

    • General casino and hotel industry consulting and specific regional / sub-market research

    • Government, municipal and regulatory and / or licensing consulting or advisory services

    • Public and private commercial gaming operators general consulting

    • Tribal gaming operator general consulting

    • Executive training - analytics, service design, strategy etc.

    • Strategic and business plan modeling including addressable market, expected market share, operating and balance sheet modeling to determine overall capital needs and optimal capital structure

    • Proforma financial analysis for market and impact analyses

    • Capital budgeting analysis and optimization

    • Final model simulations to determine risk factors, variability of outcomes, most sensitive assumptions and risk mitigation

    • Simulation applied to revenue projections, marketing strategies, gaming floor performance, market share analysis and other key performance and decisions

    • Expense and profit optimization

    • Labor / staffing review and optimization

    • Operating expense control and profit optimization strategies (XPO)

    • Slot and gaming floor optimization

    • Capital budgeting optimization

    • Master plan optimization

    • Capital allocation strategies

    • Capital structure analysis, stock buyback strategies and optimization

GGHM applies a risk oriented and best practices approach to its analytics and industry knowledge process. Our process includes a macro and micro approach to data gathering, the development of benchmark comparisons, applying inferential and trend statistical analyses as well as industry standard analyses such as gravity models and other market assessment techniques. We layer simulation and optimization models onto these analyses in order to help our clients understand and mitigate the risks associated with large capital and operating decisions. As a result, our comprehensive industry knowledge and analytics services are recognized as “best in class”. Led by partners Cory Morowitz and John Rynkiewicz, examples of these services include: