{"id":3487,"date":"2025-08-06T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/news\/?p=3487"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:14:00","slug":"accel-entertainment-sets-revenue-record-stays-cautious-on-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/news\/accel-entertainment-sets-revenue-record-stays-cautious-on-expansion","title":{"rendered":"Accel Sets Revenue Record, Stays Cautious on Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/accel-entertainment.jpg\" alt=\"Accel Entertainment\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3488\" width=\"300\" title=\"Accel Entertainment Sets Revenue Record, Stays Cautious on Expansion\"  \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accel Entertainment\u2019s second quarter revenue reached a record of $335.9 million, marking an 8.6% YoY increase.<\/li>\n<li>CEO Andy Rubenstein says acquisitions will remain selective and strategic.\n<li>Fairmount Park racetrack shows early promise, with strong 2026 expectations.<\/ul>\n<p>Popular U.S. gaming company that specializes in gaming and entertainment services, <strong>Accel Entertainment<\/strong>, has published its strongest quarter yet. <\/p>\n<p>The provider of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/games\/slots\">slots<\/a>, redemption terminals, and amusements to local bars, restaurants, convenience stores, and truck stops <strong>brought in $335.9 million in revenue for Q2 2025<\/strong>, signaling a 8.6% rise from the same period last year. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"big-acquisitions-off-the-table\">Big Acquisitions, Off the Table<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the record numbers, chief executive officer <strong>Andy Rubenstein<\/strong> told investors that big expansion moves, like the purchase of Fairmont Park in Collinsville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/states\/illinois\">Illinois<\/a>, are not currently up for discussion.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We\u2019re always opportunistic on acquisitions, but I would tell you, consistent with our history, we\u2019re not looking to lever up the company in any extreme way. We\u2019ve always played it relatively conservatively. We have plenty of availability and our credit facility, we\u2019re about to refresh that. And obviously the company generates significant cash flow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rubenstein went on to explain that they will be assessing \u201c<em>opportunities to best deploy<\/em>\u201d the fresh cash flow while staying \u201c<em>consistent<\/em>\u201d and keeping an eye out for adjacent opportunities in those markets that they are currently involved in. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"positive-indicators\">Positive Indicators<\/h2>\n<p>Accel&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net\/CIK-0001698991\/903bcb35-6d2e-4b60-afda-79d09f827661.pdf\">2025 Q2 report<\/a> show by the end of the quarter, Accel had 4,427 locations in total, a number that is up 3.1% compared to last year, along with 27,388 gaming terminals, up 3.4% from 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Net income came in at $7.3 million, down 50.2% from last year, mostly because of a loss on the change in the fair value of contingent earnout shares, compared with a gain in the same quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Adjusted EBITDA also set a new high at $53.2 million, marking a 7.1% increase from Q2 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Fairmount Park racetrack started its operations in April 2025, and executives are still optimistic that the investment will pay off in the upcoming years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Some (expectations) have to do with casino, racing, the sportsbook, and then food and beverage<\/em>\u201d said U.S. Gaming and Interim Chief Financial Officer <strong>Mark Phelan<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Phelan also spoke about the positive indicators for all four sectors that matched their \u201c<em>internal expectations<\/em>\u201d and expressed excitement regarding the asset. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It\u2019s still very early days, the 13th week. I think we commented that we think it\u2019s going to be a significant contributor in \u201826 and we still feel pretty confident about that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: Accel Entertainment\u2019s second quarter revenue reached a record of $335.9 million, marking an 8.6% YoY increase. CEO Andy Rubenstein says acquisitions will remain selective and strategic. Fairmount Park racetrack shows early promise, with strong 2026 expectations. 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