Fantasy Claw Arcade Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $292K – $515K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Fantasy Claw Arcade is a recreation franchise operating claw-machine and arcade game entertainment venues. Franchisees run the venues, managing machines, prize inventory, and customer service.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Fantasy Claw Arcade franchise requires a total initial investment of $292K – $515K, including a $40K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2026 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Limited operating history: franchising since 2025. A system this young has fewer than three years of Item 20 outlet history and rarely enough SBA loans for a charge-off rate, so its grade rests on less evidence than an established system's. Read its Item 20 tables and talk to its first franchisees before relying on the grade. Other new franchisors
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - issued within the last 12 months
Evidence: partial✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored6 of 6 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $292K – $515K
- 24th pct Recreation & …
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only1 outlet
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 26th pct Recreation & …
- Units
- 4
- 16th pct Recreation & …
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Recreation & Entertainment · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Recreation & Entertainment median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $292K – $515K including a $40K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 table reports 2025 actual unaudited Total Sales and EBITDA (%s of sales) for two named affiliate-owned arcades: Las Vegas Fashion Show ($1,137,751 sales / $291,189 EBITDA) and Las Vegas Planet Hollywood ($404,472 sales / $43,025 EBITDA, open only part of 2025). avg figures above are simple averages of these two units.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 43/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHFlat: no net change in franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed); 3 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Fantasy Claw Arcade Franchise LLC
- CEO title
- Managing Partner
- Bradley Howard
- Incorporated in
- Nevada
- HQ
- 3110 Polaris Ave Suite #8, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
- Auditor
- Kezos & Dunlavy
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $133K
- vs $53K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Bradley Howard
- Headquarters
- Nevada
- Founded
- 2024
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 28% below the typical recreation & entertainment franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40K | $40K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $21K | $23K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $232K | $452K |
| Total initial investment | $292K | $515K |
Source: Fantasy Claw Arcade 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $292K – $515K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $21K – $23K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $40K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- Tiered by sales volume · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Training fee | $15K |
| Transfer fee | $100 |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $40K – $55K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Fantasy Claw Arcade is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Fantasy Claw Arcade unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 19 table reports 2025 actual unaudited Total Sales and EBITDA (%s of sales) for two named affiliate-owned arcades: Las Vegas Fashion Show ($1,137,751 sales / $291,189 EBITDA) and Las Vegas Planet Hollywood ($404,472 sales / $43,025 EBITDA, open only part of 2025). avg figures above are simple averages of these two units.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on a single outlet - not a system average
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 1 outlet
- vs category median 5 · small
- Reported figure
- $1.1MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 51 of the 2026 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- A single outlet — not a range
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 165 Recreation & Entertainment brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 10.0% — above the Recreation & Entertainment median of 8.0%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Recreation & Entertainment medians
How Fantasy Claw Arcade Compares
Category median of published Recreation & Entertainment brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 4
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 3
- 0.75 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 5
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
No multi-year history disclosed and no opening/closing activity in the last reporting year.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation is required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kezos & Dunlavy
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 43 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal track record and unproven scalability
- 02MINORNo protected territory creates direct cannibalization risk if franchisor opens competing units nearby
- 03MINORItem 19 financial claims ($146.8K net income) are based on single unit — statistically insignificant sample size
- 04MEDNo disclosed litigation is positive but suspicious given single-unit history provides limited lawsuit exposure opportunity
- 05MINOR7% royalty on $666K average revenue = $46.6K annual royalty burden (31.7% of reported net income) — very high
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 10.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | No territory protection |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory sizeℹ | variable (DRA only; based on number of units committed, demographics, competitive density, site availability) |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 5 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 22 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 8 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Nevada |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 60 hrs
- Training location
- Las Vegas, Nevada (designated Fantasy Claw Arcade training arcade)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 12 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- both (franchisee proposes with broker assistance; franchisor real estate dept./site model assists and must approve)
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Square POS
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Square POS
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Fantasy Claw Arcade franchise?
The total investment to open a Fantasy Claw Arcade franchise ranges from $292K – $515K, with an initial franchise fee of $40K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Fantasy Claw Arcade franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Fantasy Claw Arcade FDD discloses outlet figures from $1.1M to $1.1M but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Fantasy Claw Arcade?
Fantasy Claw Arcade is franchised by Fantasy Claw Arcade Franchise LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Fantasy Claw Arcade FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Fantasy Claw Arcade FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Fantasy Claw Arcade's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Fantasy Claw Arcade (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Fantasy Claw Arcade franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Fantasy Claw Arcade has 4 total units in the United States.
Is Fantasy Claw Arcade a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Fantasy Claw Arcade as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 43 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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