Fantasy Claw Arcade Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
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 does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $292K – $515K
- 25th pct Recreation & …
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned onlyn=2
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 24th 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 avg · 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 46/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports actual results (2 affiliate-owned units) rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. 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
- $53K
- vs $133K 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 70% 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 · 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% of gross sales |
| 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
Fantasy Claw Arcade did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Fantasy Claw Arcade unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
25%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
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 sample of only 2
- Item 19 type
- actual results (2 affiliate-owned units)
- Sample size
- 2
- vs category median 5 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $404K→$1.1M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- 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 166 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% (near the Recreation & Entertainment average).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports actual results (2 affiliate-owned units) rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
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 averages
How Fantasy Claw Arcade Compares
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
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 4
- 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
Single-unit franchise with unproven system, franchisor going concern risk, unprotected territory, and royalty burden consuming nearly one-third of net profit creates substantial execution and scalability risk.
Litigation (Item 3)
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 46 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal track record and unproven scalability
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests the franchisor itself may face viability questions
- 03MINORNo protected territory creates direct cannibalization risk if franchisor opens competing units nearby
- 04MINORItem 19 financial claims ($146.8K net income) are based on single unit — statistically insignificant sample size
- 05MEDNo disclosed litigation is positive but suspicious given single-unit history provides limited lawsuit exposure opportunity
- 06MINOR7% 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 | none |
| 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?
Fantasy Claw Arcade does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
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, including 0 franchised units and 4 company-owned units.
Is Fantasy Claw Arcade a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Fantasy Claw Arcade as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 46 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. 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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