{"id":2201753,"date":"2025-12-16T19:38:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2201753"},"modified":"2025-12-16T19:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:38:57","slug":"hof-resort-entertainment-co-reports-loss-amid-ongoing-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hof-resort-entertainment-co-reports-loss-amid-ongoing-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"HOF Resort &#038; Entertainment Co. reports loss amid ongoing merger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"84100799007\" title=\"Armored MMA draws 3,000 people at Hall of Fame Village in Canton\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/06\/08\/NREP\/84099503007-mma-ringside.jpg?crop=3707,2086,x0,y755\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Armored MMA draws 3,000 people at Hall of Fame Village in Canton<\/p>\n<p>Armored MMA was a uniquely entertaining spectacle on June 7 at Hall of Fame Village in Canton. The sport blends martial arts with swords and shields.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The company&#8217;s late quarterly report, filed on Dec. 15 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, details continued losses and growing debt.<\/li>\n<li>It also states that the merger agreement to go private had not been completed or terminated, as of the filing date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>CANTON \u2013 The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hofreco.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hofreco.com\/\">Hall of Fame Resort &amp; Entertainment Co.<\/a> reported a net loss of $14.36 million for the third quarter of this year \u2014 a nearly 225% increase over the $4.42 million loss in the same period last year.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The company&#8217;s late <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net\/CIK-0001708176\/2a2225ab-715f-4506-9012-54cecdec6503.pdf\">quarterly report<\/a>, filed on Dec. 15 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, details continued losses and growing debt. It also states that a merger agreement to go private had not been completed or terminated, as of the filing date.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The company will need to raise additional financing to accomplish its development plan and fund its working capital,&#8221; according to the report. &#8220;The company is seeking to obtain additional funding through debt, construction lending, and equity financing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/05\/08\/NREP\/83517854007-hall-of-fame-village-01.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/05\/08\/NREP\/83517854007-hall-of-fame-village-01.jpg?crop=2666,1999,x150,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/05\/08\/NREP\/83517854007-hall-of-fame-village-01.jpg?crop=1499,1999,x1500,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/05\/08\/NREP\/83517854007-hall-of-fame-village-01.jpg?crop=2999,1687,x0,y156 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Julie Vennitti Botos \/ Canton Repository\" caption=\"The Hall of Fame Resort &amp; Entertainment Co., which is developing the Hall of Fame Village in Canton, reported a net loss of $14.36 million for the third quarter of 2025.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Recent news: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/story\/business\/2025\/11\/22\/agreements-approved-for-hall-of-fame-village-merger-transactions\/87341114007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hall of Fame Resort &amp; Entertainment receives new consent agreements<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The publicly traded Hall of Fame Resort was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/story\/news\/local\/2020\/07\/01\/deal-complete-hof-village-becomes-public-company\/113445546\/\">created in July 2020<\/a> to stimulate the football-themed Hall of Fame Village development, which officially began in 2015, around the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/story\/business\/2025\/06\/26\/hall-of-fame-resort-entertainment-co-set-to-be-delisted\/84370522007\/\">delisted<\/a> from the Nasdaq Capital Market earlier this year and is now traded on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.otcmarkets.com\/stock\/HOFV\/overview\">OTC Pink Limited Market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The stock was trading at 41 cents as late morning Dec. 16.<\/p>\n<p>CH Capital Lending is funding the Hall of Fame Resort&#8217;s &#8220;working capital needs&#8221; while the merger transaction is pending, according to the SEC filing. The limited liability company is an affiliate of Stuart Lichter, who is a director on the Hall of Fame Resort board and has been involved with the Village development since the start.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Hall of Fame Resort had accumulated a deficit of $315.7 million as of Sept. 30, which grew from about $273 million at the end of 2024, according to the quarterly report. About $129.8 million of debt will come due through Dec. 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since inception, the company\u2019s operations have been funded principally through the issuance of debt and equity,&#8221; the SEC filing states. &#8220;As of September 30, 2025, the company had approximately $1.4 million of unrestricted cash and $4.4 million of restricted cash.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The Hall of Fame Village consists of the Center for Performance, Constellation Center for Excellence, Fan Engagement Zone, ForeverLawn Sports Complex, Play-Action Plaza, and Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The company also owns the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Canton.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>A water park, which is partially complete, and an on-site hotel were planned as the next phase of development.<\/p>\n<p>A Hall of Fame Resort spokesperson did not return a message seeking comment.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Quarterly report highlights<\/h2>\n<p>Some highlights from the quarterly report include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Revenue for the three months ending on Sept. 30 totaled $5 million \u2014 compared to $7.5 million during the same period last year.<\/li>\n<li>Operating expenses totaled $10.9 million during the third quarter of this year, compared to $14.6 million last year.<\/li>\n<li>The Hall of Fame Resort on Dec. 2 exchanged its penny warrants for 398,819 shares of common stock in Betr Holdings, an online gambling platform.<\/li>\n<li>For the first nine months of 2025, the company&#8217;s net loss was $41.3 million \u2014 compared to $34.5 million last year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Reach Kelly at 330-580-8323 or kelly.byer@cantonrep.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-12-16 15:59:04.425695112 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-12-16 16:50:51.991778262 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cantonrep.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armored MMA draws 3,000 people at Hall of Fame Village in Canton Armored MMA was a uniquely entertaining spectacle on June 7 at Hall of Fame Village in Canton. 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