The Lazy Landlord Podcast: How To Thrive In A Bear Market With Dividend Paying Real Estate Stocks - Ed Pitoniak, CEO of VICI Properties In this episode of The Lazy Landlord , Kevin Vandenboss speaks with Ed Pitoniak , CEO of VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI ). Listen to this episode of The Lazy Landlord on Benzinga. We have Edward Pitoniak CEO of VICI Properties. VICI is a real estate investment trust that owns the real estate that some of the largest and most well-known casinos in the country operate out of, including several along the Las Vegas strip. Kevin Vandenboss: Now you guys have really exploded over the past year and you just acquired the Venetian in Las Vegas and even more recently MGM growth properties. Edward Pitoniak: With the market in so much chaos and so much uncertainty, what can you be certain of? Owning dividend paying stocks in times of utter turmoil is, assuming the dividends stream is well secured, at least, you''re going to get something. I don''t think that has resonated as much with the retail community. I think, to the retail community, dividend paying stock - that is boring. And I think at a time like this, one of the questions to ask.