Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, Penn Entertainment
Search every verified Blake Sartini interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In September 2018, Blake Sartini, Chairman and CEO of Golden Entertainment, discussed his recent acquisition of properties in Southern Nevada. Sartini said he received feedback that there was "a lot of pride that a local person had taken ownership of these properties and in particular this iconic building." He described himself as a "Southern Nevada native" and noted that the properties are located in Southern Nevada, allowing him to drive and visit them each day. Sartini stated that his CFO informed him of an opportunity for a conversation, which he described as "just the perfect fit." Reflecting on the acquisition, he recalled a "nostalgic moment" while looking out of his office window and said the answer was "to continue to compete and be relevant into the future." He expressed the opinion that the property "is going to be relevant for decades to come."
“There was a lot of pride that a local person had taken ownership of these properties and in particular this iconic building.”
“My CFO came to me and said there might be an opportunity for us to have a conversation, and immediately to me it was just the perfect fit.”
“I'm a Southern Nevada native; all these properties in Southern Nevada I can drive and visit them each day.”
“With all of that culminating in this nostalgic moment, I looked out of my office window at our main office building and it had a bit of an odd about it.”
Golden Entertainment Chairman and CEO Blake Sartini discusses his pride to be a Nevadan as he recently acquired ...
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