About Blake Sartini
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."
Source: AI-verified profile updated from Blake Sartini's recent appearances.
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The feedback I got when our deal wasn't asked was 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. Would be America the CFO, and so he stopped. I paused for a minute, we thought about it, and it immediately, immediately to me was just the perfect fit.
I'm a Southern Nevada. All these properties in Southern Nevada, I can drive and visit them each day. I had a bit of nostalgia. You know, I went to grade school here at Red Rock Elementary, right? I went to junior high school here at Garza Junior High School. I went to high school here at our high school. So with all of that, you know, culminating in this nostalgic moment, I looked out of my office window. It was our main office building, and it had a bit of an odd about it. You know, I mean, I looked at this tower and thought and thought: would I have ever imagined? And the answer was to continue to compete and be relevant, you know, into the future. I mean, this property here, in my opinion, is going to be relevant for decades to come.
