Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT INC
Blake Sartini acquires more of Vegas
Golden Entertainment Chairman and CEO Blake Sartini discusses his pride to be a Nevadan as he recently acquired ...
About Blake Sartini
In a 2018 interview, Blake Sartini discussed his acquisition of a Las Vegas property, describing the feedback he received that local residents felt pride that a local person had taken ownership of the iconic building. Sartini, a Southern Nevada native, noted that he can drive to and visit the properties each day. He stated that his CFO informed him of the opportunity, which he considered a perfect fit. Sartini reflected on his nostalgia, having attended local schools, and said that looking out of his office window at the building gave him an odd feeling. He expressed that the answer was to continue to compete and be relevant into the future, and stated his opinion that the property would be relevant for decades to come.
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The feedback I got when our deal wasn't asked 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 with America, the CFO. So he stopped, we 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. I went to grade school here at Red Rock Elementary, 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 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. I looked at this tower and thought, 'Could I have ever imagined?' And the answer was to continue to compete and be relevant into the future. This property here, in my opinion, is going to be relevant for decades to come.