Submitted by admin on Tue, 31/05/2016 - 15:05
David McKee chats to Blake Sartini CEO Golden Entertainment
Golden Entertainment is thinking big these days and if you didn’t know by its actions, the lobby of its corporate headquarters might provide a clue. It’s a three-story atrium, decorated with hunting trophies, and filled with sofas and coffee tables. Amid such grandeur, the lone receptionist seems dwarfed into insignificance. Outside, a few steps away, stands one of the company’s upmarket Sierra Gold taverns. Golden’s success is built in large part on its various tavern brands, 49 of which undergird the company’s prosperity with a mix of food, drink and video poker. Golden Entertainment also prospers from its distributed gaming or “slot route” division – locations in restaurants, stores and gas stations that host as many as 15 slot machines.
