Sartini Family (formerly Golden Entertainment)
The Sartini family (led by Blake L. Sartini) controls the former Golden Entertainment portfolio — the largest tavern operator in Nevada (~70 PT's-branded locations across the Las Vegas Valley), plus three Las Vegas casino properties: The STRAT, Arizona Charlie's Decatur, and Arizona Charlie's Boulder (plus four properties in Laughlin and Pahrump).
On April 30, 2026, the Sartini family completed a take-private buyout of Golden Entertainment. The transaction was structured around VICI Properties acquiring the underlying real estate of seven Nevada casino properties for $1.16B in a triple-net master-lease — Sartini operates, VICI collects rent. The brand structure at the tavern level was unchanged at the deal close: a PT's Pub on May 17, 2026 still said PT's Pub on May 18.
Properties owned (3)
- The STRAT Hotel, Casino & Tower — Was Stratosphere · Sartini operates (private since Apr 30, 2026) · VICI owns dirt
- Arizona Charlie's Decatur — Sartini operates (private since Apr 30 2026) · VICI owns dirt
- Arizona Charlie's Boulder — Sartini · VICI · Boulder Highway corridor
Pub / tavern brands
- PT's Pub — Flagship PT's brand · ~25 LV locations
- PT's Gold — Upscale-tilt PT's variant · ~15 LV locations
- PT's Ranch — Country/sports-bar PT's sub-brand · ~10 LV locations
- PT's Place — Smaller-footprint PT's variant
- PT's Brewing Co. — In-house brewing concept · 1+ LV locations
- Sean Patrick's — Irish-themed PT's sub-brand · ~10 LV locations
- Sierra Gold — Sartini's California-roots tavern brand · ~10 LV locations
- SG Bar — Sierra Gold sub-brand · ~5 LV locations
- Sierra Junction · Lucky's · Great American Pub — Smaller PT's-portfolio brands · ~5 LV locations combined
References
- Golden Entertainment going-private vote: 20.4M for / 208,131 against. Deal valued company at $30/share — 40% premium to Nov 5, 2025 close. CDC Gaming; Yogonet.