[1] Sartini has held notable leadership roles, including executive vice president and chief operating officer at Station Casinos, LLC, where he served as the company’s director from 1993 until 2001.

He is a member of the UNLV Foundation’s Board of Trustees and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

He enrolled in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and in 1982 earned his bachelor's degree in business administration.

[4] Sartini began his career as a craps dealer in a downtown Las Vegas hotel and casino.

Throughout the 1990s Sartini served as president of the Station Casinos subsidiary Southwest Gaming Services, a slot route operator that he founded in 1985.

[12] The Gold Town and Lakeside Casino and RV Park were purchased as part of a larger deal in March 2012 with Affinity Gaming that made Golden Gaming the largest casino operator in Nye County, and also (through Affinity’s slot route business) the largest slot route operator in Nevada.

[16] In June 2017, Golden agreed to purchase American Casino & Entertainment Properties for $850 million, closing the acquisition in October 2017.

[17][18][19] In January 2019, Golden Entertainment closed its $190 million acquisition of Laughlin properties, Colorado Belle and Edgewater.

[20] In 2020 the company renamed its most iconic property from the Stratosphere Las Vegas to The STRAT, marking the completion of its $100 million renovation project to provide a more elevated experience for guests.