Golden Entertainment Completes Acquisition of Two Laughlin, Nevada Casino Resorts
Company Has Repurchased Approximately 1.2 million Common Shares Pursuant to Repurchase Authorization
Golden Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:GDEN) ("Golden" or the "Company") announced today that it completed its previously announced
acquisition of Colorado Belle Gaming, LLC and Edgewater Gaming, LLC ("Colorado Belle and Edgewater") from Marnell Gaming, LLC in a
cash and stock transaction.
The acquisition of the Colorado Belle and Edgewater adds two casino resorts adjacent to Golden’s Aquarius Casino Resort in
Laughlin. Golden Entertainment now owns ten casino resorts - nine in Southern Nevada and one in Maryland. In addition, Golden also
operates video gaming devices at nearly 1,000 locations throughout Nevada and Montana, including its wholly-owned Nevada
taverns.
Blake L. Sartini, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Entertainment, commented, "The acquisition of these properties
complements our market-leading Aquarius Casino Resort in Laughlin and grows our portfolio of wholly-owned Southern Nevada casino
resorts. Golden is excited to integrate the Colorado Belle and the Edgewater, and we welcome their guests and team members to the
Golden family."
The purchase consideration consisted of $155 million cash and approximately 911,000 shares of Golden Entertainment common stock.
Golden paid the cash portion of the purchase price using $10 million of cash on hand and $145 million from its existing revolving
credit facility.
Prior to the closing, Golden purchased approximately 1.2 million Golden shares in the open market at an average price of $16.06
under Golden’s stock repurchase authorization.
About Golden Entertainment, Inc.
Golden Entertainment owns ten casino resorts - nine in Southern Nevada and one in Maryland. Through its distributed gaming
business in Nevada and Montana, Golden Entertainment operates video gaming devices at nearly 1,000 locations and owns over 60
traditional taverns in Nevada. The Company operates approximately 17,400 gaming devices, 154 table games, 7,316 hotel rooms, and
provides jobs for more than 8,400 team members. The Company is licensed in Illinois to operate video gaming terminals. For more
information, visit
www.goldenent.com.
Golden Entertainment, Inc.
Charles H. Protell
Chief Financial Officer
702/893-7777
Investor Relations
Joseph Jaffoni, Richard Land, James Leahy
JCIR
212/835-8500 or
gden@jcir.com
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