Golden Entertainment welcomes new COO

Blake Sartini II, executive vice president of operations at Golden Entertainment, has been announced as the company’s chief operating officer.

Current COO Steve Arcana is taking on a new role as the company’s chief development officer, effective March 20.

“Blake has worked in every capacity throughout our organization since he started at Golden almost 17 years ago,” said Blake Sartini, chairman and CEO of Golden.

“His unique knowledge of our company’s culture, commitment to operational excellence, and strong leadership skills make him the ideal individual to be given responsibility for all our Nevada casino resorts, locals properties, tavern operations and related corporate functions.

“These management changes will allow Golden to focus on maximising performance in our core operations while exploring opportunities to drive future improvement by bringing potential new concepts to our existing portfolio. I am confident the changes to Blake and Steve’s roles with the company will position us well to create additional shareholder value.”