Tilman Fertitta, at the press conference in 2017announcing his $2.2 billion purchase of the Houston Rockets/Photo courtesy Houston Rockets. Fertitta joined the DraftKings board and the transaction included a commercial deal to brand the Golden Nugget casino sportsbooks under the DraftKings brand.įertitta trails only Elaine Wynn, who owns more than 8.8 percent of the casino company’s stock, as the largest individual shareholder in the company that owns Wynn Las Vegas and Encore on the Strip, Encore Boston Harbor and three casinos in Macau.

Fertitta Entertainment owns Golden Nugget casinos in downtown Las Vegas and Laughlin, as well as casinos of the same name in Louisiana, Mississippi and Atlantic City.Įarlier this year, Fertitta Entertainment sold Golden Nugget Online Gaming to DraftKings for $1.56 billion. Through his Houston-based privately held Fertitta Entertainment, Fertitta owns the NBA’s Houston Rockets and Landry’s hospitality divisions that include restaurants and entertainment attractions. Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta, who owns the Golden Nugget casinos, is now the second-largest individual shareholder in Wynn Resorts after acquiring more than 6.9 million shares.Īccording to a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Fertitta purchased the 6.1 percent stake in Wynn on Oct.