Fertitta Entertainment

Fertitta Entertainment is an American conglomerate and holding company that holds companies and investments owned by Tilman Fertitta. These include Landry's, Inc., the Houston Rockets, and the Golden Nugget^[2] casinos. Within the portfolio are many luxury hotels and well known restaurant brands such as Rainforest Café, Del Frisco's, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Morton's The Steakhouse, among others. Additionally, the company is the largest shareholder of food delivery app ASAP.^[3]

Fertitta Entertainment Inc.

Fertitta Entertainment headquarters in Houston
Company type	Conglomerate
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	1986; 39 years ago (1986)
Founder	Tilman Fertitta
Headquarters	Post Oak Tower & Hotel, Houston, Texas , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Tilman Fertitta (CEO)
Services	Hotels restaurants professional sports casinos food delivery Real estate amusement parks luxury cars
Revenue	US$4.7 billion (2018)[1]
Owner	Tilman Fertitta
Subsidiaries	Landry's, Inc. Houston Rockets Golden Nugget Casinos Waitr
Website	fertittaentertainmentinc.com

It is headquartered at The Post Oak tower in Uptown Houston. The company has achieved sponsorships and has been granted the naming rights to the Fertitta Center at the University of Houston.^[4] It purchased the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe in 2023, with plans to rebrand it as a Golden Nugget hotel.^[5]

Portfolio and subsidiaries

• Landry's, Inc. (60%)
• Houston Rockets (100%)
• Golden Nugget Online (60%)
• Waitr

Hotels and Casinos

Golden Nugget

Main article: Golden Nugget Hotel & Casinos

• Golden Nugget Atlantic City
• Golden Nugget Biloxi
• Golden Nugget Danville, IL ^[6]
• Golden Nugget Lake Charles
• Golden Nugget Las Vegas
• Golden Nugget Laughlin
• Golden Nugget Cripple Creek, CO ^[7]
• Golden Nugget Lake Tahoe, NV

Post Oak Hotels

• Post Oak Hotel and Tower - Houston
• Post Oak Las Vegas (Future)^[8]

Other

• Blue Water Inn - St. Clair, Michigan
• Harbor House Hotel, Galveston, Texas
• Huntting Inn - East Hampton, New York
• Boardwalk Inn - Kemah, Texas
• San Luis Resort - Galveston, Texas
  • The Villas at San Luis Resort

Post Oak Motor Cars

Fertitta Entertainment owns the luxury car dealership, Post Oak Motor Cars, which is located at the company's headquarters building at The Post Oak Hotel & Tower. It includes a Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Karma, and Bugatti dealership. Upon opening the Bugatti dealership in 2017, it became the first Bugatti dealership in Houston.^[9] Post Oak Motor Cars plans a second dealership location in The Woodlands, Texas. The dealership also provides used cars of brands besides the brands it's licensed to sell. For select guests, the Post Oak Motor Cars provides services to Fertitta's hotels in the Houston area and other businesses its partnered with.^[10] The company is home to Post Oak Power, an exclusive luxury car club that united owners in the Houston area.^{[citation needed]}

Houston Rockets

On September 4, 2017, Tilman Fertitta agreed to purchase the Rockets from Leslie Alexander, pending league approval, for an NBA record $2.2 billion.^[11] On October 6, 2017, Fertitta was approved by the NBA to own the Houston Rockets.^[12]