Landry's teams with actress to operate Beso in Vegas
Hospitality executive Tilman Fertitta is partnering with actress Eva Longoria to manage and possibly buy Beso, her restaurant in Las Vegas. More
Atlantic City Weekly - Aug 18-24, 2011
The GOLD Standard
Tilman Fertitta's consummate marketing savvy will be in full force during the transformation process of Atlantic City's Golden Nugget. More
Philadelphia Inquirer - July 10, 2011
On the Boardwalk, in... Texas
Not all boardwalks are created equal. There is one along Galveston Bay in Texas where the Boardwalk Bullet coaster reigns supreme, accelerating riders up to 51 m.p.h. and culminating in a gut-wrenching 96-foot drop. More
NY Daily News - June 5, 2011
Golden Opportunity: Tilman Fertitta eyes a new era with reborn Nugget
Tilman Fertitta stares out at the Farley State Marina in Atlantic City and then to the Absecon Channel beyond. His mind races with ideas as he turns to the nearby building that just the other day was the Trump Marina, but despite the name could never develop enough muscle to take on its neighbors. More
Houston Chronicle - June 3, 2011
Landry's CEO says patience is the key to making deals
Houston business titan Tilman Fertitta has long had his eye on national seafood chain McCormick & Schmick. But his effort to acquire the upscale eatery hasn't won a deal. Yet. More
THE PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - May 25, 2011
Golden Nugget opens with changes in progress
A $100 million renovation of the former Trump Marina by new owner Landry's Inc. goes on amid the gambling.
The ringing sounds of slot machines were drowned out by the loud buzz of a machine used to tear up casino-floor carpet. More
THE PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - May 24, 2011
Trump Marina is now Golden Nugget
CCC gives Landry's approval to buy casino for $38 M. Houston Billionaire Tillman Fertitta has a Texas-size challenge ahead of him - reviving aging, money-losing casino in the slumping Atlantic City market. More
THE PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - May 21, 2011
Golden Nugget set to take over Trump Marina
'Out with the old, in with the Gold,' an Atlantic City Expressway billboard for Golden Nugget says. They are de-Trumping the Trump Marina Hotel Casino. From the signs on the building to the letterhead on the stationary, the last vestiges of Donald Trump are gradually being removed as the property becomes a Golden Nugget casino under new ownership. More
Seafood Business - January 2011
The operator is in
Tilman Fertitta is all in. After more than two years of
negotiations to take Houston-based Landry's Restaurants
private and become the sole owner of the near-300-unit
casual dining, hospitality, gaming and entertainment
company, the deal finally got done in early October, 24 years
after he was named company president and CEO. Fertitta
says his passion is making deals and this was undoubtedly
his biggest. More
