Frank Fertitta Biography & Net Worth

Frank Fertitta Biography & Net Worth

Frank Fertitta is an American businessman, sports promoter, casino executive, and entrepreneur who currently serve as the chief executive officer of Station Casinos. Together with his brother Lorenzo Fertitta, he founded Zuffa LLC, which is the unit that controls the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Frank is a former majority owner of the UFC Organization. He held on to this position until July 2016 when the company was purchased by WME-IMG for $4 billion. Frank has earned his wealth by legal means through his chains of businesses and he has managed to succeed in his line of profession because he is dedicated to the fullest. If you keep on reading this publication, you will get to know about Frank Fertitta’s biography, businesses and earnings. You’ll also get to find out very rare details about his personal life and family. Let’s go!

Frank Fertitta’s Early Life

Frank Fertitta III was born on February 12, 1962 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Frank and his younger brother Lorenzo are the sons of Victoria Broussard Fertitta and Frank Fertitta Jr. Frank and Victoria left Texas for Las Vegas in 1960. Frank became a dealer at Stardust Casino before earning promotions to administrative positions at the Sahara, Tropicana, and Circus Circus casinos. In 1976, Fertitta Jr. discovered that none of the Las Vegas casinos served Las Vegas residents, so he came up with the idea to construct The Casino, a 5,000 square-foot casino which was eventually renamed Palace Station.

Frank Fertitta attended the private Catholic school Bishop Gorman Highschool in Las Vegas, graduating in 1980. After that, he enrolled in the University of Southern California, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration in 1984.

Throughout his days in high school and college, Frank and his younger brother Lorenzo worked for their father at the Station Casino. It was here that he gained most of the useful experiences he applied in various aspects of his profession in the future.

Frank Fertitta’s Career

As soon as he graduated from the University, Frank III was offered the position of Officer and General Manager at the Station Casinos in 1985. The next year, he was named Director, Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Vice President. He served as the president of Station Casinos from 1989 to July 2000, and has been the chief executive officer of the establishment from July 1992 to the present.

In 1993, Frank III and his brother Lorenzo led Station Casinos to IPO for the first time and rhe IPO raised $294 million. The global financial predicament hit Las Vegas hard, and in 2007, Station Casinos was made private again in a leveraged takeover led by the management of the company. In july 2009, Station Casinos filed for bankruptcy but emerged from bankruptcy two years later. The new Station Casinos put the Fertitta brothers in total control of the company. Under the direction of the brothers, Station Casinos has now expanded to 21 casinos.

In January 2017, Lorenzo Fertitta was installed as the Vice Chairman of Red Rock Resorts, Inc.

In 2001, Frank III and Lorenzo created the enterprise Zuffa, LLC to purchase the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the sum of $2 million. Lorenzo became the chief executive officer and chairman of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Fertitta brothers ran the Ultimate Fighting Championship until August 2016 when it was sold for $4 billion.

The brothers launched a private investment firm in May 2017 called Fertitta Capital. The two men combined to launch the firm with an initial seed investment of $500 million.

Personal Life & Family

Frank Fertitta III has been married to Jill for many years, and they live with their three children in Las Vegas. In 2012 the husband and wife made a large monetary contribution to University of Southern California designated for the construction of a new structure for the University of Southern California Marshall School Of Business.

In 2016 Frank and his brother Lorenzo each pledged $7.5 million to found the Fertitta Veterans Program at Stern School of Business in New York University. It is a full-time MBA course designed to support the transition of United States military veterans to business school. In September the same year, the Fertittas donated $10 million to UNLV for the construction of a 73,000-square-foot football venue that will be known as The Fertitta Football Complex.

Frank’s daughter Kelley, is a vice president at his company. She got married at Red Rock Resorts in September 2018 in a lavish ceremony. It is said that the extravagant wedding cost Fertitta $25 million. The wedding featured guests and celebrities like Bruno Mars, John Mayer, and Seal.. Kelley’s husband Tyler Chad Nemiro is the director of sales at Shopify Plus, and an alumni of the University of Southern California.

Fertitta’s daughters Victoria and Kelley both graduated from the University of Southern California and manage the popular lifestyle blog ‘Wilson Gabrielle’.

Frank Fertitta Net Worth

As at the time of this writing, Frank Fertitta net worth is $2 billion. He is notable for being a businessman and casino executive who along with his younger brother Lorenzo Fertitta, established Zuffa LLC and manage their father’s Station Casinos where he currently sits in the position of chief executive officer.

In 2017, Frank paid $70 million for a penthouse in Manhattan. He also owns a $28 million mansion in Laguna Beach, California. He lives in his family in another expensive home in Las Vegas. This just goes on to show that the big man knows best to invest his money wise in properties and real estate.