Billionaire restaurateur and casino magnate
The owner of the National Basketball Association’s Houston Rockets and the Golden Nugget casino empire said everything from hotels to restaurants to retail in the core of the fourth-largest city would benefit from hockey’s presence. A National Hockey League franchise is the last remaining major professional sport that doesn’t have a presence in Houston.
“We are talking to the NHL, but it’s got to be good for both of us,” Fertitta said during an interview with Bloomberg News ...