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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-20-011267
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200316
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200317
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200316

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001071255
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990]
		IRS NUMBER:				411913991
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24993
		FILM NUMBER:		20719052

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6595 S JONES BLVD
		CITY:			LAS VEGAS
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			89118
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7028914284

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6595 S JONES BLVD
		CITY:			LAS VEGAS
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			89118

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LAKES ENTERTAINMENT INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020806

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LAKES GAMING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980929
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<p style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">As previously disclosed, Golden Entertainment, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) is party to a credit agreement, as amended, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (as administrative agent and collateral agent), the lenders party thereto and the other entities party thereto (the &#8220;Credit Agreement&#8221;), which includes a $200 million revolving credit facility (the &#8220;Revolving Credit Facility&#8221;).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On March&#160;16, 2020, the Company fully drew the available capacity of $200 million under its Revolving Credit Facility as a precautionary measure in order to increase its cash position and preserve financial flexibility in light of current uncertainty in the global markets resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. In accordance with the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility, the proceeds from these borrowings may in the future be used for working capital, general corporate or other permitted purposes. </p>
<p style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Revolving Credit Facility under the Credit Agreement matures on October 20, 2022. The borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility were made as LIBOR rate loans, which have an applicable margin of 3%.  Based on the current one month LIBOR rate the effective interest rate on borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility will be approximately 3.8%.&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Credit Agreement, the Company and its restricted subsidiaries are subject to certain customary limitations, as described in the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 23, 2017.</p>
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