BUSINESSMAN TILMAN FERTITTA’S POST OAK MOTOR CARS NOW ACCEPTS BITCOIN
Nation’s First Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Bugatti Dealership to Accept Bitcoin Payments
HOUSTON – September 5, 2018 – Hospitality mogul, Tilman Fertitta, is proud to announce his luxury automobile retailer Post Oak Motor Cars is the first Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Bugatti dealership in America to accept bitcoin and bitcoin cash for payments. Luxury car buyers are now able to purchase Post Oak Motors’ luxury carriages from anywhere in the world via the bitcoin processor BitPay.
“The rising of bitcoin sparked my interest,” said Tilman Fertitta, owner of Post Oak Motors. “Being a premier luxury car dealer, I always want to offer my customers the very best buying experience and this partnership will allow anyone around the world to purchase our vehicles faster and easier.”
“We’ve noticed people prefer to make larger purchases with bitcoin since it is a simple way to make payments,” said Sonny Singh, Chief Commercial Officer of BitPay. “This partnership is timely with the increasing popularity of Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Bugatti vehicles. Post Oak Motors has a great reputation of selling the finest cars and we are thrilled to be partnering with Tilman.”
Post Oak Motor Cars is next to Fertitta’s newest luxury development, The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston. Its showroom provides a unique car buying experience with a variety of Bentley, Bugatti and Rolls-Royce vehicles for purchase along with a selection of luxury preowned makes and models.
About Fertitta Entertainment
Fertitta Entertainment is recognized as a world leader in the dining, hospitality, entertainment and gaming industries. Fertitta Entertainment, solely owned by Chairman and CEO Tilman Fertitta, owns the restaurant giant Landry’s, Inc., the Golden Nugget Casinos and Hotels and the NBA Houston Rockets. Its restaurant and entertainment company, Landry’s, operates more than 600 properties in 36 states, and owns a number of international locations and is also one of the nation’s largest employers with more than 60,000 employees. The Company owns and operates a signature collection of eateries, as well more than 50 different restaurant brands and award winning concepts. The Signature Group includes some of the world’s premier fine dining concepts, such as Mastro’s Steakhouse and Ocean Club, Morton’s The Steakhouse, The Oceanaire, Vic & Anthony’s, Brenner’s Steakhouse, Grotto, Atlantic Grill, La Griglia and Willie G’s; while the multi-unit restaurant brands include such well known favorites as Chart House, Landry’s Seafood House, Rainforest Cafe,
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Caminos, Bill’s Bar & Burger and Joe’s Crab Shack and McCormick & Schmick’s. Additionally, the company owns 50% of Catch – one of Los Angeles’ and New York’s most popular restaurants. Fertitta Entertainment also owns and operates numerous gaming, hospitality and entertainment venues, including the iconic Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel brand which has 5 locations throughout the United States, including Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Biloxi, Mississippi and Lake Charles, Louisiana. Fertitta Entertainment also launched into the online internet gaming world in the state of New Jersey with GoldenNuggetCasino.com. In the Houston/Galveston area, it owns The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston and the award winning San Luis Resort, The Westin Houston Downtown and several other award-winning regional hotels. The Company’s entertainment destinations include the Historic Pleasure Pier, The Kemah Boardwalk, Downtown Aquarium Denver and Houston and Tower of Americas in San Antonio which are all featured on the Forbes, Travel Channel or USA Today’s top five lists of attractions.
About Post Oak Motor Cars
Post Oak Motor Cars, a Tilman Fertitta company and home to Bentley, Bugatti and Rolls-Royce Houston. At Post Oak Motor Cars, clients are part of an exclusive world of luxury. Not only are clients’ privy to special concierge services from the sales and service departments, but dinner reservations, hotel stays, helicopter transfers, anything under the Tilman Fertitta, Landry’s Inc. corporation across the country. Post Oak Motor Cars is located at 1530 W. Loop South, Houston, TX 77027. For more information, visit www.postoakmotors.com
About BitPay
Founded in 2011, BitPay is the pioneer and the most experienced company in bitcoin and blockchain payments. Its suite of products enables businesses to send and receive cross border payments, also enabling consumers to manage digital assets with the BitPay Wallet and turn digital assets into dollars with the BitPay Prepaid Visa® Card. The company has offices in North America,
Europe, and South America and has raised over $70 million from leading investors including Founders Fund, Index Ventures and Aquiline Technology Growth. For more information visit https://bitpay.com The BitPay Visa® Prepaid Card is issued by Metropolitan Commercial Bank, member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa, U.S.A. Inc. “Metropolitan” and “Metropolitan Commercial Bank” are registered trademarks of Metropolitan Commercial Bank © 2014. Use of the Card is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Cardholder Agreement and fee schedule, if any. Media Contacts: Jan Jahosky, BitPay, media@bitpay.com
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