EX-23.2 5 a12312410kex-232.htm EX-23.2

EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

(1)Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-221590) of Golden Entertainment, Inc.,

(2)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-77247) of Golden Entertainment, Inc. (formerly known as Lakes Gaming, Inc.) pertaining to the Company’s 1998 Director Stock Option Plan,

(3)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-77249) of Golden Entertainment, Inc. (formerly known as Lakes Gaming, Inc.) pertaining to the Company’s 1998 Stock Option and Compensation Plan,

(4)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-77591) of Golden Entertainment, Inc. (formerly known as Lakes Gaming, Inc.) pertaining to the Company’s Assumed Stock Option Plan,

(5)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-116674) of Golden Entertainment, Inc. (formerly known as Lakes Entertainment, Inc.) pertaining to the Company’s 1998 Stock Option and Compensation and 1998 Director Stock Option Plans,

(6)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-143985) of Golden Entertainment, Inc. (formerly known as Lakes Entertainment, Inc.) pertaining to the Company’s 2007 Stock Option and Compensation Plan,

(7)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-162259) of Golden Entertainment, Inc. (formerly known as Lakes Entertainment, Inc.) pertaining to the Company’s 2007 Stock Option and Compensation Plan, and

(8)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-214497) of Golden Entertainment, Inc. pertaining to the Company’s 2015 Incentive Award Plan, and

(9)Registration Statement (Form S-3 ASR No. 333-258587) of Golden Entertainment, Inc.

of our report dated February 29, 2024 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Golden Entertainment, Inc. as of December 31, 2023 and for the two years then ended included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Golden Entertainment, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2023.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada

February 28, 2025