It's a Family Business, but Who Really Owns the Pawn Shop on 'Pawn Stars'?

The display 'Pawn Stars' has been captivating viewers with rare and obscure artifacts for years, but who owns the store that they do business out of?

As part of one of the longstanding gems of the History channel, the cast of Pawn Stars has spent the last 12 years instructing millions of viewers about the actually wild and uncommon items that come into their Las Vegas shop. The Harrison family (Rick, Corey, and formerly the past due Richard "Old Man"), joined via their shut pal Austin "Chumlee" Russell, have become family names, and the pawn shop itself is now a tourist enchantment.

So, who exactly owns the world-famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop from Pawn Stars? Keep reading for a whole breakdown of its ownership and history.

Who owns the 'Pawn Stars' store? It's a family affair.

As of the time of writing, the present owner of the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas is Rick Harrison. Aside from his work at the pawn shop, Rick also operates a restaurant referred to as Rick’s Rollin Smoke BBQ and Tavern.

The pawn shop used to be based in 1989 by Rick and his overdue father, Richard Benjamin "The Old Man" Harrison. A 20-year U.S. Navy veteran with an hobby in cars, The Old Man faithful all of his time and energy to the pawn shop (which steadily dealt in rare and unique vehicles) as soon as it opened. He reportedly dedicated so much time and effort to the shop when he was once alive that he hadn't taken a ill day from 1994 up till his passing in June of 2018.

Upon The Old Man's passing, Rick assumed ownership of the shop and started getting ready his personal son, Corey Harrison, to take over the business sooner or later. Having worked at the shop since he was once best nine years old, Corey recently operates as the manager of day-to-day operations, directing kind of 30 of its staff and dealing with the vast majority of big-ticket buys that come via the doors.

There was some tension between Corey and his father in Season 6, on the other hand, as the younger Harrison demanded a bigger and extra legit stake in the overall business. He mentioned the ultimatum that, if he was not given 10% of the industry, he would go away the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop and pursue different ventures. Ultimately, he and Rick settled on the settlement of a 5% stake in the trade with the prospect of extra to come back as time went on.

The ultimate member of the Pawn Stars workforce is Chumlee, and despite the fact that he isn't an respectable member of the Harrison family, he would possibly as smartly be. He was given a job at the pawn shop at 21 years previous because of his shut friendship with Corey, and he briefly assumed an integral role on the workforce. With expertise in difficult to understand subjects such as pinball machines, rare shoes, and toy cars, Chumlee has confirmed himself helpful again and again on the show.

Catch new episodes of Pawn Stars Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST on History.

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