{"id":4716,"date":"2018-04-17T21:49:25","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T21:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=4716"},"modified":"2018-04-18T14:58:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T14:58:40","slug":"eldorado-basically-buys-out-icahn-in-casino-shopping-spree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/eldorado-basically-buys-out-icahn-in-casino-shopping-spree\/","title":{"rendered":"Eldorado Basically Buys Out Icahn In Casino Shopping Spree"},"content":{"rendered":"

Icahn Enterprises<\/strong> announced on Monday the sale of Tropicana Entertainment\u2019s<\/strong> real estate holdings to Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.<\/strong> (GLPI). As part of the agreement, Eldorado Resorts<\/strong> will take control of hotel and gaming operations.<\/p>\n

Carl Icahn<\/strong>, the billionaire investor, shared the good news on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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Today $IEP<\/a> announced an agreement to sell Tropicana Entertainment for $1.85 billion. Read more: https:\/\/t.co\/RXPp61fUmH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Carl Icahn (@Carl_C_Icahn) April 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The sale includes seven of the eight properties in the Icahn Enterprises portfolio. It doesn\u2019t<\/strong> include Tropicana\u2019s Aruba<\/strong> property. However, disposal of the Aruba property is a condition of closing.<\/p>\n

The seven casinos span six states and include:<\/p>\n