EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Tropicana Evansville will likely be sold by the end of 2020, according to multiple reports Saturday detailing the terms of parent company Eldorado Resorts' acquisition of casino giant Caesar's Entertainment.

The Indiana Gaming Commission on Friday approved the $17.3 billion merger of Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment Corp. — with conditions.

Eldorado Resorts, based in Reno, Nevada, is the current owner of Tropicana Evansville. Currently, Caesar's has four Indiana locations: Hoosier Park in Anderson, Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana Grand in Shelbyville and Caesar's Southern Indiana in Elizabeth.

Eldorado officials agreed that the combined company, which would operate as Caesars Entertainment Inc., would divest three Indiana properties to address concerns about the company's market concentration. Eldorado shall have definite agreements for those divestitures on or before Dec. 31.

Tropicana Evansville was originally named Casino Aztar and was Indiana’s first casino opening in 1995. The complex has a casino, hotel and entertainment center located in downtown Evansville, Ind. The casino is operated by Eldorado Resorts and is a sister hotel of the Tropicano Hotel and Casino located in Las Vegas. Tropicana Evansville has 79,000 square feet of enclosed space, including 45,000 square feet of casino floor, four dining venues, a race and sportsbook and back of house space. The complex also.

According to the Associated Press, Eldorado chief executive Thomas Reeg told the commission that the Evansville and Elizabeth locations would 'likely be sold,' with a sale of the Hammond casino also a possibility.

By the commission's projections, the merger as originally proposed would result in Caesars Entertainment Inc. controlling between 50% to 60% of gaming revenues in Indiana. By divesting at least two of those properties it would fall to at or below 40%.

Casinos in Evansville, IN. While Tropicana Evansville says it will still be open on New Year's Eve, general manager John Chaszar says the business will have to make up for what is missed this year. According to Chaszar, Dec. 31, 2020, will be 'much like any other day' at Tropicana Evansville this year, with a number of different COVID-19 guidelines in place and strictly. Located along the Ohio River in Indiana, Tropicana Evansville offers exciting casino action incuding slots, table games, a live poker room & sportsbook.

Eldorado resorts would become one of the largest casino chains in the U.S., with operations in 16 different states. The merger has already been approved by the state of Nevada and federal regulators.

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Executives also made assurances to maintain employment levels for some time after the merger closes. Metrics will be worked out with the gaming commission.

'We are open to any employment conditions that you would impose upon the combined company. We do not see significant cuts in the Indiana assets. We didn't see that prior to COVID, as I said,' Tom Reeg, Eldorado Resorts CEO, said during the virtual meeting. 'Post-COVID a lot of it's going to be impacted by what operations we're allowed to bring back, but Indiana job cuts are not a material percentage of any savings that we see going forward.'

The Federal Trade Commission is requiring Eldorado-Caesars to divest casino assets in the South Lake Tahoe area of Nevada and the Bossier City-Shreveport area in Louisiana to settle charges that the merger likely would be anti-competitive in those markets.

Eldorado is selling its Isle of Capri casino in Kansas City, Missouri, independent of the proposed acquisition of Caesars. Eldorado views Indiana as a growth market.

The new company would focus on growing revenues at Indiana properties reopened to the public, growing and improving horse racing in Indiana, and support the expansion of table games at Hoosier Park and Indiana Grand.

The Indianapolis Star contributed to this report.

This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Reports: Tropicana Evansville 'likely' to be sold by end of 2020

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Tropicana Evansville originally opened in 1995 as Casio Aztar, the first of Indiana's riverboat casinos.

On February 24, 2016 the Indiana Gaming Commission granted approval to Tropicana to build a $50 million land casino next to the Tropicana Evansville Hotel and LeMerigot Hotel.

Construction was completed and the grand opening was October 20, 2017. Total square footage is 75,000 sq-ft including a 45,000 sq-ft gaming floor.

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