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Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 | 2:58 p.m.
Tropicana Entertainment CEO Scott Butera
Tropicana Entertainment Inc., investor Carl Icahn's Las Vegas-based gaming company, today said CEO Scott C. Butera is resigning as CEO and from the board of directors to become CEO of another gaming company.
The identity of that company has not yet been disclosed.
Butera will stay in his current positions, including president, for a transition period and while a new CEO is identified by the Tropicana Entertainment Board of Directors.
Tropicana Entertainment, which emerged this year from the Tropicana bankruptcy, has casinos around the country including two in Laughlin and one in Atlantic City.
The Las Vegas Tropicana hotel-casino is owned by another group of investors.
“I greatly appreciate the opportunity to have led Tropicana Entertainment through its successful financial and operational restructuring,” Butera said in a statement today. “The company’s properties are well positioned to succeed in each of their markets. Tropicana Entertainment now has a strong balance sheet, an experienced management team and ownership with a successful track record in the industry, all of which provide a stable platform for the company’s future growth. I am highly confident Tropicana Entertainment will be successful for years to come.”
Icahn, chairman of the Board of Directors, said in a statement: “I appreciate all of Scott’s efforts in managing the company’s successful restructuring and emergence from bankruptcy. Tropicana Entertainment is a strong company with attractive assets and a deep management team, and I look forward to working with the Board of Directors to identify a new candidate to replace Scott.”
Bring in Terri Lanni.
OMG....who cuts this guys hair??? He's a CEO and cant even afford a decent haircut? ROFLMAO
Max Headroom with dark hair
is he any relation to sam butera
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I worked with Scott Butera in 2006-2007 when he was involved with MetroFlag Management...a developer firm that owned the corner of LVB & Harmon Ave. Scott is one of the most hard-working and dedicated people I have ever worked with. It's no surprise that he's improved things with Tropicana Entertainment. Where he goes the new company will benefit - tremendously. His past experience says it all - he also used to work with Donald Trump in Atlantic City prior to his Las Vegas work. For those of you idiots commenting on his looks - this man almost lost his life a few years ago - so LAY OFF. Congratulations Scott ! Glad to see you're still around and still kicking butt !! Wendy Hemingway (formerly Wendy Warm)