Tropicana Evansville Casino and hotel is a riverboat casino in Evansville Indiana, which has an attached hotel with 250 rooms. Another 100 room boutique hotel opened in 2006, adding additional restaurants and attractions to the complex. The actually casino boat itself is called the City of Evansville, and was the state of Indiana’s first legal gaming riverboat under the legislature passed in 1993. Like many riverboat casino vessels, the City of Evansville has never actually sailed, and is a replica of an historic racing side-wheel steamboat that existed nearly 130 years before her construction.

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59 reviews of Tropicana Evansville 'I love going to Evansville for a quick get away, the Casino is Ok, but I am not a big fan of gambling. I have always enjoyed the entertainment in the Hosier Lounge, it is always a fun time. The Duke Boys and Terry Lee and the Rockaboogie Band are great groups to party with. Gamers play the slot machines at the Tropicana Evansville Monday. Open for guests since being closed, due to the coronavirus pandemic, on March 16. With the opening guests will notice several. The word ‘tropicana’ brings a lot of ideas and images rushes to the fore, normally of sun kissed beaches and brightly decorated shirts. What it doesn’t do is make you think of under the sea, and yet that is the theme Spigo have gone with in their 40-payline slot machine, Tropicana.

The City of Evansville was built by a company called Jeffboat, out of Jeffersonville Indiana. They employed 200 workers to build her which took over a year. The exterior was designed by RA Stern Inc, and was meant to look like she had come straight out of the civil war. Her interior however is pure Las Vegas glamour. She stands on stacks in a concrete basin and weighs a total of 1589 tons. From bow to stern she is 310 feet long.

Accommodation at Tropicana Evansville

There are two hotels to choose from should you wish to stay the night or a few night s at Tropicana Evansville. The older hotel the Tropicana Evansville Hotel has 250 rooms and 10 suites. The suites each have a sleeping area, a dining area, a seating area and a large bathroom with a spa tub. The rooms feature coffee service, wireless internet, Italian linen and some rooms are even pet friendly. The Le Merigot Hotel is the newer boutique hotel that has only 100 rooms and personal attention from the staff. All rooms come with micro fleece robes, goose down duvets, Italian linen, flat screen TV’s in both bedroom and bathroom, and multi head showers. Both hotels have fitness centres for hotel guests only.

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The casino floor at Tropicana Evansville is spread out over 38 000 square feet, and a three levels. Open 24 hours a day, the casino promises to entertain all tastes and styles from high rollers to those just looking for a little fun. The casino won the Best of Gaming award in 2015 for the best Southern Indianan casino. There are over 1000 slot machines, ranging from penny slots to progressives. Classic favourites are mixed in with brand new machines ensuring that players have a wide range to choose from. Forty table games offer a selection of Blackjack, Roulette and Craps, while a smoke free poker room offers different varieties of the card game along with regular tournaments.

Dining and Entertainment at Tropicana Evansville

In 2006 when Tropicana Evansville opened their boutique hotel, they also built a multimillion dollar entertainment area which they named The District just across from the casino boat and adjacent to the hotel. This multi venue entertainment facility is cantered around a riverfront park, and contains a number of restaurants, pubs, bars and lounges. Diners can find a wide range of cuisines, from fine dining to pub grub all with a view of the river. Many of the venues also have live entertainment such as singers or comedians depending on the clientele. A deli is open all day and all night to cater for players and hotel guests who want a quick sandwich or drink. Room service is of course available in all rooms twenty four hours a day too.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. —Tropicana is being sold for $480 million to Gaming and Leisure Properties and Twin River Worldwide Holdings.

On Tuesday, Caesars Entertainment, Inc., announced an agreement to sell Tropicana to Gaming and Leisure Properties and Twin River Worldwide Holdings.

'I want to thank all of our Evansville Team Members for their hard work and dedication, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we wish them the best under Twin River's ownership,' said Tom Reeg, CEO of Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

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Earlier this year, it became clear Tropicana would more than likely be sold following Eldorado Resorts' acquisition of casino giant Caesar's Entertainment.

The combined company now operates under Caesars Entertainment Inc.

In July, the Indiana Gaming Commission approved the $17.3 billion merger with conditions.

At the time, Eldorado Resorts was the owner of Tropicana Evansville. And Caesar's had four Indiana locations: Hoosier Park in Anderson, Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana Grand in Shelbyville and Caesar's Southern Indiana in Elizabeth.

To address concerns about the company's market concentration, Eldorado officials agreed they would divest three Indiana properties and would have definite agreements for those divestitures on or before Dec. 31.

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%.

The sale of Tropicana is expected to close in mid-2021 and is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Gaming and Leisure Properties and Twin River Worldwide Holdings will have full ownership of Tropicana Evansville and the ability to sell it in whole.

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, based in Lincoln, Rhode Island, owns and manages a total of nine casinos located in Rhode Island, Mississippi, Delaware and Missouri, as well as a horse race track in Colorado.

Per this deal, Twin River will be acquiring the operating assets of Tropicana for $140 million.

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Gaming and Leisure Properties, based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, is in the business of acquiring, financing and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators. Per this deal, it will acquire the casino real estate for $340 million and lease it back to Twin River for $28 million a year in rent, subject to escalation.

Twin River will also acquire unencumbered rights to the sports betting and iGaming skins associated with the Evansville operations to access the growing Indiana market as part of the transaction.

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'This transaction is consistent with our core strategy of acquiring strategic gaming assets at attractive valuations and, importantly, represents the Company's entry into a 10th state. It also provides us with access to an attractive Indiana gaming market, in which we will look to significantly advance our mobile and online sports betting and iGaming initiatives,' said George Papanier, President and Chief Executive Officer in a news release.

'We believe this property is a great fit for our portfolio. We are acquiring the operations at a value accretive multiple, while also enhancing our interactive offerings.'

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This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Tropicana Evansville being sold by Caesars Entertainment