Carl C. Icahn Announces Tropicana Entertainment Inc. Successfully Emerged From Bankruptcy

NEW YORK, March 8 /PRNewswire/ — Carl C. Icahn announced that effective today Tropicana Entertainment Inc. has successfully emerged from the Chapter 11 reorganization process as an invigorated new company reunited with its signature property in Atlantic City and well-positioned to succeed in today’s challenging business environment. The Company operates nine properties in five states ranging from Nevada to New Jersey, which comprise approximately 6,000 hotel rooms and over 450,000 square feet o
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Mon, March 8th, 2010

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