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Organization and Basis of Presentation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Basis of Presentation

Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (“ERI” or the “Company”), a Nevada corporation formed in September 2013, and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The Company is a geographically diversified gaming and hospitality company with 23 gaming facilities in 11 states as of December 31, 2019. The Company’s properties, which are located in Ohio, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri, feature approximately 23,900 slot machines, video lottery terminals (“VLTs”) and e-tables, approximately 660 table games and approximately 11,300 hotel rooms. The Company’s primary source of revenue is generated by gaming operations, and the Company utilizes its hotels, restaurants, bars, entertainment, racing, retail shops and other services to attract customers to its properties.

The Company was founded in 1973 by the Carano family with the opening of the Eldorado Hotel Casino in Reno, Nevada. In 1993, the Company partnered with MGM Resorts International to build Silver Legacy Resort Casino, the first mega-themed resort in Reno. In 2005, the Company acquired its first property outside of Reno when it purchased a casino in Shreveport, Louisiana, now known as Eldorado Shreveport. In September 2014, the Company merged with MTR Gaming Group, Inc. and acquired its three gaming and racing facilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The following year, in November 2015, the Company acquired Circus Circus Reno (“Circus Reno”) and the 50% membership interest in the Silver Legacy that was owned by MGM Resorts International. On May 1, 2017 (the “Isle Acquisition Date”), the Company completed its acquisition of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (“Isle” or “Isle of Capri”), adding 13 gaming properties to its portfolio (the “Isle Acquisition”). On August 7, 2018, the Company acquired the Elgin Riverboat Resort – Riverboat Casino d/b/a Grand Victoria Casino (“Elgin”) (“Elgin Acquisition”). On October 1, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. (“Tropicana”), adding seven properties to its portfolio (the “Tropicana Acquisition”).

On January 11, 2019 and March 8, 2019, respectively, we completed our sales of Presque Isle Downs & Casino (“Presque”) and Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin (“Nemacolin”), which are both located in Pennsylvania. On December 6, 2019 we completed our sales of Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort (“Mountaineer”), Isle Casino Cape Girardeau (“Cape Girardeau”) and Lady Luck Casino Caruthersville (“Caruthersville”). Mountaineer is located in West Virginia and Cape Girardeau and Caruthersville are located in Missouri.

 

On June 24, 2019, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2019, and as it may be further amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) with Caesars Entertainment Corporation (“Caesars”) pursuant to which a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company will merge with and into Caesars, with Caesars surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“the Merger”). In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company also entered into a Master Transaction Agreement (the “MTA”) with VICI Properties L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“VICI”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company has agreed to consummate one or more sale and leaseback transactions with VICI and/or its affiliates with respect to certain property described in the MTA. Consummation of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including anti-trust and regulatory approvals. The Company expects that the Merger will be consummated in the first half of 2020.

 

On July 10, 2019, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell the equity interests of Rainbow Casino Vicksburg Partnership, L.P. and IOC-Kansas City, L.L.C., the entities that hold Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg and Isle of Capri Casino Kansas City, to Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. The definitive agreement provides that the consummation of the sale is subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to be consummated in the first half of 2020. (See Note 6).

 

On January 13, 2020, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell Eldorado Resort Casino Shreveport. The definitive agreement provides that the consummation of the sale is subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals, the prior or concurrent closing of the Merger and other customary conditions. The transaction is expected to be consummated in 2020. (See Note 22).

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our properties (listed by segment in which each property is reported) as of December 31, 2019:

 

Segment

 

Property

 

Date Acquired

 

State

West

 

Eldorado Resort Casino Reno ("Eldorado Reno")

 

(a)

 

Nevada

 

 

Silver Legacy Resort Casino ("Silver Legacy")

 

(a)

 

Nevada

 

 

Circus Reno ("Circus Reno")

 

(a)

 

Nevada

 

 

MontBleu Casino Resort & Spa ("MontBleu")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Nevada

 

 

Tropicana Laughlin Hotel & Casino ("Laughlin")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Nevada

 

 

Isle Casino Hotel - Blackhawk ("Isle Black Hawk")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Colorado

 

 

Lady Luck Casino - Black Hawk ("Lady Luck Black Hawk")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Midwest (b)

 

Isle Casino Waterloo ("Waterloo")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Iowa

 

 

Isle Casino Bettendorf ("Bettendorf")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Iowa

 

 

Isle of Capri Casino Boonville ("Boonville")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Missouri

 

 

Isle of Capri Casino Kansas City ("Kansas City")

 

May 1, 2017 (c)

 

Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South

 

Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park ("Pompano")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Florida

 

 

Eldorado Resort Casino Shreveport ("Eldorado Shreveport")

 

(a) (c)

 

Louisiana

 

 

Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Lake Charles ("Lake Charles")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Louisiana

 

 

Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel ("Baton Rouge")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Louisiana

 

 

Isle of Capri Casino Lula ("Lula")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Mississippi

 

 

Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg ("Vicksburg")

 

May 1, 2017 (c)

 

Mississippi

 

 

Trop Casino Greenville ("Greenville")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Mississippi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East (b)

 

Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs ("Scioto Downs")

 

(a)

 

Ohio

 

 

Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City ("Trop AC")

 

October 1, 2018

 

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central

 

Grand Victoria Casino ("Elgin")

 

August 7, 2018

 

Illinois

 

 

Lumière Place Casino ("Lumière")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Missouri

 

 

Tropicana Evansville ("Evansville")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Indiana

 

(a)

Property was aggregated into segment prior to January 1, 2016.

(b)

Presque was sold on January 11, 2019, Nemacolin was sold on March 8, 2019 and Mountaineer was sold on December 6, 2019. All three properties were previously reported in the East segment. Cape Girardeau and Caruthersville were sold on December 6, 2019. Both properties were previously reported in the Midwest segment.

(c)

We have entered into agreements to sell Kansas City, Vicksburg and Eldorado Shreveport. The Kansas City and Vicksburg sales are expected to close in the first half of 2020. The Eldorado Shreveport sale is expected to close in 2020.