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US – Eldorado completes Silver Legacy buyout
By Phil - 27 November 2015
Eldorado Resorts has completed the previously announced purchase of MGM Resorts International’s 50 per cent interest in the Silver Legacy Resort Casino Reno, as well as the assets of Circus Circus Reno, for $72.5m cash plus a working capital adjustment.
The Silver Legacy is a Nevada mining themed hotel-casino and entertainment complex which features an approximately 89,200-square foot gaming floor with 1,302 slot machines, 63 table games, 1,711 hotel rooms, including 141 player suites, eight penthouse suites and seven hospitality suites, a 50,000 square foot convention center, a race and sports book, two fine dining restaurants, a buffet, food court and four casual dining restaurants.
Circus Circus Reno is an iconic circus-themed hotel-casino and entertainment complex which features an approximately 56,000-square foot gaming floor with 908 slot machines, 33 table games, 1,571 hotel rooms, including 67 mini suites, four executive suites and four VIP suites, a sportsbook, two fine dining restaurants, a buffet and three casual dining restaurants.
Circus Circus Reno also has a Midway featuring a total of 158 games and a full service wedding chapel with reception services for groups of 25 or more. Silver Legacy, Circus Circus Reno and Eldorado Reno are seamlessly connected by a 200-foot skyway corridor.
The transaction increases Eldorado’s property portfolio to seven wholly-owned and operated facilities in five markets with a total of approximately 10,230 slot machines and VLTs, approximately 300 table games, approximately 4,850 hotel rooms, approximately 35 dining, bar and entertainment options, three pari-mutuel racing facilities and approximately 8,000 team members.
“The addition of Silver Legacy and Circus Circus Reno to our operations is consistent with our strategy to enhance shareholder value by pursuing strategically and economically attractive transactions,” said Gary Carano, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eldorado. “We are very excited to welcome the Silver Legacy and Circus Circus Reno employees to the Eldorado family at a time when the Reno gaming market and the northern Nevada economy is prospering.”
He added, “Our experience integrating the MTR operations and the talent of our operating teams across Reno’s three leading downtown casino resorts will serve us well as we welcome Silver Legacy and Circus Circus Reno into our operating base.”
