Casinos & Resorts

Management


Scott C. Butera
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

Mr. Butera joined Tropicana Entertainment as President on March 19, 2008, and on June 6, 2008, he was named Chief Executive Officer and appointed a member of the Board of Managers. Mr. Butera is also a member of the Tropicana Entertainment Regulatory Gaming Compliance Committee. On June 30, 2008, Mr. Butera was appointed to the boards of each of Tropicana's direct and indirect Debtor-corporate subsidiaries. Prior to joining Tropicana Entertainment, Mr. Butera held a number of executive positions in the gaming industry, including as Chief Operating Officer of the Cosmopolitan Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, President of Metroflag Management LLC, a casino resort development company located in Las Vegas, and President, Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Vice President of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc., during which time he was the principal architect of the company's financial and operational restructuring. Mr. Butera also served previously as an Executive Director for UBS Investment Bank, which culminated a fifteen-year career as an investment banker focused on the gaming, lodging, and real estate industries.


Marc H. Rubinstein
Senior Vice President, Law and Administration and Secretary

Mr. Rubinstein has served as Senior Vice President, Law and Administration and Secretary of Tropicana Entertainment since July 28, 2008. Prior to accepting this position, Mr. Rubinstein gained extensive experience in the gaming industry through a number of positions with other casino companies, including as General Counsel and Secretary for Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Wynn Resorts, Limited, and the Nevada properties of Caesars World, Inc. - Caesars Palace, Caesars Tahoe, and The Desert Inn.