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The operator of the Tropicana Casino and Resort, which was featured in the films Viva Las Vegas and Diamonds Are Forever, filed for bankruptcy protection in May 2008. Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. (TSX: OCX) has succeeded in taking over the Las Vegas icon.
Onex's main buyout fund has cobbled together a stake in the casino's senior debt that will make it the largest shareholder when a restructured Tropicana emerges from bankruptcy protection.
Though Onex will gain control of a prime location in one of the hottest spots in the city and one of the busiest pedestrian intersections in the world, it comes at a time when the fortunes of sin city are suffering due to economic conditions.
Room rates have plunged and passenger traffic into the city's airport is down 14% in the first three months of the year. But Onex founder and CEO Gerry Schwartz believes that gambling is a growth industry, and that investing in Las Vegas is a long-term value because the city has historically weathered downturns better than expected.
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