TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT INC. ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH SOCIAL GAME DEVELOPER RUBY SEVEN STUDIOS
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (April 13, 2015) – Tropicana Entertainment Inc. (“Tropicana”)announced today it has entered into a strategic relationship agreement with San Francisco-basedmobile and social games developer Ruby Seven Studios to develop and launch an online socialgaming site. The agreement will allow Tropicana to bring immersive, casino stylebranded gaming experiences to its existing customers, and will enable players around the worldto access Tropicana’s free casino style games via mobile, Facebook and personal computers. “We’re very excited about this venture,” said Tony Rodio, President and CEO of Tropicana.“We’ve been studying the social gaming sector for some time, and are enthusiastic about thepotential to provide even more entertainment options by pooling Tropicana’s talent for deliveringexciting land-based gaming and entertainment with Ruby Seven Studio’s extensive expertise insocial and mobile game publishing.” “We chose to partner with Tropicana because, in addition to representing a globally known andrespected brand, Tropicana shares our dedication to delivering fun and entertainment throughexceptional product standards and forward-thinking approaches to customer experience,” saidMichael Carpenter, CEO & Founder at Ruby Seven Studios. “We are already fast at work ontraditional casino style games with unique new twists to engage and entertain existing and futureTropicana audiences.” About Tropicana Entertainment Tropicana Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded company that, through its subsidiaries, ownsand operates eight casinos and resorts in Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Nevada, NewJersey and Aruba. Tropicana properties collectively have approximately 7,166 employees, 5,525rooms, 8,035 slot positions and 304 table games. The company is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.Tropicana is a majority-owned subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP). To learnmore about Tropicana, visit our website at Tropicanacasinos.com About Ruby Seven Studios Founded in 2012, Ruby Seven Studios is one of the leading social casino publishers on iOS,GooglePlay, Amazon Kindle and Facebook. The company is focused on bringing gamesdesigned for traditional casino environments to the free-to-play social casino experience. RubySeven’s top titles include TimeQuest, Big Spin Bingo, Magician Casino, BlockBuster Slots,Ruby Seven Video Poker and Fire and Ice Slots. To learn more about Ruby Seven Studios andtheir games, visit rubyseven.com Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release containsstatements relating to the Tropicana’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, events andplans that are forward-looking statements. Such statements include, without limitation,statements regarding the anticipated benefits of entering the social gaming sector and partneringwith Ruby Seven Studios, and the expected advantages for its current and new customers. Theseforward-looking statements are based upon assumptions made by Tropicana as of the date of thispress release and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could causeactual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include,without limitation, risks relating to Tropicana’s ability to successfully launch and operate a socialgaming website, risks that Tropicana may not realize the anticipated advantages of entering thesocial gaming sector, legal and regulatory requirements, and the additional risk factors describedin Tropicana’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Tropicana expresslydisclaims any duty to provide updates to any forward-looking statements made in this pressrelease, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.