{"id":2435488,"date":"2026-05-28T12:51:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2435488"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:51:45","slug":"las-vegas-strip-icon-caesars-is-sold-for-6-billion-to-fertitta-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/las-vegas-strip-icon-caesars-is-sold-for-6-billion-to-fertitta-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Strip icon Caesars is sold for $6 billion to Fertitta Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The iconic Caesars Entertainment, a name synonymous with the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/las-vegas-strip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Las Vegas Strip;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Las Vegas Strip&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Las Vegas Strip<\/a> since its 1966 debut, is slated for acquisition by Fertitta, the company behind the Golden Nugget and restaurant chains such as Rainforest Cafe and Morton&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fertitta Entertainment will pay $5.7 billion and take on close to $12 billion in debt from Caesars, putting the total value of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/deal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:deal;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;deal&quot;}\" class=\"link \">deal<\/a> at about $17.6 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This translates to a $31 cash payout for each Caesars share, representing a substantial 49% premium over the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/stock-price\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:stock price;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;stock price&quot;}\" class=\"link \">stock price<\/a> before merger discussions began in February.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_1a758qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_1a758qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; 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