+2 Tropicana sale to Eldorado Resorts complete Eldorado Resorts completed the acquisition of Tropicana Entertainment on Monday from Icahn E…

“It’s exciting. When you’re part of something that big, there are a lot of efficiencies to be had and a lot of changes you can make to improve your property,” said Callender. “I think the synergies that can be had from all these companies coming together are good. I think it’s good for Atlantic City and certainly good for our guests and for our employees.”

Callender knows he has big shoes to fill with the departure of his friend and boss, former president and CEO Tony Rodio, who now leads Affinity Gaming in Las Vegas.

Rodio taught him plenty during their time together, he said, and those lessons will be evident in how Tropicana operates going forward.

“I’d rather listen to Tony talk about casino business than anybody I’ve ever worked with,” Callender said. “I was an operations guy. But Tony made me understand that everybody has to be a marketer on a property, everybody has to be an entrepreneur, everybody has to leverage their assets to make sure we’re getting everything we can out of every employee. And the Eldorado folks will be able to profit from me spending time with Tony.”

+7 Tropicana Atlantic City kicks off sports betting ATLANTIC CITY — Tropicana became the seventh casino to offer on-site sports betting Thursday…