Eldorado Resorts Appoints Stephanie Lepori Chief Administrative Officer

Business Wire 6-Feb-2019 7:30 AM

Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERI) ("Eldorado" or the "Company") announced today that the Company's current Principal Accounting Officer, Stephanie Lepori, has been appointed to the additional role of Chief Administrative Officer.

As Chief Administrative Officer, Ms. Lepori will oversee human resources and benefits in addition to information technology, insurance placement and the Company's internal collaboration between the internal audit, compliance and risk departments. She will also continue to assist the Company's Chief Financial Officer with oversight of all accounting, treasury and financial reporting functions as Principal Accounting Officer.

Ms. Lepori has more than twenty years of finance and gaming industry experience. She began her career as an auditor in Las Vegas with Arthur Andersen LLP before joining Silver Legacy Casino Resort Reno as Controller where she was later appointed as Director of Finance and then Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Lepori joined Eldorado in 2014 as Senior Vice President of Finance and was appointed Principal Accounting Officer for the Company in January 2016.

"Since joining Eldorado, Stephanie's proven leadership and financial management skills have played a significant role in the execution of our growth initiatives, including our completion of five accretive acquisitions and the successful implementation of our integration and margin enhancement strategies which have contributed to establishing Eldorado as a leading, fast-growing regional gaming operator," commented Tom Reeg, Chief Executive Officer of Eldorado. "We look forward to benefiting from her expertise and perspective in the added role of Chief Administrative Officer as we continue to focus on growing the Company's operational and financial results."

Ms. Lepori serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, as a member of Renown Health System's Audit and Compliance Committee as well as its Hometown Health Insurance Board, and is a past Treasurer for the Nevada Women's Fund and Step 2. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors from the University of Southern California. Ms. Lepori is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Nevada Society of CPAs.

About Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

Eldorado Resorts is a leading casino entertainment company that owns and operates twenty seven properties in thirteen states, including Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In aggregate, Eldorado's properties feature more than 28,000 slot machines and VLTs and over 600 table games, and over 12,500 hotel rooms. For more information, please visit www.eldoradoresorts.com.

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