The Oakland Athletics plan to build a ballpark on the site of the Tropicana, but Bally’s says where the stadium will sit on that site is still being determined.
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An executive explained why Bally’s is in no hurry to produce plans for a resort that would be attached to the Oakland Athletics’ stadium at the Tropicana site.
The Tropicana was profitable right up to its April 2 closing date, and operators didn’t close early because it was losing money, according to executives of the company that owns the resort’s land.
Tropicana owner Bally’s Corp. filed for a commercial demolition permit with Clark County as preparations continue to build a ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.
The head of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority says financing for the MLB stadium won’t be impacted by Bally’s credit rating.
Meeting before the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday, operators Bally’s Corp. addressed closure times, slot machines, stained glass and employees.
MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle said he’s seen multiple versions of renderings of the Oakland Athletics’ proposed Las Vegas ballpark.
The nearly 60-year-old resort on the Las Vegas Strip is scheduled to be demolished to make room for a new Athletics ballpark.
The company that operates the Tropicana hotel-casino is working on two other big projects and waiting for a Major League Baseball relocation vote.
The redevelopment of the Tropicana property is long overdue, said Bally’s Corp. chairman Soo Kim. The company is eager to get that underway as soon as possible.
The demolition of the Tropicana hotel on the Strip would delay the completion of the A’s ballpark.
Plans call for the Tropicana to be demolished, with the A’s set to build a partially retractable roof ballpark on nine of the 35 acres of the south Strip site.
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