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Before the Las Vegas Grand Prix, there was the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in 1981.
The hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip has several offerings for those coming to town for November’s Formula One race.
During the company’s second-quarter earnings call, Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. CEO Peter Carlino provided an update on the rapid development pace of proposed Oakland A’s stadium.
Formula One officials are requiring businesses to pay a licensing fee to host watch events or run the risk of having their view obstructed.
The A’s are seeking up to $380 million in public money to go toward the construction of a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat ballpark on the Tropicana site.
The demolition of the Tropicana hotel on the Strip would delay the completion of the A’s ballpark.
Employees at the Tropicana received mixed messages about when the property may temporarily close as the Oakland Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark plan continues to take shape.
The owners of the Tropicana want to see a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat ballpark built on their site.
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.
The condition would have been tied to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, a 39-acre site the Oakland Athletics no longer are considering for a stadium.
Culinary Union 226 isn’t yet ready to welcome the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas with open arms.
Tickets will go on sale Wednesday for grandstand seating at The Mirage for November’s Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Tickets for the exclusive Bellagio Fountain Club spectator area for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix are available for purchase.