As the Tropicana disappeared from view, Viki Lowell dropped her plastic cup, let out an enthusiastic and encouraging obscenity and clapped loudly. She had just witnessed history.
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In 22 seconds the Rat Pack-era Tropicana’s two hotel towers were reduced to rubble, in part, to make way for the Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark.
As one of the Global Gaming Expo’s keynote speakers, MGM CEO Bill Hornbuckle discusses attracting experience-craving Millennials to the casino floor.
A Canadian mining company alleges Wynn Resorts failed to prevent a California “problem gambler” from spending millions in loaned money at Wynn’s Las Vegas casino.
A local player hit a 7-card straight flush to win a $259,850 progressive jackpot Saturday at the Suncoast.
The Clark County Division of Air Quality has issued an air quality dust advisory during the early hours of Wednesday, as the Tropicana casino-hotel implosion will “produce a cloud of ‘Trop dust.’”
The casino resort — which is being built on the grounds formally occupied by the Mirage casino-hotel — is tentatively scheduled to open sometime in 2027.
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Space is limited — and expensive — for anyone wanting to stay at a casino-hotel on the Las Vegas Strip the night of the Tropicana implosion.
The six-figure win was one of several recent jackpots at casinos across the Las Vegas Valley.
IGT, the London-based slot machine manufacturer and gaming equipment producer with a massive Nevada presence, and other companies will show off their new games when the Global Gaming Expo trade show opens its doors.
The Las Vegas-based gaming equipment manufacturer was ordered by a U.S. District Court ruling to remove its 2,200 Dragon Train slot machines in North America.
The former congressional staffer made a career pivot to the casino industry and now oversees two of the Las Vegas Strip’s most posh hotels.
The controlled demolition of the two former hotel towers of the Tropicana Las Vegas is scheduled for 2:30 a.m. Wednesday and will last approximately 22 seconds.
Those hoping to catch a glimpse of the Tropicana being imploded will have limited views from nearby sites thanks to road and sidewalk closures.