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.
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Operators of casino-hotel properties near the Tropicana or with direct sight lines of the spectacle almost immediately raised prices for rooms.
The Tropicana’s hotel towers are set to be imploded as part of a celebratory event that will include a drone and fireworks show, according to Bally’s Corp.
Tropicana General Manager Arik Knowles was recommended for licensing as the property prepares for its transition to a Major League Baseball stadium.
Gaming Leisure Properties Inc. gave an update on plans to build a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics and a new hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
The Tropicana is preliminarily set to be imploded in early October to make way for the planned Oakland Athletics ballpark, according to Clark County records.
The operators of the vintage Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino that closed April 2 are targeting an early October implosion for its two hotel towers.
Demolition crews have made significant progress on the former Rat Pack-era property that closed in April. But there are still several permits and processes that must be done.
International Content Liquidation is conducting the sale that will include a wide variety of hotel room furniture, linens and kitchen equipment from Trop restaurants.
Management of the Strip resort told the County Board of Commissioners the request relates to the construction timeline for the Oakland Athletics’ ballpark plan.
The stained glass above the Tropicana’s former casino pit is being removed while the shuttered casino prepares for a fall demolition.
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 Tropicana, the Strip’s third-oldest casino, closed its doors permanently Tuesday. Review-Journal photographers documented its last 12 hours.
Tears, cheers and beers. They all marked the final hours of the Tropicana, one of the oldest of the remaining old-school casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.