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Line 29: }} The '''Tropicana Las Vegas''' was a [[casino hotel]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]]. It operated from 1957 to 2024. In its final years, the property included a {{convert\|44570\|sqft\|abbr=on}} casino and 1,467 rooms. The complex occupied {{convert\|35\|acre\|abbr=on}} at the southeast corner of the [[Tropicana ~~Avenue –~~- Las Vegas Boulevard intersection]]. The resort was conceived by Ben Jaffe, part owner of the [[Fontainebleau Hotel]] in [[Miami Beach]]. The $15 million Tropicana opened on April 4, 1957, as the most expensive Las Vegas resort developed up to that point. The hotel originally opened with low-rise structures containing 300 rooms, and the property would later launch several expansions, including two hotel towers added in 1979 and 1986 respectively. The latter tower was accompanied by the introduction of an island theme for the property. The Tropicana was host to various live entertainment, including the topless [[showgirl]] revue known as ''[[Folies Bergere (Las Vegas)\|Folies Bergere]]''. It ended in 2009, after nearly 50 years, and remains the longest-running show in Las Vegas history. Line 35: The Tropicana underwent numerous ownership changes throughout its history. Mob connections were present at the time of its opening, and an FBI investigation in 1979 uncovered a [[Skimming (fraud)\|skimming]] operation at the resort. It was sold that year to [[Ramada Inns]], which later transferred ownership to its spin-off company, [[Aztar Corporation]], in 1989. During the 2000s, Aztar considered demolishing the Tropicana for development of a new resort, although this did not come to fruition. [[Columbia Sussex]] bought the resort in 2007, but lost it to bankruptcy two years later, with [[Onex Corporation]] emerging as the new owner. Onex launched a $180 million renovation, the property's first since 1986. The project was completed in 2011 and added a [[South Beach]] theme. [[Penn National Gaming]] bought the Tropicana in 2015, then sold the property to its spin-off company, [[Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.]] (GLPI), in 2020. [[Bally's Corporation]] purchased the Tropicana two years later and leased the land from GLPI. In 2023, Bally's and GLPI reached a redevelopment agreement with the [[Oakland Athletics]], a [[Major League Baseball]] team. The Tropicana would be demolished to make way for two new projects: a baseball stadium (tentatively the [[New Las Vegas Stadium]]) on nine acres of the site, and a new ~~resort~~[[#New ~~bearing~~Bally's ~~the~~Las Vegas\|Bally's ~~name~~Las Vegas]] resort on the remaining land. The Tropicana closed on April 2, 2024, and demolition began within a month. The last remaining structures, the two hotel towers, were [[Building implosion\|imploded]] on October 9, 2024.<ref name="Grdn2024">{{cite news \|title=Tropicana casino, relic of Las Vegas’s mob era, is brought tumbling down \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/09/tropicana-implosion-las-vegas \|access-date=October 9, 2024 \|publisher=The Guardian \|date=October 9, 2024}}</ref> ==History== Line 98: ===Closure=== {{multiple image ~~[[File:Tropicana Las Vegas Closed April 2024.jpg\|thumb\|The Tropicana on April 14, 2024, shortly after its closure]]~~ \| direction = vertical \| image1 = Tropicana Las Vegas Closed April 2024.jpg \| caption1 = The Tropicana 10 days after closure \| image2 = The Neon Museum (35559937912).jpg ~~[[File:The~~ \| ~~Neon~~caption2 ~~Museum~~= ~~(35559937912).jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~A Tropicana sign at the [[Neon Museum]], 2017]]▼ }} The Tropicana's original hotel wings from 1957 were closed, without fanfare, in mid-November 2023. They were the oldest resort rooms on the Strip.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Levitan \|first=Corey \|title=Oldest Rooms on Las Vegas Strip Permanently Closed Since November \|url=https://www.casino.org/news/oldest-rooms-on-las-vegas-strip-permanently-closed-since-november/ \|website=Casino.org \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|date=December 28, 2023}}</ref> The rest of the Tropicana ceased operations on April 2, 2024; the casino floor closed at 3:00 a.m., followed by the remainder of the property at 12:00 p.m.<ref name=IndyGaming>{{cite news \|last=Stutz \|first=Howard \|title=Indy Gaming: Saying farewell to one of the Strip's last Rat Pack-era resorts \|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/indy-gaming-saying-farewell-to-one-of-the-strips-last-rat-pack-era-resorts \|access-date=April 3, 2024 \|work=The Nevada Independent \|date=April 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Velotta \|first=Richard N. \|title=Tropicana on Las Vegas Strip gets final sendoff from workers and players \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/tropicana-on-las-vegas-strip-gets-final-sendoff-from-workers-and-players-photos-3027096/ \|access-date=May 14, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> At the time of its closure, the Tropicana had 700 workers,<ref>{{cite news \|last=Velotta \|first=Richard N. \|title=Coming to Tropicana: A 10-foot 'demolition wall' as closure nears \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/coming-to-tropicana-a-10-foot-demolition-wall-as-closure-nears-3021254/ \|access-date=April 3, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=March 21, 2024}}</ref> some of whom had been with the property for decades.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Ross \|first=McKenna \|title='Like a second home': Longtime Tropicana workers say leaving will be bittersweet \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/like-a-second-home-longtime-tropicana-workers-say-leaving-will-be-bittersweet-3025567/ \|access-date=April 3, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=March 29, 2024}}</ref> Prior to closing, Bally's chairman Soo Kim said, "The Trop is obviously iconic, but it is, really, in a lot of ways, economically obsolete. It literally is part of the glitz and glamour of Vegas, but it hasn't been that for decades."<ref>{{cite news \|last=Albeck-Ripka \|first=Livia \|title=The Tropicana, a Relic on the Las Vegas Strip, Could Be Demolished \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/us/vegas-tropicana-casino-closing.html \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|work=The New York Times \|date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> Katie Dowd of [[SFGate]] wrote that "decades of decay have already destroyed what's left of the world-famous Tropicana".<ref>{{cite news \|last=Dowd \|first=Katie \|title=The last days of a Las Vegas icon \|url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/last-days-of-the-tropicana-18656872.php \|access-date=April 3, 2024 \|work=San Francisco Chronicle \|date=March 24, 2024}}</ref> Michael Green, a history professor at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] (UNLV), noted that, "Hotels built in the 1950s were not designed for the 2020s.". He partly attributed the Tropicana's decline to the numerous ownership changes in its later years, which "meant different approaches, different plans. Then it was surrounded by these megaresorts. And in a sense, it tried to have its own niche by not being one of them and having amenities – but not the amenities to the degree the others did."<ref>{{cite news \|last=Schulz \|first=Bailey \|title=Iconic Tropicana Las Vegas resort closing to make room for new stadium \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/las-vegas/2024/04/02/tropicana-las-vegas-close-resort-casino/73172939007/ \|access-date=April 3, 2024 \|work=USA Today \|date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> Despite its age, the Tropicana was profitable at the time of its closure.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Velotta \|first=Richard N. \|title=Tropicana was profitable right up until it closed, landowner says \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/tropicana-was-profitable-right-up-until-it-closed-landowner-says-3040901/ \|access-date=May 14, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> ▲[[File:The Neon Museum (35559937912).jpg\|thumb\|left\|A Tropicana sign at the [[Neon Museum]], 2017]] A liquidation sale began not long after the property's closure,<ref>{{cite news \|last=Ross \|first=McKenna \|title=Want a piece of history? Items from the Tropicana are for sale \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/want-a-piece-of-history-items-from-the-tropicana-are-for-sale-3026743/ \|access-date=April 19, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> lasting about two months.<ref name=Possible>{{cite news \|last=Ross \|first=McKenna \|title=What does Bally's have to do before a possible Tropicana implosion? \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/what-does-ballys-have-to-do-before-a-possible-tropicana-implosion-3072077/ \|access-date=June 20, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=June 20, 2024}}</ref> It included entire furnished suites,<ref>[https://www.casino.org/news/tropicana-las-vegas-selling-off-entire-rooms-before-implosion/ Tropicana Las Vegas Selling Off Entire Furnished Suites Before Implosion]</ref> as well as various items from the casino floor.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ross \|first=McKenna \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/fill-a-truck-for-100-at-tropicana-liquidation-sale-3055696/\|title=Fill a truck for $100 at Tropicana liquidation sale\|access-date=June 20, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=May 22, 2024}}</ref> Most of the gaming equipment was transferred to other Bally's properties.<ref name=Know/><ref name=Preservation>{{cite news \|last=Velotta \|first=Richard N. \|title=Preservation of Tropicana artifacts begins with sign lighting \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/preservation-of-tropicana-artifacts-begins-with-sign-lighting-3028802/ \|access-date=May 14, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> Some items and memorabilia will be donated to local organizations, including UNLV and the [[Neon Museum]];<ref>{{cite news \|last=Seeman \|first=Matthew \|title=Tropicana Las Vegas teams up with community groups to preserve history ahead of closure \|url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/tropicana-las-vegas-working-on-item-preservation-ahead-of-closure-neon-museum-unlv-showgirls-southern-nevada \|access-date=April 19, 2024 \|publisher=KSNV \|date=March 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Flynn \|first=Sheila \|title=Las Vegas is betting on sports. The Tropicana hotel, home of the showgirls, is a victim of the new era \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tropicana-vegas-hotel-closing-history-b2525209.html \|access-date=April 19, 2024 \|work=The Independent \|date=April 14, 2024}}</ref> the latter had already acquired a former Tropicana neon sign years earlier.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Ketcham \|first=Ryan \|title=Owner of Tropicana during 1970s reminisces about hotel's glory days \|url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/owner-of-tropicana-during-1970s-reminisces-about-hotels-glory-days \|access-date=April 19, 2024 \|publisher=KTNV \|date=April 3, 2024}}</ref> ===Demolition=== [[File:Hotel Tropicana Las Vegas.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright\|Demolition debris a week after implosion]] Demolition got underway within a month of the property's closure.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Matthey \|first=Ryan \|title=Tropicana Las Vegas begins deconstruction, asbestos remains on the inside \|url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/tropicana-las-vegas-begins-deconstruction-asbestos-remains-on-the-inside/ \|access-date=May 14, 2024 \|publisher=KLAS \|date=May 2, 2024}}</ref> ~~The~~Several ~~presence~~hotel ofstructures contained [[asbestos]], ~~was confirmed in several hotel structures and it~~which had to be removed ~~before~~prior ~~the~~to ~~property's two hotel towers could be [[Building implosion\|imploded]]~~demolition.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Horwath \|first=Bryan \|title=Before Tropicana drops, asbestos will need to come out \|url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/before-tropicana-drops-asbestos-will-need-to-come-out \|access-date=April 19, 2024 \|publisher=KTNV \|date=April 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Schultz \|first=Jaclyn \|title=Exclusive inside look at Tropicana teardown from Laborers union \|url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/04/12/exclusive-inside-look-tropicana-teardown-laborers-union/ \|access-date=April 19, 2024 \|publisher=KVVU \|date=April 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Tisminezky \|first=Ryan \|title=Tropicana Las Vegas receives implosion permit, asbestos abatement complete \|url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/tropicana-las-vegas-receives-implosion-permit-asbestos-abatement-complete/ \|access-date=September 27, 2024 \|work=KLAS \|date=September 24, 2024}}</ref> ~~The~~Most of the asbestos had already been removed during renovations and expansions that had taken place over the years. Miller Environmental Inc. removed the remainder and then demolished the low-rise buildings,<ref name=CEG>{{cite web \|title=Iconic Hotel Being Demolished to Make Way for Baseball Stadium \|url=https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/iconic-hotel-being-demolished-to-make-way-for-baseball-stadium/65868 \|website=Construction Equipment Guide \|access-date=October 14, 2024 \|date=September 18, 2024}}</ref> leaving the towers ~~became~~as the last ~~remaining~~ structures on the site.<ref name=Possible/><ref>{{cite news \|last=Ross \|first=McKenna \|title=Tropicana operators take the next step toward implosion \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/tropicana-operators-take-the-next-step-toward-implosion-3088896/ \|access-date=July 20, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=July 11, 2024}}</ref> Miller and GGG Demolition Inc. gutted the buildings to prepare them for implosion, removing plaster and drywall to minimize dust.<ref name=CEG/><ref>{{cite news \|last=Miller \|first=Shannon \|title=Time to say goodbye to Tropicana Las Vegas, set for implosion this week \|url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/2024/oct/03/time-to-say-goodbye-to-tropicana-las-vegas/ \|access-date=October 9, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Weekly \|date=October 3, 2024}}</ref> [[File:Tropicana implosion.jpg\|thumb\|Tropicana Las Vegas implosion on October 9, 2024]] The towers were imploded on October 9, 2024,<ref>{{cite news \|last=Schulz \|first=Bailey \|title=Tropicana implosion in Las Vegas: After 67 years, Rat Pack-era Strip resort falls \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/10/09/tropicana-hotel-casino-implosion-las-vegas/75347373007/ \|access-date=October 9, 2024 \|work=USA Today \|date=October 9, 2024}}</ref> at 2:37 a.m.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Tropicana hotel implosion marks the end of an era on the Las Vegas Strip \|url=https://www.ksby.com/us-news/tropicana-hotel-implosion-marks-the-end-of-an-era-on-the-las-vegas-strip \|access-date=October 9, 2024 \|work=KSBY \|date=October 9, 2024}}</ref> Demolition was preceded by a ceremony featuring LED and pyrotechnic [[aerial drone]]s, as well as fireworks from [[Fireworks by Grucci]].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Akers \|first=Mick \|title=Tropicana implosion date set, to feature fireworks, drone show \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/tropicana-implosion-date-set-to-feature-fireworks-drone-show-3147469/ \|access-date=August 28, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=August 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Schaeffer \|first=James \|title=Las Vegas casino implosion show will include 150 'Pyrodrones' 400 feet above the Tropicana \|url=https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/las-vegas-casino-implosion-show-will-include-150-pyrodrones-400-feet-above-the-tropicana/ \|access-date=October 9, 2024 \|work=KTLA \|date=October 5, 2024}}</ref><ref name=Paves/> The aerial show took approximately five months to plan, with a crew of nearly 100 people on-site to execute it.<ref name=Paves>{{cite news \|last=Akers \|first=Mick \|title=Tropicana implosion paves the way for new era in Las Vegas \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/tropicana-implosion-watch-live-here-at-2-a-m-3185880/ \|access-date=October 9, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=October 9, 2024}}</ref> The towers were imploded by [[Controlled Demolition, Inc.]], which has handled Las Vegas implosions for decades.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Matthey \|first=Ryan \|title=Tropicana Las Vegas set for implosion, demo company says \|url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/tropicana-las-vegas-set-for-implosion-demo-company-says/ \|access-date=April 7, 2024 \|publisher=KLAS \|date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> The towers were imploded on October 9, 2024,<ref>{{cite news \|last=Schulz \|first=Bailey \|title=Tropicana implosion in Las Vegas: After 67 years, Rat Pack-era Strip resort falls \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/10/09/tropicana-hotel-casino-implosion-las-vegas/75347373007/ \|access-date=October 9, 2024 \|work=USA Today \|date=October 9, 2024}}</ref> at 2:37 a.m.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Tropicana hotel implosion marks the end of an era on the Las Vegas Strip \|url=https://www.ksby.com/us-news/tropicana-hotel-implosion-marks-the-end-of-an-era-on-the-las-vegas-strip \|access-date=October 9, 2024 \|work=KSBY \|date=October 9, 2024}}</ref> Demolition was preceded by a ceremony featuring LED and pyrotechnic [[aerial drone]]s, as well as fireworks from [[Fireworks by Grucci]].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Akers \|first=Mick \|title=Tropicana implosion date set, to feature fireworks, drone show \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/tropicana-implosion-date-set-to-feature-fireworks-drone-show-3147469/ \|access-date=August 28, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=August 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Schaeffer \|first=James \|title=Las Vegas casino implosion show will include 150 'Pyrodrones' 400 feet above the Tropicana \|url=https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/las-vegas-casino-implosion-show-will-include-150-pyrodrones-400-feet-above-the-tropicana/ \|access-date=October 9, 2024 \|work=KTLA \|date=October 5, 2024}}</ref><ref name=Paves/> The aerial show took approximately five months to plan, with a crew of nearly 100 people on-site to execute it.<ref name=Paves>{{cite news \|last=Akers \|first=Mick \|title=Tropicana implosion paves the way for new era in Las Vegas \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/tropicana-implosion-watch-live-here-at-2-a-m-3185880/ \|access-date=October 9, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=October 9, 2024}}</ref> The towers were imploded by [[Controlled Demolition, Inc.]], which has handled Las Vegas implosions for decades.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Matthey \|first=Ryan \|title=Tropicana Las Vegas set for implosion, demo company says \|url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/tropicana-las-vegas-set-for-implosion-demo-company-says/ \|access-date=April 7, 2024 \|publisher=KLAS \|date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> The towers were built differently and thus required separate approaches.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Ketcham \|first=Ryan \|title=Explosives placed and goodbyes said: Las Vegas readies for Tropicana implosion \|url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/explosives-placed-and-goodbyes-said-las-vegas-readies-for-tropicana-implosion \|access-date=October 9, 2024 \|work=KTNV \|date=October 8, 2024}}</ref> The original 1979 structure was built with a steel frame, which took 490 pounds of explosives to bring down. The 1986 tower consisted of reinforced concrete and required 1,700 pounds of explosives.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Schaeffer \|first=James \|title=Tropicana Las Vegas implosion calls for two different approaches \|url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/tropicana-las-vegas-implosion-calls-for-two-different-approaches/ \|access-date=September 27, 2024 \|work=KLAS \|date=September 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Akers \|first=Mick \|title=Drop the Trop: 555 drones, 2,100 pounds of explosives highlight implosion \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/drop-the-trop-555-drones-2100-pounds-of-explosives-highlight-implosion-3176812/ \|access-date=September 27, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=September 25, 2024}}</ref> Approximately 98 percent of the implosion debris is expected to be recycled, with cleanup of the site taking three to four months.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Ketcham \|first=Ryan \|title=Here's what will happen to the Tropicana debris following its implosion \|url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/heres-what-will-happen-to-the-tropicana-debris-following-its-implosion \|access-date=October 18, 2024 \|work=KTNV \|date=October 10, 2024}}</ref> The Tropicana marked the first Strip implosion since the [[Riviera (hotel and casino)\|Riviera]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Ross \|first=McKenna \|title=Tropicana fans spend bittersweet last weekend at 66-year-old hotel \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/tropicana-fans-spend-bittersweet-last-weekend-at-66-year-old-hotel-3026323/ \|access-date=April 19, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=March 31, 2024}}</ref> ==Redevelopment plans== ===New Las Vegas Stadium=== {{main\|New Las Vegas Stadium}} The [[~~Oakland~~Athletics (baseball)\|Athletics]], a [[Major League Baseball]] team, began considering a [[Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas\|Las Vegas relocation]] in 2021, with the Tropicana property as a potential site for a new stadium.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Velotta \|first=Richard N. \|title=New owner of Tropicana tuned in to sports, including baseball \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/inside-gaming/new-owner-of-tropicana-tuned-in-to-sports-including-baseball-2371741/ \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=June 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Oakland A's submit bid to build stadium at the Tropicana in Las Vegas \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/12/01/oakland-as-submit-bid-to-build-stadium-at-the-tropicana-in-las-vegas.html \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|publisher=CNBC \|date=December 1, 2021}}</ref> In May 2023, after more than a year of negotiations,<ref>{{cite news \|last=Akers \|first=Mick \|title=A's appear to be down to 1 potential Las Vegas ballpark site \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/as-appear-to-be-down-to-1-potential-las-vegas-ballpark-site-2709916/ \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> the Oakland A's reached an agreement with Bally's and GLPI to demolish the Tropicana for redevelopment. The stadium will occupy nine acres.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Stutz \|first=Howard \|title=A's reach formal Vegas baseball stadium agreement with Bally's, GLPI \|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/as-reach-formal-vegas-baseball-stadium-agreement-with-ballys-glpi \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|work=The Nevada Independent \|date=May 15, 2023}}</ref><ref name=Horizon/> The stadium is expected to cost $1.5 billion, and a public financing package for up to $380 million was approved by the state in June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=June 15, 2023\|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombardo-signs-as-baseball-stadium-funding-bill-relocation-hurdles-remain\|title=Lombardo signs A's baseball stadium funding bill; relocation hurdles remain\|website=The Nevada Independent\|language=en-US}}</ref> Five months later, the Oakland A's relocation to Las Vegas was approved by the MLB.<ref name=Horizon/> Construction of the stadium is scheduled to begin in April 2025,<ref>{{cite news \|last=Velotta \|first=Richard N. \|title=Bally's losing employees at Tropicana as it awaits A's next move on stadium \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/ballys-losing-employees-at-tropicana-as-it-awaits-as-next-move-on-stadium-2932147/ \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> with completion in January 2028.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Velotta \|first=Richard N. \|title=A's stadium project moving at 'very, very fast pace,' Trop land owner says \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/as-stadium-project-moving-at-very-very-fast-pace-trop-land-owner-says-2878778/ \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=July 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Akers \|first=Mick \|title=A's Las Vegas ballpark construction timeline revealed \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/as-las-vegas-ballpark-construction-timeline-revealed-2928272/ \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=October 27, 2023}}</ref> ===New Bally's Las Vegas=== ~~While the~~The stadium ~~will~~is ~~occupy~~expected ~~nine~~to ~~acres,~~occupy ~~Bally's will keep the remainder~~{{convert\|9\|acres\|abbr=on}} of the {{convert\|35\|acre\|abbr=on\|sing=on}} site, ~~for~~with aanother ~~new casino resort.~~{{convert\|15\|acre\|abbr=on}}<ref name=~~Horizon~~Flanked>{{cite news \|last=Akers \|first=Mick \|title=~~'A great asset':~~ A's ~~move to~~ Las Vegas ~~approved;~~ballpark ~~Strip~~may ~~ballpark~~be onflanked ~~horizon~~by Bally's towers \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/apreliminary-~~great~~plans-~~asset~~revealed-asfor-~~move~~ballys-tohotel-~~las~~and-~~vegas~~casino-~~approved~~near-~~strip~~athletics-~~ballpark~~stadium-~~on-horizon-2940262~~3191147/ \|access-date=~~December~~October 2918, ~~2023~~2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=~~November~~October 1617, ~~2023~~2024}}</ref> Tobeing beused ~~known~~for asa new Bally's Las Vegas, resort.<ref name=~~Know~~Horizon>{{cite news \|last=~~Velotta~~Akers \|first=~~Richard N.~~Mick \|title=~~What~~'A wegreat ~~know~~asset': ~~about~~A's ~~the~~move ~~Tropicana~~to ~~closure,~~Las ~~including~~Vegas ~~the~~approved; ~~fate~~Strip ofballpark ~~its~~on ~~name~~horizon \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/~~business~~sports/~~casinos-gaming~~athletics/~~what~~a-wegreat-~~know~~asset-~~about~~as-~~the~~move-~~tropicana~~to-~~closure~~las-~~including~~vegas-~~the~~approved-~~fate~~strip-ofballpark-~~its~~on-~~name~~horizon-~~3012520~~2940262/ \|access-date=~~April~~December 329, ~~2024~~2023 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=~~March~~November 616, ~~2024~~2023}}</ref> ~~it will include 1,500 rooms.~~<ref name=Know>{{cite news \|~~last1~~last=~~Akers~~Velotta \|~~first1~~first=~~Mick~~Richard ~~\|last2=Ross \|first2=McKenna~~N. \|title=~~Tropicana~~What ~~workers~~we ~~left~~know ~~baffled~~about bythe ~~confusing~~Tropicana ~~messages~~closure, ~~about~~including ~~property's~~the ~~closure~~fate of its name \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/~~sports~~business/~~athletics~~casinos-gaming/~~tropicana~~what-~~workers~~we-~~left~~know-~~baffled~~about-bythe-~~confusing~~tropicana-~~messages~~closure-~~about~~including-~~propertys~~the-~~closure~~fate-~~2778151~~of-its-name-3012520/ \|access-date=~~December~~April 293, ~~2023~~2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=~~May~~March 166, ~~2023~~2024}}</ref>~~<ref>{{cite~~ ~~news~~The ~~\|last=Stutz~~remaining {{convert\|~~first=Howard~~ 11\|~~title~~acre\|abbr=~~A's~~on}} ~~pivot~~would tobe ~~new~~shared ~~site~~between ~~for Vegas baseball~~the stadium, ~~lowering~~and ~~public~~the ~~funding request \|url=https://thenevadaindependent~~resort.~~com/article/as-pivot-to-new-site-for-vegas-baseball-stadium-lowering-public-funding-request~~<ref ~~\|access-date~~name=~~December 31, 2023 \|work=The Nevada Independent \|date=May 9, 2023}}<~~Flanked/~~ref~~> There had previously been plans to rebrand the Tropicana as a Bally's property.<ref name=Renamed>{{cite news \|last=Segall \|first=Eli \|title=Tropicana resort could be in for some major changes \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/tropicana-resort-could-be-in-for-some-big-changes-2519667/ \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=January 27, 2022}}</ref> The original [[Horseshoe Las Vegas\|Bally's Las Vegas]], also on the Strip, was rebranded as Horseshoe Las Vegas in 2022.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Radke \|first=Brock \|title=Get ready for Las Vegas Strip transformations at Bally's and the Tropicana \|url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/2022/apr/07/vegas-strip-transformations-ballys-tropicana/ \|access-date=July 20, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Weekly \|date=April 7, 2022}}</ref> Bally's had more than $3 billion in long-term debt as of April 2024.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Stutz \|first=Howard \|title=Investors suggest debt-saddled Bally's sell its ownership in closed Tropicana \|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/investors-suggest-debt-saddled-ballys-sell-its-ownership-in-closed-tropicana \|access-date=May 14, 2024 \|work=The Nevada Independent \|date=April 3, 2024}}</ref> ~~The~~At that time, the company stated there was no rush to build a new resort on the Tropicana site, instead focusing on other gaming projects, including [[Bally's Chicago]] and a possible New York property.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Velotta \|first=Richard N. \|title=No rush to build new resort attached to A's ballpark, Bally's says \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/no-rush-to-build-new-resort-attached-to-as-ballpark-ballys-says-3043595/ \|access-date=May 14, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=May 1, 2024}}</ref> ~~Work~~Bally's said work on the ~~new~~Las Vegas resort could begin some time during the stadium's construction or at a later point following the latter's completion. ~~Bally's~~The ~~may~~company was also ~~partner~~open to partnering with another resort operator to begin the project sooner.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Akers \|first=Mick \|title=Exact A's ballpark location unknown; Bally's may seek partner on new resort \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/exact-as-ballpark-location-in-air-ballys-open-to-partnering-on-new-resort-3046689/ \|access-date=May 14, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=May 7, 2024}}</ref> It has been suggested that ~~Bally's new property in~~the Las Vegas resort could be developed similarly to ~~their~~Bally's property in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Shriber \|first=Todd \|title=Bally's Chicago Deal Could Be Playbook for Tropicana Las Vegas \|url=https://www.casino.org/news/ballys-chicago-deal-could-be-playbook-for-tropicana-las-vegas/ \|website=Casino.org \|access-date=July 20, 2024 \|date=July 16, 2024}}</ref> As demolition concluded on the Tropicana, Bally's was in the early stages of planning for its replacement,<ref name=Paves/> an [[integrated resort]] with 3,005 rooms, a {{convert\|90000\|sqft\|abbr=on}} casino, and {{convert\|110000\|sqft\|abbr=on}} of convention space. The hotel would consist of three towers, each standing 459 feet,<ref name=Flanked/> to be built in phases.<ref>{{cite news \|title=New renderings released of A's ballpark, Bally's Resort on Las Vegas Strip \|url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/10/17/new-renderings-released-ballpark-ballys-resort-las-vegas-strip/ \|access-date=October 18, 2024 \|work=KVVU \|date=October 17, 2024}}</ref><ref>[https://www.archpaper.com/2024/10/ballys-plan-oakland-as-las-vegas-stadium/ Bally’s has a plan to surround BIG-designed Oakland A's Las Vegas stadium with hotel and casino towers]</ref> Bally's stated that it hoped to finish phase-one in time to coincide with the opening of the stadium, with construction taking approximately two years.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Akers \|first=Mick \|title=Bally's aims to open hotel, casino at same time as A's Las Vegas ballpark \|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/ballys-aims-to-open-hotel-casino-at-same-time-as-as-las-vegas-ballpark-3194203/ \|access-date=October 23, 2024 \|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal \|date=October 22, 2024}}</ref> ~~As demolition concluded on the Tropicana, Bally's was in the early stages of planning for its replacement: an [[integrated resort]] with up to 3,000 rooms.<ref name=Paves/>~~ ==Labor disputes== Line 262 ⟶ 270: [[Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2024]] [[Category:Buildings and structures demolished by controlled implosion]] [[Category:Demolished hotels in Clark County, Nevada]]