Sin City said goodbye to the Tropicana with a flashy implosion in the early hours of Wednesday, marking the end of its mob era and making way for new construction on the Las Vegas Strip. The ...

LAS VEGAS -- Sin City blew a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana before first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion that reduced to rubble the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip. The ...

LAS VEGAS -- Sin City blew a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana before first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion to clear land for a $1.5 billion baseball stadium for the relocating Oakland Athletics ...

LAS VEGAS — When the Tropicana Las Vegas opened in 1957, Nevada's lieutenant governor unlocked the door to what would become a Sin City landmark for more than a half-century. Then he threw away the ...

The Tropicana Las Vegas opened in 1957 and was demolished Wednesday. The resort closed in April 2024 to make way for a planned 33,000-seat domed stadium for Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics.

It took nearly 70 years to build its stature and reputation. It took less than half a minute for it to come down. The legendary Tropicana Hotel and Casino was imploded in spectacular fashion earlier ...

As it prepares to move forward with a new project on the Las Vegas Strip, the operator of the since-imploded Tropicana casino-hotel announced the completion of a $4.6 billion buyout by the company’s ...

LAS VEGAS -- The Oakland Athletics have reached an agreement with Bally's and Gaming & Leisure Properties to build a potential stadium on the Tropicana hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip. Bally's ...

The Las Vegas Strip has officially said goodbye to an iconic casino. The Tropicana Las Vegas fell early Wednesday morning as part of a grand implosion in Sin City. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24 ...