Tropicana Las Vegas Closing Tuesday to Make Way for Baseball Stadium
The famous Tropicana Las Vegas resort, which held the city’s longest-running cabaret and was known for its lavish midcentury décor, will close on Tuesday as it prepares for demolition to make way for a new Major League Baseball stadium.The resort’s gaming floor will close at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, and the hotel’s last guests will be required to check out by noon, according to the website for the resort, which is owned by Bally’s Corporation, the gambling, betting and entertainment company.After the demolition, about nine acres of the 35-acre parcel will be granted to the Athletics baseball team for the construction of a 30,000-seat stadium, the resort said. The stadium is expected to host the team, which is moving to Las Vegas from Oakland, Calif., beginning in 2028.There was discussion last ...
