Tropicana Las Vegas will close permanently on April 2

Prior to the 67th anniversary of the Las Vegas Strip, The Tropicana Las Vegas has declared in a statement that all operations will cease on April 4.

The news was conveyed by Arik Knowles, vice president and general manager. As per the available information, all room reservations will be redirected to alternative hotels beginning in April. There are specific optimistic anticipations that the agreement pertaining to A’s stadium might come to fruition and assist the resort in navigating through its current difficulties. 

Nevertheless, the organization is preparing to demolish the Tropicana Las Vegas. The transfer of 9 acres of land to the Athletics to develop a stadium is imminent. The competition for the stadium’s construction involves two prominent entities in the field of architecture: Bjarke Ingels Group/HNTB. 

The announcement, which was made sometime in May 2023, came as no surprise. The Tropicana began closing down its older rooms in November. 

Scott Roeben of Casino.org reported that Bally’s had already initiated preparations to demolish the casino hotel. This merely indicates that despite the approval of the $380 million funds necessary to build a stadium on the Tropicana property, the endeavour may not be imminent. There is no evidence, in his opinion, to suggest that the A’s will be capable of contributing $1 billion to the undertaking.

At a recent Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce meeting, one hundred individuals, each of whom had purchased a $125 ticket, neglected to show due regard to John Fischer, the proprietor of A.    

According to the casino news, Ben Jaffe, a hotelier, conceived of The Trop before transferring management to Hotel Conquistador Inc. The proprietor was not operating his company in compliance with legal regulations. Nevertheless, subsequent to his departure, the hotel successfully expanded its operations.  It subsequently earned the moniker “Tiffany of the Strip.” 

More prominent establishments, such as the International Hotel and Caesars Palace, gradually gained entry. Mirzi Stauffer Briggs assumed control of the resort. In lieu of the original Tropicana casino, she constructed the Tiffany Tower. As a result of his ties to the local mafia, Briggs subsequently sold the property to Ramada.

Penn Entertainment completed the $360 million acquisition of the Trop in 2015. GLPI acquired the property from Bally’s corporation for $148 million while the COVID was active; GLPI was granted an annual lease for the area for $10.5 million.