{"id":5533,"date":"2024-01-30T15:46:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/news\/?p=5533"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:46:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:46:57","slug":"tropicana-las-vegas-to-close-in-april-ahead-of-construction-of-baseball-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/news\/tropicana-las-vegas-to-close-in-april-ahead-of-construction-of-baseball-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropicana Las Vegas to Close in April Ahead of Construction of Baseball Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tropicana-las-vegas.jpg\" alt=\"Tropicana Las Vegas\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4937\" title=\"Tropicana Las Vegas to Close in April Ahead of Construction of Baseball Stadium\" \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tropicana Las Vegas will terminate its operations on April 2 <\/li>\n<li>The casino resort will be demolished to make way for the Oakland Athletics\u2019 new $1.5B baseball stadium<\/li>\n<li>Bally\u2019s is expected to build a new resort at the site <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropicana_Las_Vegas\">Tropicana Las Vegas<\/a><\/strong> will officially shut its doors on April 2 to clear the way for the construction of a $1.5 billion baseball stadium which will become the new home of Major League Baseball\u2019s <strong>Oakland Athletics<\/strong> franchise. <\/p>\n<p>The Tropicana Las Vegas site on the Strip was designated as the location of a 33,000-seat ballpark for the relocated Oakland Athletics, under a Bill approved in June last year by <strong>Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo<\/strong>.  The casino resort sits on 9 acres of the 35-acre site which will be surrendered to the Oakland A\u2019s as part of the plan. <\/p>\n<h2>Tropicana &#8211; End of an Era<\/h2>\n<p>In a January 29 memo, Tropicana management notified employees that the casino-resort would be demolished ahead of the construction of the $1.5 billion baseball stadium which is expected to commence in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Tropicana General Manager <strong>Arik Knowles<\/strong> stated in the memo that the company would no longer accept hotel bookings and would relocate future reservations. He reassured employees that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/news\/ballys-future-looks-bright-with-tropicana-and-gamesys-acquisitions\/\">Bally\u2019s, which has been operating Tropicana<\/a> since 2022, is in talks with the relevant parties to assist all team members through the transition period.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 1957, Tropicana has been operating for nearly seven decades and was once considered the most expensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/usa\">US casino<\/a> resort in Las Vegas. Its closure will impact about 700 employees, around 300 of whom are members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. <\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j_WB7ZvaXak?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>Ted Pappageorge<\/strong>, Culinary Secretary-Treasurer, union members will be paid $2,000 for every year they worked for the resort as part of their severance agreement with the company. The severance package deal was reached in December last year through a series of negotiations with Bally\u2019s and the resort\u2019s negotiating team, Pappageorge revealed. Many of the employees have worked at the property for between 20 and 30 years, he added.<\/p>\n<h2>Bally\u2019s Likely to Build New Casino Resort on the Strip<\/h2>\n<p>Bally\u2019s has remained tightlipped on its next steps, but it is understood the company will develop a new resort at the site. More details of the master plan will be announced once the concept design of the ballpark is finalized, Bally\u2019s said in a statement after the April 2 closure was confirmed. <\/p>\n<p>Bally\u2019s President <strong>George Papanier<\/strong> said Tropicana\u2019s shutdown would open an exciting new chapter for the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Tropicana Las Vegas will terminate its operations on April 2 The casino resort will be demolished to make way for the Oakland Athletics\u2019 new $1.5B baseball stadium Bally\u2019s is expected to build a new resort at the site Tropicana Las Vegas will officially shut its doors on April 2 to clear the way for 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