Demolition plans for Tropicana Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip are moving forward, as operator Bally’s Corporation has filed a commercial demolition implosion permit with Clark County officials.
The permit application indicates that Bally’s intends to implode the 22-story concrete Tropicana Club and the 22-story steel Paradise Tower in a “single explosive event,” according to 8News Now. The timeline outlined in the permit suggests that demolition operations could begin as early as Sept. 30, with completion expected by Oct. 8, pending approval. Bally’s has until Oct. 20 to complete the estimated $15 million demolition.
If approved, Controlled Demolition Inc., a Maryland-based company with experience in 13 Las Vegas Strip implosions, will handle the demolition. Specific details regarding the implosion process and safety restrictions have not been publicly disclosed.
The demolition will pave the way for a new $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium. Bally’s and the Oakland Athletics have agreed to build the facility on nine acres of the 35-acre site.
"Following demolition, site prep, and approval of formal plans, construction of the Las Vegas A's Stadium will likely begin sometime thereafter. We continue to assess our available options for the very valuable development lands next to the stadium,” Bally CEO Robesoon Reeves told the Las Vegas Review-Journal earlier this year.
Tropicana Las Vegas closed its doors on April 2 of this year after almost seven decades of operation. More than 12,500 people attended its grand opening in 1957, and the Tropicana was the most expensive U.S. casino on the Strip at the time. Over the years, the resort has undergone major expansions and hosted performers like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.
