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March 29, 2024

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  • Mayor Carolyn Goodman speaks during a State of the City address at Las Vegas City Hall, downtown, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.
    Las Vegas mayor's comments on keeping A's in Oakland riles social media
    Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman — known for going viral a time or two — was a popular topic on the web today following an interview saying she hoped the Oakland Athletics could organize a deal to remain in the Bay Area ...
  • An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas, on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
    Tropicana sets April 2 closing ahead of demolition for baseball stadium
    After more than a half century in operation, the Tropicana will close April 2. The Las Vegas Strip resort will begin closing out all hotel bookings and relocate reservations for April and beyond, according to a memo sent to employees Monday by the property’s vice president and general manager, Arik Knowles. “On behalf of our entire ...
  • The Culinary Workers Union local 226 holds a strike vote today at the Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday Sept. 26, 2023. The culinary and bartenders union is currently in negotiations with casino and hotel employers for the contracts of its members and will be able to call a strike, if needed, if the vote passes today.
    Las Vegas Culinary Union says it won’t hesitate to strike without new contracts
    Tens of thousands of union members flooded the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday for the strike vote, overwhelmingly approving the last-resort measure by a 95% vote, Culinary officials said. The union, which represents about 53,000 workers ...
  • This rendering provided by the Oakland Athletics on May 26, 2023, shows a view of their proposed new ballpark at the Tropicana site in Las Vegas.
    Athletics select construction team for Las Vegas baseball stadium
    The Athletics have retained a pair of industry-leading construction firms to lead the development of the team’s proposed $1.5 billion baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. The Mortenson | McCarthy Joint Venture — the same partnership that built Allegiant Stadium — will be responsible for “overseeing all construction-related activities,” the A’s announced today. That includes preconstruction estimations, scheduling and ...
  • An artist's rendering of the proposed A's ballpark on the Tropicana casino site on the Las Vegas Strip.
    Athletics release renderings of planned Las Vegas ballpark
    The Athletics today released renderings of a proposed $1.5 billion ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip, as lawmakers work on introducing a bill to create a public financing package to help build the stadium. Images show what the proposed 30,000-seat, retractable-roof stadium would look ...
  • An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas, on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
    Bally’s announces ballpark deal at Tropicana casino site
    Bally’s Corp. announced today it has reached a binding agreement with the Oakland Athletics and the land owner of the Tropicana to build a baseball stadium on the Strip casino property. The agreement marks a reversal from another ballpark deal announced ...
  • A view of the Las Vegas Strip from a helicopter on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017.
    As Biden goes after ‘junk fees,’ Nevadans in Congress leap to resorts’ defense
    Democrats in Nevada’s congressional delegation say they support President Joe Biden’s bid to outlaw so-called “junk fees” that can translate into higher costs for American consumers.
  • An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.
    Report: A’s looking at Tropicana resort site for Las Vegas ballpark
    The Oakland A’s are considering the Tropicana resort property on the Las Vegas Strip as a potential site for a new ballpark, according to a report today by CNBC, which ...
  • An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.
    Bally's purchases the Tropicana in $308M deal
    Bally's Corp. today announced that it has agreed to purchase the Tropicana from Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. in a transaction estimated to be valued at approximately $308 million, according to …
  • An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.
    Official: Tropicana’s September opening could be delayed
    The CEO of Tropicana’s parent company on Thursday hinted that the Las Vegas resort might not open as planned ...
  • A view of the Encore and Wynn on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, April 22, 2020.
    Several Strip casino operators reducing staff amid pandemic
    Several Las Vegas Strip resorts have announced jobs reductions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Wynn Resorts, which operates Wynn Las Vegas and Encore, and ...
  • An exterior view of the Tropicana on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.
    Tropicana will charge for parking on T-Mobile event days
    The most popular free parking option for attendees heading to events at T-Mobile Arena is no more. The Tropicana will ...
  • Pedestrian bridges on Las Vegas Strip at Tropicana to open
    The pedestrian bridges at Tropicana Avenue and the Las Vegas Strip, which have been under construction since May 2016 in a $34 million project, will
  • The exterior of the Tropicana Hotel as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.
    Inside the big entertainment boost at Tropicana Las Vegas
    You may have noticed a whole lot of action lately at the previously inactive Tropicana, and I’m not talking about when Food Network chef Robert Irvine rappelled 22 stories down the side of the bright-white building last year. That was pretty cool, though. The action these days is inside the Trop, where a new ...
  • Food Network host and star chef Robert Irvine at Tropicana on Monday, May 16, 2016, in Las Vegas.
    A cool hang with Robert Irvine is just the start at ‘re-energized’ Tropicana
    Say this for Robert Irvine: When he hangs out at the Trop, he really hangs out at the Trop. The star chef who hosts Food Network’s “Restaurant: Impossible” made the ultimate delivery order Monday ...
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