#Tropicana Avenue

The Oakland A's on Friday released three images of the ballpark the team hopes to build on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. The proposed ballpark site is on nine acres of land to the southeast of South Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue. A team statement that accompanied the renderings confirms that the ballpark has a projected capacity…

Red Rock Resorts Inc. - recently in the spotlight for its surprising deal of a binding agreement to sell nearly 49 acres to the Oakland Athletics - on Thursday dodged specific questions about the transaction, during its first-quarter earnings call. Executives said the agreement with the A's is confidential, but it expects the deal to close in the…

A new Nevada Resort Association report said the gaming industry paid $2.1 billion in industry-specific taxes in 2022 and has $23 billion in current or planned major tourism-related capital investment projects underway. "2023 The Facts" is a 100-page document drafted by Las Vegas-based Applied Analysis for the NRA, an organization representing more…

The iconic Horseshoe brand made a triumphant return to Las Vegas on Friday, landing on the Strip with a ceremony that drew gambling royalty, executives from parent company Caesars Entertainment Inc. and Clark County officials. Although Caesars announced in December that the 2812-room Bally's property on the Strip was to be renamed, Friday's…

The newly opened Wildfire Fremont Casino near downtown Las Vegas isn't going to tip the scales on Red Rock Resorts' balance sheet. The company's big new revenue producer lands later this year when the $750 million Durango Station opens for business. Still, CEO Frank Fertitta III said the 21000-square-foot Wildfire, the seventh of the company's…

A perfect storm of positives boosted the state's gaming revenue last year, including one more weekend day in 2022 than 2021 and a robust calendar of sports and entertainment events. Nevada's casinos set an all-time record with $14.8 billion in gaming win for 2022, though it already surpassed 2021's record performance of $13.4 billion by November,…

Let's get ready to party! Officials expect over 400000 visitors to converge on the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown's Fremont Street Experience to ring in 2023, and you can expect road closures in advance of the giant parties. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department will have extra personnel on duty to handle road closures and to make sure visitors can…

A New Jersey real estate firm purchased a retail plaza east of the Strip, its first acquisition in Nevada. First National Realty Partners announced last week that it acquired Tropicana Centre, a strip mall on Tropicana Avenue at Pecos Road that spans more than 586000 square feet. It did not announce the sales price, but property records indicate…

For a city that still has various Elvis Presley's, a few Michael Jackson's, and a Whitney Houston hologram perform every night, Las Vegas has very little nostalgia when it comes to its buildings. The Las Vegas Strip rewards the new and that means that casinos routinely get remodeled and even imploded before something new goes on that site. Some…

Station Casinos' Durango Casino & Resort, its new $750 million project in the southwest Las Vegas Valley, is currently under construction. This week, a new milestone in the process will see the crews top off the 15-story, 318-foot tower, and will mark the addition of the final beam and pour the last floor of the hotel. Work on the project began…

Nothing is permanent in Las Vegas and now a huge Las Vegas Strip-adjacent property will be home to a potentially massive new development. Land has become unbelievably precious in Las Vegas and not just on the Las Vegas Strip. Yes, any buildable property on the Strip itself has been selling for exorbitant prices, but anything that's downtown or…

The Tropicana in Las Vegas has changed hands. Bally's Corporation has completed a $148 million agreement to purchase the resort's "non-land assets" from Penn Entertainment and Gaming & Leisure Properties (GLPI). The takeover deal was signed in April 2021, but after a lengthy process that included approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board…

Las Vegas is all glitz and glam, with its reputation linked to its world-class casinos. Because of this, it's common for people to assume that Las Vegas is a pricey destination. However, this myth is a bust! As it turns out, traveling to the world-famous city of Las Vegas doesn't have to be an expensive affair! With some planning, enjoying a Vegas…

Another Las Vegas casino has closed and is scheduled for demolition. The Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel, located on Tropicana Avenue less than a mile west of the Strip, closed its doors last week with only three days' notice after operating since 1974, originally as the King 8. Owner Station Casinos has announced plans to raze the casino and…

The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement (aka the Mob Museum) has acquired a 30000-square-foot vacant lot next door to the existing building that will be used to expand its downtown footprint. Specifics haven't been revealed, but added exhibition space, and food and beverage facilities are expected. Since it opened in February…

Once Dream Las Vegas opens at the south edge of the Strip, the upscale hotel would offer a new spot for people to gamble, eat, network and party. It will also be a little closer than expected to its next-door neighbor. The Pinball Hall of Fame encroached by "at least eight feet" on Dream's property, according to a lawsuit the hotel developers filed…

Station Casinos has loaded up on more land in Las Vegas, completing a big purchase just days after it unveiled plans to demolish three shuttered hotels in Southern Nevada. The locals-focused casino operator acquired roughly 126 acres at the southwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Cactus Avenue for $172.4 million. The sale, by developer Larry…

Red Rock Resorts will permanently close and demolish its three Southern Nevada properties that have been closed for more than two years, the company said Friday, with plans to "reposition the land for sale." In a statement released Friday afternoon, Red Rock President Scott Kreeger said it was a "difficult" decision to permanently close Texas…

Inflation and gas prices will be a major consideration in most people's decision whether to travel this summer and for the Independence Day holiday. A survey released on May 25 showed that 90% of people responding said gas prices and inflation would be a consideration on their decision to travel over the next three months, according to the American…

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz Volatile pricing fluctuations that can…

The Las Vegas Strip always seems to be evolving with perpetual development. Whether it's an upscale hotel and casino development, new retail or restaurant construction or building a residential condominium complex, projects are planned for up and down The Strip. One of the most anticipated projects since 2005 has been the Fontainebleau Las Vegas…

A man is facing a sexual assault charge in Las Vegas more than 26 years after police say he raped a woman outside a Las Vegas casino, according to court records. Lawrence Shaw was arrested on a warrant in Texas in March. He was later released on $6000 bail, according to court records. He has a preliminary hearing set for May 18. According to the…

Check in with us all night as our team covers New Year's Eve in Las Vegas from the Strip to Fremont Street. 7 p.m. Law enforcement on the Strip Law enforcement finished clearing the Strip while revelers were braving a frigid, breezy evening with drizzling rain. At least one couple was told by a Las Vegas police officer that they would not be…

After sitting on big chunks of land for years, Station Casinos is now in development mode. The locals-focused casino giant aims to break ground early next year on a $750 million resort, near Ikea in the southwest Las Vegas Valley. It also owns several empty plots around Southern Nevada. Even though Station hasn't reopened all of its properties…

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz Red Rock Resorts expects to begin…

The list of possible sites for a major league ballpark in the Las Vegas Valley ballooned to more than 20 during a two-day stop in Southern Nevada for the Oakland Athletics ownership group. A's owner John Fisher and team president Dave Kaval toured sites around the valley in their second visit to Southern Nevada. But instead of narrowing the list of…

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - It's official. Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas' newest hotel-casino, has opened its doors to guests. "It's more about our employees and our team members and Las Vegas," said Richard "Boz" Bosworth, president and CEO of JC Hospitality. Bosworth points out the grand opening puts 1600 people back to work in Las Vegas and the surrounding…