The Tropicana Hotel & Casino, a nearly 67-year-old iconic establishment on the Las Vegas Strip, is set to be imploded in late 2024. Fred Doumani, who owned the Tropicana from 1974-1979, reflected on the hotel's closure, reminiscing about the good days during his ownership. The demolition company, Controlled Demolition, Inc., with a history of imploding several Las Vegas Strip resorts, announced the planned implosion. Mark Loizeaux, president of Controlled Demolition, Inc., mentioned that Bally's Corp., the current owner, would need to secure dust control and asbestos abatement permits, a process that has become increasingly difficult in recent years. The hotel, known for its colorful history including ties to the mob and being immortalized in Scorsese's 'Casino', closed its doors last Tuesday, marking the end of an era for what was once dubbed 'Sin City's shadiest hotel'.
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Tropicana is preparing for an implosion of the nearly 67-year-old hotel that closed Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip. https://t.co/dsrN22A168
Tropicana Las Vegas is planned to go up in dust via an implosion in late 2024. https://t.co/QREtDPg32t
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In a surprising turn of events, the Tropicana is getting imploded after all, according to Controlled Demolition, Inc. president Mark Loizeaux. Bally's Corp. will have to get dust control and asbestos abatement permits, something that has become more difficult in recent years. https://t.co/GZDBGSjcBO
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Tropicana Las Vegas is planned to go up in dust via an implosion in late 2024, according to the demolition company that has imploded several Las Vegas Strip resorts before. https://t.co/1VLxpThaDu
Fred Doumani owned the Tropicana Hotel & Casino from 1974-1979. He says the hotel closing takes him back to the good days when it was his. https://t.co/hL3bYZMFP7