The last true mob-era casino of Las Vegas is no more. Tropicana Towers was demolished in the early hours of Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in a controlled implosion to make way for a new baseball stadium. The landmark hotel and gambling parlor closed its doors for good back in April after welcoming guests for 67 years.
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Fireworks are launched before the Tropicana Las Vegas towers are imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.
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The Tropicana Las Vegas hotel tower is imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.
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The Tropicana Las Vegas hotel tower is imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Fireworks are launched before the Tropicana Las Vegas towers are imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Fireworks are launched before the Tropicana Las Vegas towers are imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.
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The Tropicana Las Vegas hotel tower is imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.
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A dust cloud partially covers the New York-New York hotel-casino after the Tropicana Las Vegas towers were imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Fireworks are launched before the Tropicana Las Vegas towers are imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Fireworks are launched before the Tropicana Las Vegas towers are imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.
David Becker/AP
Fireworks are launched before the Tropicana Las Vegas towers are imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.
