On Sept. 29, the Oakland A’s finished out the regular season with a 4-6 loss to the Mariners in Seattle. The team’s final home game at the Oakland Coliseum, its home since 1968, was a 3-2 win against the Texas Rangers three days earlier. Fans packed the decrepit stadium one last time and erupted in cheers after the final out was recorded.
For the next three seasons at least, the A’s will play at Sutter Health Park, a minor-league stadium in Sacramento. According to The Athletic, the team will not adopt a Sacramento moniker during its time there. If all goes according to plan the A’s will move to Las Vegas for the 2028 season.
But for that to happen, the team’s new $1.5bn (£1.13bn/€1.35bn) stadium must be built. And the Tropicana Las Vegas must be imploded to make room for it.
Last month Bally’s Corp, owners of the Tropicana, announced that the casino’s demolition is set for 2.30 a.m. PT on Oct. 9. The iconic Las Vegas mainstay had been open for 67 years before it closed April 2. Safety restrictions prohibit any public viewing of the implosion. But interested viewers have been snapping up hotel rooms nearby and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) will livestream the event on its X page. A fireworks display and a drone show with 555 drones is scheduled ahead of the implosion.
Controlled Demolition, Inc (CDI) will perform the implosion, which will utilise 2,149 pounds (947.7kg) of explosives. CDI has felled more than 30 Clark County structures, including the Stardust, Riviera, Frontier and Hacienda. A total of 917,400 square feet is being demolished between the Tropicana’s two towers.
