LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sin City blew a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana before first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion that reduced to rubble the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip.

Las Vegas has a long history with hotel implosions. When the New Frontier was imploded in 2007, the destruction turned into a fun event with a fireworks show and a chanted countdown of the resort ...

When the Tropicana’s two hotel ... implosion on Oct. 9, it will mark what will likely be the last event of its kind for some time. Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson said he was born in Las ...

Controlled Demolition, Inc. has decades of Las Vegas implosions under its belt, from The Landmark Hotel in 1995 to, most recently, the Riviera Hotel in 2016. Bally’s Corporation has a checklist ...

The famous Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas was demolished early Tuesday in a controlled implosion. The venue had been featured in films including "Diamonds Are Forever" from the James Bond ...

The Las Vegas classic came down in style with a seven-minute celebration involving 550 drones and 150 “pyrodrones” counting down to the controlled demolition of the resort originally erected ...