“It is honoring what the Tropicana has meant to Las Vegas,” Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Steve Hill said Tuesday before the controlled collapse. “It’s been ...

They all marked the final hours of the Tropicana, one of the oldest of the ... Ross said he has always been fascinated with casino history and Las Vegas lore, belonging to a collectors’ club.

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 ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Las Vegas tourists should not run in fear as 150 “Pyrdrones” shoot sparks 400 feet above the Tropicana demolition site next week—because it’s all part of the show.