LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The owners of the Tropicana Las Vegas say bids are currently out for the resort's demolition, though no start date as yet been confirmed.
Speaking during a quarterly earnings conference call on Wednesday, Bally's Corporation executives said they're still waiting on the Oakland A's for an updated design for a planned new ballpark that would go on the Tropicana's site.
"We're closing on April 2," said George Papanier, Bally's Corporation's president, during the call. "Obviously, we did that to put us in a position to deliver a construction-ready site for the A's."
The A's want to move to Las Vegas to play in a $1.5 billion ballpark that would site near the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, where the Tropicana now rests.
If all goes according to plan, the ballpark would be ready in 2028. A spokesperson for the A's declined to comment on Wednesday, though they did say the team is not considering Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the Las Vegas Aviators, as a temporary home while the new stadium is being built.
For that temporary location, the A's are considering Salt Lake City and Sacramento, but they've said they could also possibly stay in Oakland until they move to Las Vegas.
