1. LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) - A Las Vegas icon will soon be torn down. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the new owners of the Riviera, next month will vote on a plan to demolish the.
2. Travel is down globally and Las Vegas has seen a staggering decline in visitors and gambling revenue.Reduced guest capacity, zero conventions and a more than 50% decline in gaming profits has some.
3. Jun 26, 2016 The Flamingo, on the other hand, was torn down and rebuilt in the same place. The Riviera came about in true Sin City fashion. The original proposal for the property was made by Detroit mobster William Bischoff but, when he withdrew, businessman Samuel Cohen, who was a member of Miami’s S&G gambling syndicate, took over.

Jun 13, 2016 The casinos were cleaned up in the 1970s and 1980s, courtesy of state and federal crackdowns on organized crime. Hollywood’s version of the past, however, would hoist the Riviera to the top.

The board of Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority met Tuesday on the demolition of the Riviera hotel-casino.

The board decided to bring the Riviera down in two separate major implosions, with smaller demolitions throughout the summer. The demolition will cost $42 million to complete.

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As work was being conducted about the amount of hazardous material in the hotel, it was discovered that the Monte Carlo tower has asbestos. The board called that uncommon and said it will be a special situation to remove the asbestos by hand so that it doesn't spread everywhere during the implosion.

The first big portion of the demolition -- the main event -- will take place in June while the second will be in August.

Last month, experts recommended the hotel come down in two parts because of its size.

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Just Monday, the sign on the Riviera was taken down.