Maybe not a blackjack table
As I reminisced about yesterday, the Tropicana Las Vegas closed yesterday. It was the third-oldest casino still in operation, just a couple days shy of its 67th birthday. That position now belongs to The Linq, which opened in 1959 as the Flamingo Capri; the two oldest are the Flamingo, which opened in December 1946, and the Sahara, which opened in October 1952.
But now that the Trop is shuttered for good, what happens to everything inside? Good news: if you want some stuff, you might be able to grab something. Much of the contents of both the hotel and casino are for sale at deep discounts.
It’s not all good news for Las Vegas gambling enthusiasts and collectors, though, as you won’t be able to install one of the Tropicana’s slot machines or roulette wheels in your house. Those are being removed and sent to other Bally’s properties.
But nearly everything else is up for grabs. The public doesn’t get a shot initially – it looks like International Content Liquidations (ICL) of Dayton, Ohio – is giving first dibs to businesses who want to buy equipment, furniture, and fixtures on the cheap, but a public sale is coming. Those interested can register on ICL’s website and be notified when there is further information about the sale.
Door buster prices!
Perhaps, if you are lucky, you can snag the red doors to the Tropicana theater for a paltry $25,000. Imagine opening those for the DoorDash delivery guy. A row of 13 seats from the theater is just $900. That’s actually pretty good – I think I paid $250 each for two seats from Milwaukee County Stadium, former home of the Milwaukee Brewers.
If there is anything left from the hotel guest rooms once the public gets to give it a go, it could be an opportunity to furnish a guest room or an apartment for really cheap (or hell, all of your bedrooms). King size beds are only $99, Queens are only $65. Dressers are a dollar (A DOLLAR), desks $8, safes $20. Anything that appeared in a hotel room, you can buy, even the tissue boxes (a buck) and clothes hangers (a dime).
Everything from the restaurants is available, too, but again, other businesses are probably going to snatch those up. But hey, if one of the Frosty Factory margarita machines is still there, you can get it for $1,500.
Later this year, once the Tropicana has been completely emptied out, it will be demolished to make room for a new baseball stadium for the Oakland A’s, which plan to move to Las Vegas after the current season.
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