We’ve got the latest from the demolition site, from a perspective that reveals Riviera from a whole new perspective.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t<\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/the-very-latest-on-the-riviera-demolition\\\/#arve-youtube-y2jwczpmdba\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/Y2jwCZpMdbA?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe wrecking crews are currently demolishing a number of low-rise buildings to the east of Riviera’s main hotel towers.<\/p>\nImplosion of Riviera’s two main hotel towers is slated for June and August 2016.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14214\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14214 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Riviera demolition\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/riviera_demolition_050816_4.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crews are prepping the hotel towers for implosion by tossing giant chunks of the building out gaping holes. Hey, we’re a blog, not a structural engineer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHere’s a peek into a little courtyard that can only be seen via drone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14211\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14211 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Riviera demolition\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/riviera_demolition_050816_1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You might call it demolition porn, but we call it demolition porn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRiviera is being flattened to make way for an expansion of the Las Vegas Convention center.<\/p>\nHere’s one more look at the disintegrating Riviera Las Vegas, once a gleaming example of a Las Vegas casino that didn’t actually gleam there toward the end.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14213\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14213 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Riviera demolition\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/riviera_demolition_050816_3.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riviera’s hotel tower is now see-through.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWorkers are making quick work of the Riviera, so swing on by to bid the old girl a fond farewell.<\/p>\nWe’ll be keeping an eye on the progress as Riviera’s implosion dates near. 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