{"id":41782,"date":"2024-10-17T15:19:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T22:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=41782"},"modified":"2024-10-18T15:17:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T22:17:23","slug":"ballys-corp-submits-steaming-pile-of-proposed-wtf-for-trop-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/ballys-corp-submits-steaming-pile-of-proposed-wtf-for-trop-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Bally’s Corp. Submits Steaming Pile of Proposed WTF for Trop Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The A’s debacle in Las Vegas is moving full steam backward with the submission of a concept of a plan from Bally’s Corp. for the Tropicana site.<\/p>\n

Bally’s Corp. and the A’s have yet to provide specifics of how their whimsical projects (a casino resort and MLB ballpark) will be funded, but that’s not stopping them from cranking out renderings like business cards at CES.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the imaginary Bally’s Corp. resort along with its imaginary ballpark.<\/p>\n

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Subject to change, and by that we mean it’s probably going to just be a parking lot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Plans submitted to Clark County are chockablock with enticing details about the proposed project.<\/p>\n

The ballpark alone is expected to cost $1.5 billion, even more if you include branded cocktail napkins.<\/p>\n

The ballpark will presumably accommodate 33,000 fans. Projecting that many fans would ever attend an A’s game is similar to the unbridled optimism (and delusion) of guys who buy Magnum condoms.<\/p>\n

The A’s hammock simply doesn’t reach both trees. Ditto Bally’s Corp. They’re perfect for each other.<\/p>\n

In 2024, the A’s have had lower attendance numbers than 553 U.S. sports teams, including their own AAA affiliate, the Las Vegas Aviators.<\/p>\n

But back to the Bally’s Corp. resort!<\/p>\n

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Plans are to things existing as psychics are to winning lottery numbers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among the fun facts entirely untethered from reality: Three hotel towers, built in phases. The 90,000-square-foot casino will have 1,500 slots, 75 table games, a poker room and sportsbook. The resort will also have meeting space, lots of bars and restaurants and a dayclub.<\/p>\n

For the record, these are all numbers being pulled out of buttholes. Just for some context.<\/p>\n

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Anything could happen. Not this, but anything else.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But wait, there’s more!<\/p>\n

The plans say there will be 2,500 parking spaces on-site, with another 43,920 within walking distance or accessible by flying cars, which are just as likely to happen by 2028 as a new A’s ballpark and integrated resort on the Tropicana site.<\/p>\n

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Talking about how many parking spaces an imaginary ballpark will have is like debating about how many incisors a chupacabra has. Related: “Rounding up the financing” is the new financing. https:\/\/t.co\/dlpQGNCYKP<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) October 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n