(LAS VEGAS)— The Riviera Hotel and Casino — the Las Vegas Strip’s first high-rise that was as famous for its mobster ties as its Hollywood personification of Sin City’s mobster past — officially ...

These iconic Las Vegas casinos were once at the heart of the Strip's golden era, before changing tastes and more modern ...

The Riviera Las Vegas hotel-casino would be spruced up and receive new gaming equipment under its parent company's bankruptcy reorganization plan. Unable to service its approximately $291 million in ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) – The Riviera Hotel and Casino – the Las Vegas Strip’s first high-rise that was as famous for its mobster ties as its Hollywood personification of Sin City’s mobster past – officially ...

Las Vegas bid a bittersweet goodbye to the Riviera early Tuesday, as the historic hotel’s Monaco tower came crashing down to pave the way for expanded convention facilities. The 24-story tower was ...

Hundreds of Riviera fans, insomniacs or people who just enjoy the sight and sound of a big building being brought down gathered around the Riviera on Tuesday morning to give it a send-off into history ...

It's the end of an era in Las Vegas. After 60 years, the iconic Riviera Hotel & Casino closed its doors on Monday at noon. The 2,000-room hotel was the first high-rise on the Las Vegas Strip. When it ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The last tower of the iconic Riviera Hotel and Casino came tumbling down along the Las Vegas Strip early Tuesday to make way for a convention center expansion. The 2:30 a.m.

On April 20, the Riviera Hotel and Casino celebrated its 60th anniversary on the Las Vegas Strip. On May 4, it closed its doors for good. The resort, which was built in 1955 for about $10 million, ...

LAS VEGAS — The Riviera Hotel and Casino — the Las Vegas Strip’s first high-rise that was as famous for its ties to organized crime as its Hollywood personification of Sin City’s mobster past — exited ...

The walls, they came a-tumblin’ down as a part of one of Las Vegas’ oldest resorts was imploded early Tuesday morning. As fireworks illuminated the night sky, local officials pushed the plunger at ...

LAS VEGAS — The Riviera Hotel and Casino — the Las Vegas Strip’s first high-rise that was as famous for its mobster ties as its Hollywood personification of Sin City’s mobster past — officially exited ...