What happened to the Riviera in Las Vegas?

After winding down operations the hotel was closed and demolished to make way for a planned expansion of LVCVA's Las Vegas Global Business District exhibit and meeting center project. Due to its size, the Riviera was demolished through two separate implosions conducted in June and August 2016.



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