There’s been no formal update from the petitioners as the LVCVA moves forward. The Authority, however, has launched a campaign to preserve memories of the Riv.<\/p>\n
Now through June 14, the LVCVA is asking for Riv fans to send in video “confessions” about their memories of the casino hotel. The clips will be included in the “What Happens Here, Stays Here Vault.”<\/p>\n
\n“The Riviera Hotel & Casino has been a cherished piece of Las Vegas history,” LVCVA Senior Vice President of Marketing Cathy Tull said. “By collecting our visitors’ . . . memories, we are providing the opportunity for those moments to truly stay in Vegas forever as a part of the destination’s history.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Little Longing Among Locals<\/b><\/h2>\n
While it will certainly seem odd to travel the Strip and not see the quintessential Riviera marquee, locals in Las Vegas, for the most part, aren’t losing any sleep over the famed venue bidding adieu.<\/p>\n
One resident told Casino.org that pretty much all their energy and outrage is being spent on the MGM parking issues, with the Riv implosion barely even a blip on their radar.<\/p>\n
Even though locals have been given a pass through to the end of the year by MGM, the need to now scan their drivers licenses upon garage exit from any of their Strip casinos has prompted a new level of paranoia about how, when, and where all that info might be used.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, removing a rundown casino in order to make way for new convention space<\/a> is largely seen as a positive.<\/p>\nPerhaps that’s why the “Save the Riviera” petition has seemingly stalled, even as explosives are readied to be revved up at the Riv.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Riviera opened in 1955 with Liberace as its resident performer. Now, 61 years later, the iconic casino resort is going out the same way it came in: with a loud bang. On Tuesday, June 14, the Riv’s taller 24-story Monaco Tower will be demolished around two in the morning. It will be the first […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":36562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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