Hotel implosion - Las Vegas Bids Farewell to the Riviera Hotel and Casino

The Riviera Hotel and Casino’s Monaco Tower came tumbling down early the morning, Tuesday, June 14, at 2:37 a.m. in Las Vegas. This event marked the first of two implosions scheduled on the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA)-owned property, with the Monte Carlo tower expected to come down later this summer.

The Monaco Tower implosion is one of a series of ongoing demolition efforts at the Riviera Hotel and Casino property to move forward with the Las Vegas Convention Center District. The project includes the expansion and renovation of the existing Las Vegas Convention Center, which is expected to expand the convention center by 1.2 million square feet, including 600,000 square feet of additional exhibit space. Construction of the state-of-the-art facility is expected to generate 7,000 high-paying construction jobs and 6,000 full-time permanent jobs.