The 60-year-old Riviera Hotel and Casino, once home to members of Frank Sinatra’s “Rat Pack” and vintage Las Vegas glitz, shut off the lights for good Monday, May 4.
Scores of movies and TV shows were filmed at the hotel, including the original “Ocean’s 11.”
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority bought the 2,075-room building and 26 acres it sits on in February. The publicly funded tourism agency plans to tear down the casino-hotel and expand the Las Vegas Convention Center to the Strip.
“The Riv” is among the few remaining hotel-casinos that got its start in Sin City’s early mob-led days. The property has struggled in recent years as development around it went dormant, deterring walk-in traffic.
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