Riviera Hotel implosion set for June 14th in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority has announced the official date for the implosion of the Monaco Tower on the LVCVA-owned Riviera Hotel and Casino site.
The historic moment will take place at approximately 02:00 on the morning of Tuesday, June 14th.
A separate implosion of the Monte Carlo Tower will take place later this summer.
The Monaco Tower implosion is one of a series of on-going demolition efforts of at the Riviera Hotel and Casino property to move forward with the Las Vegas Convention Centre District.
The project includes the expansion and renovation of the existing Las Vegas Convention Centre.
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.