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Famed Riviera Casino in Vegas puts on one last show with epic implosion (LIVE VIDEO) Famed Riviera Casino in Vegas puts on one last show with epic implosion (LIVE VIDEO)
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Proof that the best show in Las Vegas doesn’t have to cost a dime will come in the form of the spectacular demolition of a 26-story tower from the legendary Riviera Hotel and Casino. Proof that the best show in Las Vegas doesn’t have to cost a dime came in the form of the spectacular demolition of a 26-story tower from the legendary Riviera Hotel and Casino.
Made famous by its mob connections and headliners such as Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand, the Riviera’s destruction can be witnessed from a number of “viewing parties” and parking garage rooftops, as well as being broadcast and streamed live. Made famous by its mob connections and headliners such as Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand, the Riviera’s destruction was witnessed from a number of “viewing parties” and parking garage rooftops, as well as being broadcast and streamed live.
Scheduled to take place at 2:30 a.m. local time, the neighboring Barrymore Hotel will host a nostalgic crowd and bid farewell to the strip’s first high-rise casino. The neighboring Barrymore Hotel hosted a nostalgic crowd as it bid farewell to the strip’s first high-rise casino.
Opened in 1955 by none other than Liberace, the Riviera appeared in films including Casino and Ocean’s 11.Opened in 1955 by none other than Liberace, the Riviera appeared in films including Casino and Ocean’s 11.
Opened at a time when the mob controlled the casinos of Vegas, the Riviera “always was the Chicago outfit's crown jewel in the desert," Geoff Schumacher from the Mob Museum in Vegas told ABC.   At a time when the mob controlled the casinos of Vegas, the Riviera “always was the Chicago outfit's crown jewel in the desert," Geoff Schumacher from the Mob Museum in Vegas told ABC.  
In the ’60s, the casino was licensed to Ross Miller, a Chicago bookmaker closely associated with the Outfit. His son Robert would become governor of Nevada in 1989.In the ’60s, the casino was licensed to Ross Miller, a Chicago bookmaker closely associated with the Outfit. His son Robert would become governor of Nevada in 1989.
Federal crackdowns on organized crime supposedly cleared the syndicates from Vegas in the ’70s and ’80s, opening the door to so-called “gaming” corporations and right-wing billionaires like Sheldon Adelson.Federal crackdowns on organized crime supposedly cleared the syndicates from Vegas in the ’70s and ’80s, opening the door to so-called “gaming” corporations and right-wing billionaires like Sheldon Adelson.
The Riviera, which closed in May 2015, is now owned by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, who plan to use the site to expand the city’s convention center.The Riviera, which closed in May 2015, is now owned by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, who plan to use the site to expand the city’s convention center.
Tuesday morning’s implosion is expected to last 20 seconds, like many things in Vegas, and will destroy the Monaco Tower. A second implosion in August will see the end of the Monte Carlo Tower. Tuesday morning’s implosion destroyed the Monaco Tower. A second implosion in August will see the end of the Monte Carlo Tower.