Tropicana Hoping $180M Overhaul Improves Results

A $180 million South Beach transformation is bringing the Tropicana Las Vegas a fresh look in time for summer, and giving one of the oldest hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip hope that it can improve results and compete with younger neighbors in a cutthroat market.

New entrances open to a 50,000 square-foot refurnished, re-carpeted casino floor with many new slot machines, blackjack tables and other popular games. Nearly 1,400 rooms in two towers have been redesigned and renovated, three new restaurants have opened and 60,000 square feet of meeting and convention space has been redone. Nikki Beach, a day-and-night club modeled after similar nightspots in Miami, Saint-Tropez, France and Marrakech, Morocco, attracted celebrities including Halle Berry, Andre Agassi and Reggie Bush for its grand opening bash this week.