He says he remembers that Muhammad Ali used to train in the hotel's showroom. Doumani's father and uncle owned the complex for a time. Lorenzo Doumani, a Las Vegas developer and former film director, has fond memories of the Tropicana from the 1970s. They'd like to move the team to Las Vegas if they get what they want. The A's are reportedly looking for as much as nearly $400 million to help pay for a new $1.5 billion stadium. This was the playground for Sammy Davis, Jr., and Frank Sinatra.
'The Tropicana ain't going nowhere,' Fields said. Tony Fields, a New York man who was in town on a vacation Wednesday, says he wouldn't be a fan of the razing of the 66-year-old complex. There's no formal plan yet, but sources have told Channel 13 that the team has shifted its focus to the Tropicana land. That's because the Oakland A's, according to sources with knowledge of the matter, are in talks to possibly build a new baseball ballpark where the Tropicana sits, near the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The Tropicana Las Vegas property's time may soon be coming to an end despite being one of the oldest casino's on the Las Vegas Strip.
