Dibs on, you know, all of it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe trust all these events will find other homes, and look forward to saying farewell to The Riv in person soon. We had some great times at The Riv, but progress is progress, and we’re always up for some Vegas newness, even if it means the loss of a Strip institution.<\/p>\n
Oh, and most conventions have booth babes, so it all sort of evens out in the end.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s official-official. The Riviera Las Vegas sale to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is happening, and the once-iconic hotel will close May 4, 2015 at noon. The final nail in Riviera’s coffin came Feb. 20, 2015, when the LVCVA board voted unanimously to approve the $182.5 million purchase as part of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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