Riviera hotel and Casino closes doors after 60 years

Riviera Hotel and Casino permanently closed on Monday, ending a 60-year run in Las Vegas Strip.

“The Riv,” along with Flamingo, which debuted in 1947, and The Tropicana, which opened in 1957, was one of the few casinos that had remained open since the days of Frank Sinatra and Liberace.

The property has struggled in recent years as development around it went dormant, deterring walk-in traffic.

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has purchased The Riviera and plans to tear it down to make way for its $2.3 billion expansion of Las Vegas Convention Center to the Strip.