Bally’s unveils hotel, entertainment complex to be built around A’s Las Vegas ballpark
Summary
Bally’s Corp. has released plans for a large, phased, mixed-use development that will wrap around the Oakland/Las Vegas A’s new Major League Baseball stadium on the former Tropicana site. The project will include multiple hotel towers (total eventual buildout of roughly 3,000 rooms), a 2,500-seat theatre, about 500,000 sq ft of retail/dining/entertainment, a sizeable casino footprint, and a 9-acre plaza leading to the stadium.
The site is designed above street level with a raised podium connected to adjacent resorts (Excalibur and MGM Grand). Bally’s says construction will start in phases, with entitlements to be filed imminently and ground-breaking expected in the first half of 2026; the initial phase is slated to open alongside the stadium (planned for 2028).
Key Points
- Development sits on 26 acres of the 35-acre former Tropicana site and will integrate with the A’s $2 billion, 33,000-capacity stadium.
- Planned buildout: ~3,000 hotel rooms, a 2,500-seat theatre and roughly 500,000 sq ft of retail, dining and entertainment space.
- Casino area totals 104,200 sq ft (including a 56,000 sq ft casino floor, a 16,500 sq ft sportsbook and event-capable spaces).
- Design includes a 9-acre central plaza, elevated podium, rooftop pools, multi-level sports bar and a prominent cylindrical LED corner sign at Las Vegas Blvd and Tropicana.
- Parking and access: phased on-site parking to reach ~5,000 spaces, an eight-level garage with 2,500 spaces adjacent to the ballpark, plus a planned 14,800 sq ft Boring Co. Vegas Loop station.
- Phasing: initial works (plaza, parking garage, shared utility plant) to align with stadium completion; subsequent phases include theatre, 1,800-room tower and integrated resort; final phase is a 1,200-room tower reserved as a construction staging area for now.
- Partners: Leasing and retail/dining sourcing led by JLL; Marnell Architecture is architect of record.
- Bally’s did not disclose a total project cost; the A’s were gifted the ballpark parcel and the stadium will be owned by the Las Vegas Stadium Authority.
Context and relevance
This is one of the most consequential Strip projects in years: it transforms the Tropicana site into a sports-and-entertainment hub anchored by MLB. For the casino, hospitality and retail sectors it signals continued investment on the Strip despite recent visitation headwinds. The integrated nature of the scheme — theatre, big retail, major hotel rooms, Loop access and stadium adjacency — positions the development to capture game-day crowds, tourists and year-round entertainment demand.
For planners, investors and local stakeholders the project matters because it will shape traffic, jobs, hospitality capacity and the Strip skyline for decades. Tied to the A’s move, the development also strengthens Las Vegas’ profile as a major-league sports city and a multi-day destination.
Author style
Punchy: this isn’t a small retrofit — Bally’s is aiming to redefine a core Strip parcel around a major-league stadium. Read the details if you care about how Las Vegas will look and work post-2028.
Why should I read this?
Because this is the Strip’s next big rework — stadium + integrated resort = a new magnet for visitors. If you’re into Vegas development, property investment, hospitality, transport planning or just wonder where the next big shows and hotels will be, this is your quick map to what’s coming.
