The Oakland A’s have “a very, very strong interest” in the Tropicana as a possible stadium site should the team decide to move to Las Vegas, the top official with Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. said Friday.

The Strip hotel-casino site is believed to be one of two properties under consideration for a Major League Baseball stadium for the A’s if the team determines it will relocate to Las Vegas.

Peter Carlino, chairman, president and CEO of Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc., a real estate investment trust affiliated with Tropicana operator Penn National Gaming, said his company and officials with Bally’s Corp. and the A’s met recently in Las Vegas to discuss the possibility of redeveloping the property.