The Nevada Gaming Commission made the unusual approval of a gaming license for the general manager of a property that doesn’t have a single slot machine or table game.
Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved licensing for Arik Knowles as a key employee for Bally’s Corp.’s Tropicana Las Vegas.
The Tropicana was closed in April, but Knowles appears to be the perfect person in place for what happens next for the Strip property because of his experience opening four Las Vegas resorts.
Knowles said his primary responsibility now is preparing the Tropicana for an early October implosion. He said a date for that still hasn’t been set.
