INSANE: 2 | Vintage Vibes

Twitter becomes X: Looking back at five rebrands gone wrong, from Tropicana to UKIP

It’s never easy to change a household name

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023

While A’s finalize ballpark plan, Trop demolition plan on hold

LAS VEGAS — When and how the Tropicana hotel will be torn down is still up in the air as Bally’s Corp. executives wait for the Oakland Athletics to finalize their Las Vegas ballpark plans.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2023

If A’s need more land for retractable roof ballpark, they may be in luck

LAS VEGAS — If the Oakland Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark needs more than the 9 acres of land allotted to them to accommodate a retractable roof, they could be in luck.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2023

Report: A’s reach ‘loose agreement’ with Nevada lawmakers for Las Vegas public financing

The Oakland A’s publicly stated their intentions to move to Las Vegas more than a month ago, and it seems that they are finally making progress on that relocation this week.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023

Funding gap of $75M holding up A’s stadium deal

LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics are negotiating with Clark County to bridge a $75 million dollar gap in public financing for the proposed $1.5 billion MLB Las Vegas ballpark.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2023

NJ total gambling revenue up 9.5% in April but in-person casino revenue was down 1.6%

New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won over $462 million in April, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Oakland A's reach agreement for potential stadium site on Las Vegas Strip

The Oakland Athletics have reached an agreement with Bally’s and Gaming & Leisure Properties to build a potential stadium on the Tropicana hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Oakland A’s Reach Agreement to Build $1.5 Billion Stadium on Las Vegas Strip

The team’s eventual move to the desert cleared a major hurdle Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated · May 9, 2023

Post-COVID woe: Atlantic City casino earns fell 4.6% in '22

Three years after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Atlantic City’s casinos are collectively struggling to get back to where they were before COVID-19 in terms of profitability

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

John Romano: Indoors? High school field? Disney? The long, strange journey of Rays spring training.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Somewhere, palm fronds are swaying. Seagulls are squawking, the sun is blinding and the familiar scent of Coppertone is wafting through the bleachers.

Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2023