Bally’s Corporation has revealed updated plans for a large-scale mixed-use resort development on the Las Vegas Strip, to be built alongside the future home of the Athletics Major League Baseball team. The project, which will rise on the 26-acre portion of the former Tropicana site, is designed as a multi-phase development that will include luxury hotels, casino space, retail, dining, and live entertainment venues.
A Landmark Development Adjacent to the Ballpark
The Oakland A’s are relocating to Las Vegas with a new $2 billion, 33,000-seat stadium scheduled to open in time for the 2028 MLB season. Bally’s resort will connect directly to the ballpark and is expected to transform the surrounding area into a hub for sports fans and visitors.
According to the company’s latest plans, the resort will ultimately feature two hotel towers with 3,000 rooms, built in stages. Other major features include 500,000 square feet of retail and dining space, a 2,500-seat theater, and extensive casino facilities. Casino operations are set to span 104,200 square feet, including a 56,000-square-foot main floor with 1,500 slot machines and 75 table games, a 16,500-square-foot sportsbook, and dedicated areas for events and VIP experiences.
A central feature of the site will be a 9-acre plaza that provides access to both the stadium and the resort, designed as a gathering point for baseball fans and visitors. “Bally’s Las Vegas represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine the heart of the Strip,” said Bally’s Chairman Soo Kim.
The development will be built in phases, coordinated with the stadium’s construction timeline. The initial stage, set to align with the ballpark’s 2028 opening, will include the plaza, a utility plant, and a parking garage with 2,500 spaces adjacent to the southeast corner of the property. Additional parking spread across the site will eventually bring total capacity to 5,000 vehicles. A planned Vegas Loop station from Elon Musk’s Boring Company is also included in the design, with a footprint of nearly 15,000 square feet.
Future stages will expand the resort with more entertainment venues, retail outlets, and an 1,800-room hotel tower. Later phases will add the second tower with 1,200 rooms on the northeast corner, although this final segment will take longer as that space is currently being used as a staging area for stadium construction.
Marnell Architecture, known for its work on iconic Las Vegas resorts including the Bellagio, Wynn, and Mirage, has been named architect of record. JLL, a global real estate services company, will oversee leasing for the retail and dining spaces.
“With world-class partners like JLL and Marnell, and with the arrival of Major League Baseball, we are not just building an integrated resort,” Kim emphasized. “We are creating a landmark destination that unites sports, entertainment, dining and hospitality on a scale only Las Vegas can deliver.”
Integration of Sports, Entertainment, and Hospitality
The project is designed to integrate seamlessly with the stadium, offering amenities for both local fans and international visitors. Renderings show a multi-level sports bar with a rooftop pool located on the northwest corner of the property, adjacent to Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, one of the city’s busiest intersections. According to Las Vegas Review-Journal, a cylindrical LED sign is planned for that location, designed to make the resort highly visible to Strip traffic.
Bally’s vision highlights a theater complex on the southwest corner, spanning 216,000 square feet across three levels. A variety of food, beverage, and retail options will accompany the entertainment venues, with the company promising “immersive experiences” for guests.
Michael Hirschfeld, vice chairman of JLL, underscored the significance of the project for the broader Strip economy. “Las Vegas is one of the most important markets for food and beverage, entertainment and retail in the US,” he said. “The extended hours of operation in the market yield some of the highest sales per unit in the country.”
Although Bally’s has not disclosed the overall cost of the resort development, the project is designed to complement the A’s stadium, which will occupy the remaining nine acres of the 35-acre site gifted to the team by landowner Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. The stadium itself will be owned by the Las Vegas Stadium Authority.
Entitlement applications are expected to be filed with Clark County in the near term, with Bally’s planning to break ground in 2026. While some elements will not be complete until after the stadium opens, the resort’s integration with the ballpark positions it as one of the most ambitious Las Vegas projects in recent years.
