In an interview, Mr. Kim said that the renovation was ultimately an opportunity to grow employment. Not all of the casino’s workers, however, are in the union. I welcome change.”The looming stadium deal is not the first time the Tropicana has been threatened. By the 1970s, the resort was already struggling to compete with larger operations like Caesars Palace, and at the end of that decade, the F.B.I. The Tropicana has since changed hands several times.

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