| Rendering courtesy of Oakland AthleticsĬrime, entertainment, and swim-up blackjack People don't want to sit in the nosebleeds.' An initial exterior rendering of the A's ballpark in Las Vegas. 'That's an important part of creating a unique experience.

'We want it to be intimate and ensure all the seats are close to the action,' Kaval said. An early rendering by A's Director of Design Brad Schrock offered a hint of things to come: a temperature-controlled venue of around 30,000 seats, which is relatively small by big-league standards, with the possibility of adjustable open-air features. That will be a moment when people realize how big this is becoming.'Īrchitecture giants Gensler and Bjarke Ingels Group/HNTB are drafting competing designs for the stadium, with a winner to be selected in just a few weeks. 'There will be some type of implosion … Part of it will be taken down manually, but part of it will be imploded. 'For us to build a ballpark on it, the entire site needs to be clean,' Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval told Thrillist. That means every piece of the hotel has to go. If all goes according to plan, the site of the 66-year-old Strip resort will become a Major League Baseball stadium, sealing the deal to relocate the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas.