The hotel and casino that inspired Martin Scorsese's mob hit "Casino" has gone bust.
The Las Vegas landmark is no more after an early-morning implosion of the Riviera hotel and casino.
The planned blast was the first of two implosions scheduled to bring down the more than 60-year-old building. Tuesday blast brought down the Monaco tower, the largest of two towers on the property, KVVU reported.
The Riviera opened on April 20, 1955 to the tunes of Liberace. Joan Crawford welcomed visitors to the then-nine-story hotel. It was built with money from allies of Chicago mob bosses Tony Accardo and Meyer Lansky, The Daily Beast reported.
The stage was home to all-stars Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Dean Marin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Barbra Streisand.
The casino continued its run until closing in 2015.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority bought the property for $191 million dollars for the planned expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, KVVU reported.
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