Bally's Las Vegas Redevelopment
Bally's Corporation is pursuing entitlements for a phased redevelopment of its South Strip holdings next to the Athletics ballpark. Phase One zoning covering 26 acres was granted August 19, 2026, and the project is scheduled to return to the Clark County Zoning Commission on September 16, 2026 for hotel-casino use permits.
- Owner
- Bally's Corporation
- Landowner
- Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc.
- Architect
- Marnell Architecture
- General contractor
- Not disclosed
- Reported cost
- $1,190M per the LVCVA bulletin
- Scope
- 3,000 rooms; Phase One entitlements cover 26 acres
- Target completion
- December 2030 per the LVCVA bulletin
- Status
- Approved
Where it stands
On August 19, 2026 zoning approval was granted for Phase One, covering 26 acres, and the project is scheduled to return to the Zoning Commission on September 16, 2026 for hotel-casino use permits, with FAA sign-off still required (NVBEX).
Bally's revised the plan from two phases to three (Yogonet; CDC Gaming). Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. is the landowner and Marnell Architecture the architect (NVBEX).
Separately, a Bally's SEC filing dated August 14, 2026 disclosed substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern, and a reported Boyd Gaming interest in the Tropicana site was denied by Bally's (FishDuck). The LVCVA bulletin lists 3,000 rooms, $1,190M and a December 2030 completion (LVCVA).
Approvals and public record
Phase One entitlements were approved August 19, 2026; hotel-casino use permits are set for a September 16, 2026 hearing; FAA approval remains outstanding (NVBEX). The case numbers are not listed in the sources we have.
What is not known
No financing has been disclosed for Phase One construction, and it is not public how the going-concern disclosure bears on the December 2030 completion date the LVCVA bulletin lists. No general contractor is named.
The case numbers for the August 19 approval and the September 16 hearing are not listed in the sources we have.
Why it matters
This is the largest entitlement package moving next to the new ballpark, so its phasing sets the sequence for street, utility and parking work on that block. A going-concern disclosure filed five days before the zoning approval is the kind of fact that changes how subcontractors and suppliers price risk on a project that has entitlements but no disclosed construction financing.
Timeline
- Going-concern disclosure
A Bally's SEC filing disclosed substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
- Phase One zoning approved
Zoning approval covering 26 acres was granted.
- Three-phase revision reported
The development plan was revised from two phases to three.
- Zoning Commission hearing scheduled
The project is scheduled to return for hotel-casino use permits.
- Completion listed
The LVCVA bulletin lists completion in December 2030.
Sources
- NVBEX - Bally's Las Vegas Phase One entitlementshttps://nevbex.com/2026/08/26/ballys-las-vegas-phase-one-entitlements/
- Yogonet - Bally's revises to a three-phase planhttps://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2026/08/20/125997-ballys-revises-las-vegas-development-plan-with-threephase-construction-project
- CDC Gaming - Bally's changes course on developmenthttps://cdcgaming.com/brief/ballys-changes-course-on-development-around-as-vegas-ballpark/
- FishDuck - Boyd reportedly eyes Bally's Tropicana sitehttps://fishduck.com/2026/08/boyd-gaming-reportedly-eyes-ballys-troubled-tropicana-vegas-redevelopment/
- LVCVA - Tourism Construction Bulletin, May 15, 2026https://res.cloudinary.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1779405036/clients/lasvegas/ConstructionBulletin051526_86c37e79-6dc1-4879-a2dd-e05ad92d28ca.pdf
Every figure on this page is attributed to a document or a published report. Where sources disagree we print both numbers rather than choosing one. Where the record is silent we say so.
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