This was the playground for Sammy Davis, Jr., and Frank Sinatra. 'The Tropicana ain't going nowhere,' Fields said. Tony Fields, a New York man who was in town on a vacation Wednesday, says he wouldn't be a fan of the razing of the 66-year-old complex. There's no formal plan yet, but sources have told Channel 13 that the team has shifted its focus to the Tropicana land. That's because the Oakland A's, according to sources with knowledge of the matter, are in talks to possibly build a new baseball ballpark where the Tropicana sits, near the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The Tropicana Las Vegas property's time may soon be coming to an end despite being one of the oldest casino's on the Las Vegas Strip.