A Las Vegas casino was demolished in a controlled implosion after it closed during COVID and never reopened, drawing crowds for explosive farewell.

The long-closed Eastside Cannery casino on the Boulder Strip was imploded Thursday morning after closing during the COVID-19 pandemic and never reopening.

Like casinos across Nevada, the Eastside Cannery shut down in March 2020 when the pandemic forced a statewide closure of gaming properties.

There aren't many things more "Las Vegas" than the implosion of an old hotel-casino, and that was the fate of the Eastside ...

Slot machines switched off, blackjack tables deserted... several of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas will shut their doors Tuesday to tackle the spread of the new coronavirus. The sweeping closures ...