The penalties have been harsh for players caught breaking the N.F.L.’s gambling rules. That’s partly because the league wants no insinuation that games might be rigged.
The league suspended Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry of the Indianapolis Colts and Demetrius Taylor, a free agent, for at least a full season. A fourth player received a six-game penalty for betting on other sports.
Built in 1957, the Tropicana Las Vegas held the city’s longest-running cabaret and was synonymous with its swinging midcentury glory. It could be torn down to make way for a baseball stadium.