Nevada Gaming Commission has approved Penn National Gaming’s $360 million dollar purchase of The New Tropicana Las Vegas – A DoubleTree by Hilton from Onex Corportaion and Alex Yemenidjian . Before we get on with the PNG news, we definitely should salute Mr. Alex Yemenidjian for doing what many people thought was nearly impossible – he transformed the Tropicana from poop drooling, maggot infested, dirty bunghole of a casino, into a vibrant, fun, clean resort offering great rooms and decent gambling at a competitive value.