The Tropicana has really done a lot to update itself and it's much cleaner than it was before, but perhaps at the cost of some of it's character.
It's pretty neutral and sort of reminds me of Bally's now; there is a bit of the stained glass over the tables still, but it feels more out of place and considerably less art nouveau than it used to. It seems to me that they changed the colors of it (but perhaps that's my imagination). It 's attempt at nostalgia, but i wouldn't go so far as to say it's a successful one.
They have the promotional signs everywhere for " The first $200 on us" and there is (obviously) a catch, but it's still a good promo. You get that money in slot or table play, equal to your losses up to $200 in your first 24 hours. It's complicated and I think you get the first part immediately and the second half a month later. I lost $20 (the minimum) and got $10 in slot play back. It ensure's ill be back in a month, even if I just drop in. I will say you should try and go early, because you only have until midnight of the day you join to do it; if you join at 11pm you have one hour and you can only cash in once.
All in all the "new" Tropicana isn't a bad place; you could (and I have) done much worse. It's probably not the sort of place that is likely to spring to mind when you are searching for a night out, but it's a good deal when you are in the neighborhood.