RESORTS WORLD LAS VEGAS | AN IN DEPTH LOOK INSIDE
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Resorts World Las Vegas is now open to the public. The first property built and
opened on The Strip in more than a decade welcomed guests inside on June 24, 2021.
Late Thursday evening, the $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas welcomed the public inside.
The opening of the mega hotel represents a major turning point for a slice of Las Vegas Boulevard
battered by the last recession that never quite recovered – until now.
"It took a while to recover from the recession and for Las Vegas to get its groove back," said
Nevada historian Michael Green. "And the spot itself means a great deal."
Resorts World Las Vegas promises to uphold the Strip’s long legacy of big debuts.
Not only will Resorts World be the first new casino resort on Las Vegas Boulevard
since The Cosmopolitan drew its violet curtain in 2010, but the $4.3 billion
crimson tower will offer a handful of first-to-market entertainment experiences,
which its executives are betting on to attract throngs of curious travelers from far and wide.
“We're really excited," property President Scott Sibella said. “It's been a decade since a property
like this has opened. We kind of broke the mold.” The center of the social spaces at the 3,500-room
casino resort developed by Malaysian corporation Genting Berhad — a newcomer
to Las Vegas with affiliated operations in the Americas, Asia (including Malaysia’s
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Crockfords at Resorts World Genting), the United Kingdom
and the Bahamas — will be a partnership with Zouk Group. Headed by CEO Andrew Li,
Zouk Group owns multiple Asia venues, including Zouk nightclubs in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
The Las Vegas hotel will operate a 100,000-square-foot ecosystem of daylife
and nightlife experiences, says Scott Sibella, president of Resorts World Las Vegas.
“We wanted to bring something to Las Vegas that no one has done.
We could have selected a Las Vegas nightlife operator. But after we went over to Asia and
visited Zouk, we knew we wanted a partner who was good at creating experiences at
all levels,” says Sibella, who is quick to point out that Zouk is “not just a nightclub.”
The pinnacle of an evening at Resorts World, Zouk Nightclub, will give all other Las Vegas
mega clubs a run for their money. It also will have the advantage of being the newest
and most technologically advanced venue in a city known for its nightlife one-upmanship.
“We have the flexibility to increase the size of the nightclub
and decrease it depending on the different nights of the week,” Li says.
“We tested this in Singapore and Malaysia, where we actually combine concepts together to make a
bigger space, which we found to be extremely fruitful in terms of getting bigger acts.”
For some, the adventure at Resorts World will be the clubs; for others, the restaurants;
and for even more people, the accommodations. When not being fully immersed in the party at Zouk,
Resorts World will offer guests three distinct hotel options: Hilton, Conrad and Crockfords.
Known for its luxurious amenities, Crockfords Las Vegas from LXR Hotels & Resorts will have
230 luxury guest rooms and suites. Expect a slew of perks, including discreet check-in,
private access to rooms and suites by way of an exclusive entrance and grand lobby. This is
one of the first U.S. locations of LXR Hotels & Resorts, Hilton’s collection of independent
luxury properties. Each hotel, from The Biltmore Mayfair in London to Zemi Beach House Hotel & Spa
in Anguilla, offers a distinct travel experience rooted in its place, history and tradition.
“We want everybody staying here to never have to leave — it will be a truly integrated
property,” Sibella says. “We want the people staying at Resorts World to come to Zouk
and we want the people not staying at Resorts World to come to Zouk.”
Casino
The casino floor includes 117,000 square feet of slots, table games, a dedicated poker room,
high-limit areas and a sportsbook. Guests can earn points for benefits when they dine, shop
and play with Genting Rewards, the resort’s loyalty program.
Card players will bet with house chips implanted with sensors at tables that
take cashless transactions and track every bet, split, double-down and side wager.
“It’s all RFID,” casino operations chief Rick Hutchins said, referring to radio-frequency
identification technology built into the first new Las Vegas resort to open since 2010.
“The table knows exactly what I’m betting.”
Cashless technology was retrofitted in recent years at existing properties. It was made part
of Resorts World from the start, executives told reporters during a preview tour Tuesday.
Pool and spa The resort will feature a 5.5-acre
pool complex — the largest pool deck in Las Vegas — as well as a 27,000-square-foot spa experience.
Dining There will be
over 40 food and beverage options at Resorts World Las Vegas, ranging from fine dining to
quick-service venues and exclusive concepts you won't find elsewhere on The Strip.
One of the concepts is a street food market that will put on display dishes made with recipes
imported straight from Asia’s bustling culinary scene. Famous Foods Street Eats will offer guests
a wide selection of authentic cuisines from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and beyond.
Inspired by the hawker-style food centers of Singapore,
this 24,000-square-foot hall will have dishes at 16 stalls from top chefs and restaurateurs.
Entertainment
The resort includes a 5,000-capacity concert and entertainment venue designed for concerts,
conventions, corporate gatherings and sporting events.
The resort has promised "the next wave of superstar entertainment
partners" — including Celine Dion, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood.
Day club, night club In collaboration with Zouk Group,
a lifestyle and entertainment company in Singapore, Resorts World Las Vegas plans
to include Zouk Nightclub and AYU Dayclub. A-list DJs Zedd and Tiësto are set to perform.
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