A colossal entertainment lineup is giving Las Vegas the opportunity to have big tourism weekends back to back. But how long can it be sustained?
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With the luck of dragons and lions behind it, Resorts World Las Vegas is ready to achieve even greater heights for the resort that opened its doors Thursday night.
Thousands celebrated Thursday during the opening of the newest hotel in Las Vegas, the $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas. It’s the first new resort on the Strip since The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas opened in 2010.
Architect Paul Steelman says there’s a lot to love about the design of Resorts World Las Vegas, but credits customers, associates with making the finished project shine.
Resorts World Las Vegas will feature a cash-free casino management system and a video wall that can be seen for miles.
At 11 p.m. Thursday, Resorts World will open the doors of its 3,500-room integrated resort on the site once home to the storied Stardust.
One of the first women gaming executives in the industry, Marilyn Spiegel held positions at Bally’s, Paris and Planet Hollywood before being named president at Wynn and Encore.
There aren’t any solid estimates for how many people will visit Las Vegas during the traditional kickoff to summer, but visitors commented on smaller lines and shorter waits than in past years.
The Las Vegas Monorail, purchased out of bankruptcy by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and closed since March 2020, will begin selling tickets Tuesday.
Around 600 construction workers are on the MSG Sphere at The Venetian construction site and the roof truss frame remains on track for a summer completion.
Malaysia-based Genting Group will make its Las Vegas debut in June with a $4.3 billion, 3,500-room megaresort on 87 acres formerly occupied by Boyd Gaming Corp.’s Stardust resort.
With the gradual addition of steel roof trusses, the MSG Sphere at The Venetian will begin taking on the spherical shape it is named for, with all trusses in by summer.
Affiliates of Apollo Global Management Inc. and Vici Properties Inc. will acquire The Venetian, Palazzo and the Sands Expo & Convention Center.
Social media influencers are expected to be in Las Vegas next weekend to get a look at how the city is readying for anticipated pent-up demand for the entertainment and activities it is famous for.
The cost of the MSG Sphere at The Venetian is expected to go up before the project is completed, but executives of the Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. aren’t yet issuing an estimated increase.