Resorts World breaks ground in Vegas
Just a day after the historic Riviera Casino and Hotel cashed in its chips for the last time, a new breed of casino resort was born on the Las Vegas Strip.
The groundbreaking of the highly anticipated $4 billion Resorts World Las Vegas project took place accompanied by traditional Chinese thunder drummers and lion dancers.
Just across the street from the now shuttered Riviera, the Chinese themed Resorts World will have more than 3,000 guest rooms, and will feature a 175,000-square-foot casino, a 4,000-seat theater, an aquarium, a live panda exhibit and an indoor water park.
There are even plans to build a replica of the Great Wall of China.
The resort is being developed by Malaysia-based Genting Group, which operates casinos and resorts worldwide and plans to open by mid-2018.
It will take shape on the site of the old Stardust Hotel, creating about 30,000 construction jobs and direct and indirect work for up to 13,000 when it eventually opens.
"Genting Group looks forward to being a part of the city’s continued growth by creating a huge national and international draw with this Chinese themed world-class resort," said KT Lim, chief executive of Genting Group.
"It’s going to put people back to work. It’s going to be one of those iconic resorts that people can only see in Las Vegas," said Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval.
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