The first new resort built on The Strip in more than a decade is about to open.
At 11 p.m. Thursday, the $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas will welcome 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.”
Long road to opening
Where Resorts World now stands sat an iconic piece of Las Vegas history: Stardust. Opened in 1958, it was at the time the largest hotel on The Strip.
“The site rings just about every bell you can think of in terms of the history of gaming and resorts in Las Vegas,” said Green, whose father was a Stardust card dealer.
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