{"id":18418,"date":"2017-10-03T00:50:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T07:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=18418"},"modified":"2017-10-03T00:55:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T07:55:13","slug":"resorts-world-doubles-cranes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/resorts-world-doubles-cranes\/","title":{"rendered":"Resorts World Doubles Its Number of Cranes (To Two)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Resorts World has become the &ldquo;molasses in wintertime&rdquo; of Las Vegas resort construction projects.<\/p>\n<p>While progress has been agonizingly slow, we have seen recent signs of activity. Specifically, Resorts World has doubled its number of construction cranes.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there are precisely two. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/glee-skepticism-battle-it-out-at-resorts-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We&rsquo;ve shown you<\/a> the one in back of the building, now take a gander at the one in front.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18419\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-18419 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Resorts World\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/resorts_world_093017_5.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maybe it&rsquo;s not about how many cranes there are, but how willing they are to work on weekends and eat lunch at their desk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Have you noticed nobody ever leaves a gander? Always take, take, take.<\/p>\n<p>Resorts World is being built on the bones of the abandoned Echelon Place.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18422\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-18422 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Resorts World\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/resorts_world_093017_1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oh, look, the second crane, trying to look busy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Echelon Place was being built, it was not uncommon to see a dozen cranes looming over the site.<\/p>\n<p>Now, not so much. Take a look.<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-yg5h8aanlsq\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer 'none';autoplay 'none';camera 'none';ch-ua 'none';clipboard-read 'none';clipboard-write;display-capture 'none';encrypted-media 'none';gamepad 'none';geolocation 'none';gyroscope 'none';hid 'none';identity-credentials-get 'none';idle-detection 'none';keyboard-map 'none';local-fonts 'none';magnetometer 'none';microphone 'none';midi 'none';payment 'none';picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create 'none';publickey-credentials-get 'none';screen-wake-lock 'none';serial 'none';sync-xhr;usb 'none';window-management 'none';xr-spatial-tracking 'none';\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-yg5h8aanlsq\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Yg5H8AaNlsQ?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Yg5H8AaNlsQ?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/resorts-world-doubles-cranes\\\/#arve-youtube-yg5h8aanlsq\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/Yg5H8AaNlsQ?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Still, a closer peek reveals more materials at the site&rsquo;s &ldquo;laydown yard,&rdquo; an area where construction materials are delivered and stored until needed for installation.<\/p>\n<p>Other than that, any changes aren&rsquo;t particularly visible.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18421\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-18421 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Resorts World construction\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/resorts_world_093017_3.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laydown yards are awesome because who doesn&rsquo;t love yards and laying down?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In May 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/business\/casinos-gaming\/new-resorts-world-las-vegas-chief-sees-tower-cranes-over-next-90-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it was announced<\/a> &ldquo;major construction&rdquo; was &ldquo;imminent.&rdquo; Let&rsquo;s just say there&rsquo;s a reason certain words are in quotation marks.<\/p>\n<p>The company behind Resorts World, Malaysia-based Genting Group, has said a lot of the work being done on its $4 billion resort involves things people&nbsp;can&rsquo;t see, like &ldquo;utility lines and working out easements.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;re pretty sure &ldquo;working out easements&rdquo; is a euphemism for something.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18420\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-18420 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Resorts World\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/resorts_world_093017_8.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Resorts World is testing some mirrored windows. That&rsquo;s new!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fact remains the Asian-themed Resorts World is moving at a panda&rsquo;s pace.<\/p>\n<p>Presumably, delays have been related to the &ldquo;devaluation of Malaysia&rsquo;s currency and the unavailability of construction cranes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>We have to wonder if Genting, in high school, blamed the dog when it forgot&nbsp;to do its homework.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18423\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-18423 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Resorts World construction\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/resorts_world_093017_7.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&rsquo;s a chance this is fancy, imported Malaysian dirt! Don&rsquo;t hate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&rsquo;s time Resorts World got serious about itself. More cranes. More steel.&nbsp;More people in hard hats cat-calling passersby.<\/p>\n<p>Because Vegas shines most brightly when it makes new things.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resorts World has become the &ldquo;molasses in wintertime&rdquo; of Las Vegas resort construction projects. While progress has been agonizingly slow, we have seen recent signs of activity. Specifically, Resorts World has doubled its number of construction cranes. Now, there are precisely two. 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