{"id":19679,"date":"2018-03-27T09:48:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T16:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=19679"},"modified":"2018-03-28T17:26:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T00:26:09","slug":"heres-whats-really-happening-resorts-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/heres-whats-really-happening-resorts-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s What&#8217;s Really Happening at Resorts World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Resorts World. It&#8217;s an enigma.<\/p>\n<p>The Asian-themed resort from Genting Group is being built on the bones of the abandoned Echelon Place project.<\/p>\n<p>Resorts World broke ground on May 5, 2015. Since then, progress on the bajillion-dollar resort has been agonizingly slow.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at Resorts World today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19681\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19681 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_032318_1.jpg\" alt=\"Resorts World Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_032318_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_032318_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_032318_1-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Resorts World seems to be perpetually preparing for something to happen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oh, yes, there are cranes.<\/p>\n<p>They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/resorts-world-project-shows-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showed up in late 2017<\/a>, creating a warmth in our loin we had not experienced in some time given the repeated delays in construction of the $4 billion, 3,000-room hotel-casino.<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of the cranes at Resorts World followed on the heels of hoopla about a construction manager being hired, as well as word Genting had finalized $400 million in contracts with vendors.<\/p>\n<p>Anticipation was at an all-time high that Resorts World would actually be a thing.<\/p>\n<p>Then came months and months of not a whole lot.<\/p>\n<p>Resorts World has said publicly there are 400 workers on the site now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19682\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19682 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_tweet.jpg\" alt=\"Resorts World Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_tweet.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_tweet-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_tweet-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was on the Internet, it must be true.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From our observations, Resorts World either has a counting problem or a lying problem. Since casinos never lie, we&#8217;ll just assume the official Resorts World abacus is in the shop.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the Resorts World site.<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-2uip_2hykok\" 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 &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;ch-ua &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts &#039;none&#039;;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-2uip_2hykok\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/2uIP_2hyKOk?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\/2uIP_2hyKOk?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/heres-whats-really-happening-resorts-world\\\/#arve-youtube-2uip_2hykok\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/2uIP_2hyKOk?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Four hundred constructions workers? The over\/under was about a dozen\u00a0during our most recent visit.<\/p>\n<p>Resorts World claimed it would have 1,000 construction workers on-site by early 2018. Yeah, not so much.<\/p>\n<p>Unless the construction workers at Resorts World are wearing cloaks of invisibility, it appears the only thing Resorts World is building at the moment is an exemplary record of horseshittery.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there are some symbolic things happening at Resorts World.\u00a0Beyond the crane theater, that is.<\/p>\n<p>For the most part, those things are orange.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19683\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19683 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_4.jpg\" alt=\"Resorts World Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_4-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s happening at a sloth&#8217;s pace, but Resorts World appears to be increasing the size of its erection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We are not a construction expert, but it appears concrete is being\u00a0poured at various parts of the Resorts World hotel tower.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another orange thing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19684\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19684 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_5.jpg\" alt=\"Resorts World Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_5-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_5-624x417.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is undeniably a thing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And let&#8217;s not forget this orange thing on the Strip-facing wall of the structure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19685\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19685 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_2.jpg\" alt=\"Resorts World Las Vegas\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Most concrete mixes reach 70% of specified compressive strength after seven days, whatever that might actually mean.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Update (3\/28\/18): A rep of Forming Concepts, Inc. has informed us those orange things are the company&#8217;s &#8220;formwork,&#8221; specifically, &#8220;elevator core forms and shear wall lifters.&#8221; The forms represent 39 truckloads of equipment. We look forward to learning more!<\/p>\n<p>Another area of progress is what&#8217;s been described as a &#8220;swatch&#8221; on\u00a0the exterior of the Resorts World tower. We should know because we&#8217;re\u00a0the one who described it that way. You can see it on the lower left of the photo above.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;swatch&#8221; is a test of what the exterior of the hotel could look\u00a0like, we assume.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it looked in July 2017.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19686\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19686 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update_july2017_1.jpg\" alt=\"Resorts World Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update_july2017_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update_july2017_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update_july2017_1-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We got really excited about this at the time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now, here&#8217;s what the exterior samples looked like in Sep. 2017.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19687\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19687 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update093017_1.jpg\" alt=\"Resorts World Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update093017_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update093017_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update093017_1-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This reflective version of the exterior would&#8217;ve been very helpful for shaving.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what the exterior test looks like today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19688\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19688 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_1.jpg\" alt=\"Resorts World Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_1-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes, we have issues, we&#8217;re not saying we don&#8217;t have issues.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Somebody&#8217;s taking a lot of time considering materials and color\u00a0combinations to determine what Resorts World will ultimately look\u00a0like.<\/p>\n<p>As we&#8217;re rooting for Resorts World to become a reality, we&#8217;re going\u00a0to go with &#8220;slow and steady wins the race&#8221; as Genting&#8217;s construction\u00a0philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>An alternative philosophy might be, &#8220;We&#8217;re not opening until we&#8217;re\u00a0sure this puppy is going to make a profit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19689\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19689 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_7.jpg\" alt=\"Resorts World Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_7-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hey, the crane guy wants to feel like he&#8217;s doing something, so just play along.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Resorts World sits at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/north-end-las-vegas-strip-about-to-explode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">north end of The Strip<\/a>, so it could very\u00a0well be waiting for the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion, the\u00a0opening of The Drew (formerly Fountainebleau), the opening of\u00a0Paradise Park (formerly Wynn Paradise Park), a renovation for The Strat (formerly Stratosphere), a new direction for SLS Las Vegas\u00a0(formerly Sahara) and the sale of Lucky Dragon (formerly not in\u00a0bankruptcy).<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, it could very well be Resorts World is biding its time\u00a0until there&#8217;s critical mass at the north end of The Strip. That&#8217;s\u00a0what we&#8217;d do.<\/p>\n<p>If we were building a $4 billion Las Vegas resort. With all our mountains of blog\u00a0money.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19691\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19691 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/resorts_world_update032318_6.jpg\" alt=\"Resorts World Las Vegas\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baby steps are still steps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ultimately, progress is progress, even if it isn&#8217;t readily\u00a0discernible to the naked eye.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s hoping &#8220;slow and steady&#8221; gives way to &#8220;a metric hell-ton of\u00a0construction activity&#8221; in the months to come.<\/p>\n<p>We can&#8217;t bear any more heartbreak at the former home of our beloved\u00a0Stardust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resorts World. It&#8217;s an enigma. The Asian-themed resort from Genting Group is being built on the bones of the abandoned Echelon Place project. Resorts World broke ground on May 5, 2015. Since then, progress on the bajillion-dollar resort has been agonizingly slow. Here&#8217;s a look at Resorts World today. Oh, yes, there are cranes. 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