Resorts World Las Vegas opened its doors to the public at 11 p.m. on June 24, 2021. The red-edged towers brought hotel guests and casino visitors back to a northern Strip site whose previous resort, Stardust, had closed fifteen years earlier. Genting developed the new resort; the familiar Stardust name did not continue over the doors.
Stardust closes and Echelon stops
Between those two operating casinos stood an unfinished project. Stardust closed on November 1, 2006, and its buildings were imploded on March 13, 2007. Boyd Gaming planned Echelon for the cleared land, then announced a construction delay on August 1, 2008, citing difficult capital markets and a weak economy. Echelon belongs in the site’s development history, rather than a list of casinos that actually welcomed gamblers.
Genting acquires the development site
Genting acquired the Echelon site and related improvements in 2013. Boyd’s filing distinguishes the agreement on March 1 from the closing on March 4. The transaction covered 87 acres and included power-plant improvements within its aggregate price. The long interval before the eventual resort opening explains why the succession is more complicated than a quick demolition followed by a new hotel.
Three hotel brands, one casino resort
The new resort combined three hotel identities around a shared casino and public spaces: Las Vegas Hilton at Resorts World, Conrad Las Vegas at Resorts World, and Crockfords Las Vegas within Hilton’s LXR collection. Each brand had its own entrance and lobby at opening. Those names describe different accommodation experiences within the Resorts World campus, rather than three successive casinos on the same ground.
The 2021 opening and later changes
The opening announcement counted 3,500 rooms and suites and emphasized cashless wagering and digital guest services. Its casino included slots, table games, poker and a sportsbook. These were features of the 2021 debut; they should not be read as a promise that every service or venue remains unchanged. The operator’s January 2025 fact sheet later counted 3,506 rooms, showing why room totals need a date.
A replacement on a historic site
Nevada’s June 30, 2026 nonrestricted gaming report lists Resorts World Las Vegas as a licensed Strip property. Its current identity therefore belongs alongside the separate history of the demolished Stardust. A visitor looking at the new towers is seeing a replacement development on a wider historic site. Stardust’s 2006 photograph records an earlier building and sign, while the main illustration presents the later resort, adapted from a May 2026 photograph.
