Genting’s new RM17.9bil Las Vegas resort bet

Going places: An exterior view of Resorts World Las Vegas on June 20. The new property is a shot in the arm for America’s gambling capital. ― AFP

LAS VEGAS: Genting Group opens its newest resort today, a US$4.3bil (RM17.9bil) extravaganza in Las Vegas and the biggest new property on the city’s famous Strip in over a decade.

Resorts World Las Vegas features 3, 500 hotel rooms, a 5, 000-seat theatre with Celine Dion in residency and a 100, 000-square-foot LED screen on the side of one tower. There’s a pop-up store selling clothing from the Kardashian family’s closets and a speak-easy called the Here Kitty Kitty Vice Den.