Resorts World Las Vegas is owned by Genting Group, the Malaysian leisure and hospitality conglomerate, through its publicly traded holding company Genting Berhad and a Nevada-registered subsidiary. Genting developed the $4.3 billion resort and opened it on June 24, 2021. Hilton is a branding and management partner, not an owner: the property flies three Hilton hotel flags, but the land, the building, the casino license, and the company behind them all trace back to Genting.
- Resorts World Las Vegas is owned by Genting Group (parent company Genting Berhad), a publicly traded Malaysian conglomerate, not by Hilton.
- Genting bought the 87-acre site, the old Stardust, from Boyd Gaming in 2013 for $350 million, then built the resort for about $4.3 billion, the most expensive ever developed in Las Vegas.
- It opened on June 24, 2021, the first ground-up resort built on the Strip in more than a decade.
- Hilton is a brand and loyalty partner: Las Vegas Hilton, Conrad, and Crockfords (an LXR hotel) all operate inside Genting’s building.
- Genting runs Resorts World properties around the world, from Malaysia and Singapore to New York and the Catskills.
What’s in This Guide
- Who Owns Resorts World Las Vegas?
- Who Is Genting Group?
- Genting vs. Hilton: Owner or Operator?
- From the Stardust to Resorts World: The Site’s History
- Genting’s Global Resorts World Empire
- Who Runs Resorts World Las Vegas Today?
- What the Ownership Means for Your Visit
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Related Las Vegas Guides
Who Owns Resorts World Las Vegas?
The short answer: Resorts World Las Vegas is owned by Genting Group, a family-controlled conglomerate based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In corporate terms, the resort is held by a Nevada subsidiary, Resorts World Las Vegas LLC, which rolls up to Genting’s publicly listed parent, Genting Berhad. Genting describes Resorts World Las Vegas as a wholly owned principal subsidiary, and the resort is registered with the Nevada Gaming Commission under Genting ownership.
People get confused here for one simple reason: the hotels inside the tower carry Hilton names. But the Hilton brands are licensed into a building that Genting owns and paid to build. Think of it like a shopping center where the stores wear national brand names while one landlord owns the whole property. The landlord, in this case, is Genting.
The quick definition: Genting Group is the Malaysian parent company that owns and operates the worldwide Resorts World brand of casino resorts. Resorts World Las Vegas is its flagship United States property on the Strip, developed and opened by Genting in 2021.
Source: Genting Group corporate site | Resorts World Las Vegas overview
Who Is Genting Group?
Genting Group is one of Asia’s largest leisure and hospitality companies, with interests in casino resorts, cruise lines, plantations, power, and oil and gas. It was founded in 1965 by the late Lim Goh Tong, who built a mountaintop casino resort at Genting Highlands outside Kuala Lumpur. The group was led for decades by his son, Lim Kok Thay, who stepped back from the Genting Berhad chairmanship in 2025 while remaining on the board.
Genting is not a single company but a family of publicly traded ones. The structure is worth understanding because it explains how a Malaysian firm ended up owning a Las Vegas casino:
- Genting Berhad is the top-level holding company, listed on the Malaysian stock exchange.
- Genting Malaysia runs the original Resorts World Genting in the Malaysian highlands and the group’s properties in the United States and United Kingdom.
- Genting Singapore owns Resorts World Sentosa, one of the most profitable integrated resorts in the world.
- Resorts World Las Vegas LLC is the Nevada subsidiary that holds the Strip resort and its gaming license.
Because Genting Berhad trades publicly, its ownership of Resorts World Las Vegas is a matter of corporate record rather than a private guess. The Las Vegas property is the group’s single largest investment in the United States.
Source: Genting Group corporate history | Lim Kok Thay biography
Genting vs. Hilton: Owner or Operator?
This is the single most common point of confusion, so it is worth spelling out. Owning a resort and branding the hotels inside it are two different things. At Resorts World Las Vegas, Genting owns the asset and Hilton supplies the brands. The resort was the largest single hotel deal in Hilton’s history when the partnership was announced, bringing three Hilton flags under one Genting-owned roof.
| Role | Company | What they actually do |
|---|---|---|
| Owner and developer | Genting Group (Genting Berhad) | Owns the land and the 59-story tower, holds the Nevada gaming license, and funded the $4.3 billion build |
| Hotel brands | Hilton: Las Vegas Hilton, Conrad, Crockfords (LXR) | License their names and Hilton Honors loyalty program to the rooms inside the building |
| Day-to-day operator | Resorts World Las Vegas LLC | A Genting subsidiary that runs the casino, the hotels, the pool, and the venues |
So when a traveler books a room through Hilton and stays at the “Las Vegas Hilton at Resorts World,” they are staying in a Genting-owned building, earning Hilton points, inside a casino that Genting runs. All three statements are true at once.
A widely repeated myth is that Hilton owns Resorts World Las Vegas because the hotels carry Hilton names. It does not. Hilton is a brand licensor and management partner. Genting owns the real estate, the casino, and the gaming license outright.
Source: Resorts World Las Vegas property details | Hilton official site
From the Stardust to Resorts World: The Site’s History
The patch of north Strip real estate where Resorts World stands has one of the most storied histories in Las Vegas. Understanding it makes the Genting purchase make sense.
- 1958 to 2006: The legendary Stardust Resort and Casino operated here, a Rat Pack-era icon on Las Vegas Boulevard.
- 2007: Boyd Gaming demolished the Stardust to make way for Echelon Place, an ambitious multi-tower project.
- 2008: Boyd halted Echelon construction during the financial crisis, leaving a steel skeleton on the Strip for years.
- March 4, 2013: Boyd sold the 87-acre site to Genting for $350 million, roughly $4 million per acre.
- June 24, 2021: Genting opened Resorts World Las Vegas after a build that reached $4.3 billion.
Genting repurposed part of the stalled Echelon structure rather than starting from bare ground, which is one reason the project moved as quickly as it did once it broke ground. The result was the first brand-new, ground-up resort to open on the Strip since The Cosmopolitan in 2010.
Source: Resorts World Las Vegas site history | Las Vegas Review-Journal casino coverage
Genting’s Global Resorts World Empire
Resorts World Las Vegas is the most visible United States property, but it is one node in a worldwide network. Genting uses the Resorts World name across several countries, which is why the Las Vegas resort feels like part of a larger brand the moment you walk in.
| Property | Location | Genting arm |
|---|---|---|
| Resorts World Genting | Genting Highlands, Malaysia | Genting Malaysia |
| Resorts World Sentosa | Sentosa Island, Singapore | Genting Singapore |
| Resorts World Las Vegas | Las Vegas Strip, Nevada | Resorts World Las Vegas LLC |
| Resorts World New York City | Queens, New York | Genting (United States) |
| Resorts World Catskills | Monticello, New York | Empire Resorts (Genting-controlled) |
| Resorts World Bimini | Bimini, Bahamas | Genting |
The flagship of the whole brand is still Resorts World Genting in the Malaysian highlands, the mountaintop resort that founder Lim Goh Tong built in the 1960s. Las Vegas is the group’s bid to plant that same brand in the capital of American gaming.
Source: Genting Group property portfolio
Who Runs Resorts World Las Vegas Today?
Ownership has stayed with Genting since day one, but the leadership team running the Las Vegas property has changed significantly. The resort went through a turbulent stretch that reshaped its executive bench.
In August 2024, the Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a disciplinary complaint alleging that the casino had accommodated illegal bookmakers, patrons with gambling-related felony convictions, and figures tied to organized crime. In 2025, Resorts World agreed to a $10.5 million settlement to resolve anti-money-laundering violations, the second-largest gaming fine in Nevada history, approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission. The property did not admit or deny the allegations and committed to a strengthened compliance program.
In the wake of the case, Genting overhauled the leadership. Former MGM Resorts chief executive Jim Murren was named to chair a reconstituted board, and gaming-industry veteran and Las Vegas native Alexander Dixon was installed as chief executive of Resorts World Las Vegas. The changes signal that while the owner has not changed, the people steering the property have.
For a visitor, none of this changes the experience at the door. It is a well-financed, Genting-owned flagship with a fresh management team and tighter compliance. The ownership story matters mostly for understanding how the resort fits into a global brand, and for knowing that a single, deep-pocketed parent stands behind it.
Source: The Nevada Independent, settlement coverage | Casino.org, fine approval
What the Ownership Means for Your Visit
Resorts World sits at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip, at 3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard, on the site of the old Stardust. Its glowing LED-wrapped tower is one of the easiest landmarks to spot after dark. Because it is a single, self-contained Genting resort, everything from the casino and the pool complex to the theater and the restaurants lives under one roof, which makes it a popular base for a Vegas stay.
The north Strip location is the one practical thing worth planning around. Resorts World is farther from Harry Reid International Airport than the central and south Strip resorts, and the walk to neighboring properties is longer than it looks on a map. That is where a planned ride beats guessing on a rideshare app with surge pricing after a show.
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Sources and Methodology
All ownership, cost, and history figures in this article were verified against public sources in October 2026. Ownership and corporate structure are drawn from Genting Group’s corporate materials and the group’s publicly listed company filings. Resort facts (the $4.3 billion build cost, the June 24, 2021 opening, the 3,506 rooms across three Hilton brands, the 2013 site purchase from Boyd Gaming for $350 million, and the former Stardust site) are from the Resorts World Las Vegas property record and Las Vegas Review-Journal reporting. The 2024 Nevada Gaming Control Board complaint and the 2025 $10.5 million settlement are reported by The Nevada Independent and Casino.org. Leadership details reflect the post-settlement reorganization and may change; confirm current executives with the resort directly before relying on them. Nothing in this article is a substitute for the resort’s official information.
Primary sources: Genting Group, Resorts World Las Vegas overview, The Nevada Independent, Casino.org.
