But after we went over to Asia and visited Zouk, we knew we wanted a partner who was good at creating experiences at all levels,” says Sibella, who is quick to point out that Zouk is “not just a nightclub.” We could have selected a Las Vegas nightlife operator. “We wanted to bring something to Las Vegas that no one has done.
The Las Vegas hotel will operate a 100,000-square-foot ecosystem of daylife and nightlife experiences, says Scott Sibella, president of Resorts World Las Vegas. Headed by CEO Andrew Li, Zouk Group owns multiple Asia venues, including Zouk nightclubs in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The center of the social spaces at the 3,500-room casino resort developed by Malaysian corporation Genting Berhad - a newcomer to Las Vegas with affiliated operations in the Americas, Asia (including Malaysia’s Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Crockfords at Resorts World Genting), the United Kingdom and the Bahamas - will be a partnership with Zouk Group. Not only will Resorts World be the first new casino resort on Las Vegas Boulevard since The Cosmopolitan drew its violet curtain in 2010, but the $4.3 billion crimson tower will offer a handful of first-to-market entertainment experiences, which its executives are betting on to attract throngs of curious travelers from far and wide. When it opens its doors in the summer of 2021, Resorts World Las Vegas promises to uphold the Strip’s long legacy of big debuts.
