Resorts World Las Vegas opens up scope
June 16, 2021
(PRESS RELEASE) – Resorts World Las Vegas, the first resort development on the Las Vegas Strip in more than a decade, will unveil an unparalleled gaming experience featuring the most innovative technology in the industry when the resort opens on June 24th. With 117,000 square feet of gaming space with over 1,400 slot machines, 117 table games, a dedicated poker room and 30 poker tables, plus high limit areas and sports betting, the next generation casino will redefine the traditional gaming experience by incorporating most of the most technologically advanced casino and gaming operations in an integrated resort.
“Our vision at Resorts World Las Vegas has always been to provide unique experiences in all areas of the resort, including gaming. Through our partnerships with world-class gaming technology partners, we offer our guests a fully integrated experience, not just on the gaming floor, but across the resort, ”said Rick Hutchins, senior vice president, casino operations, Resorts World Las Vegas. “Resorts World Las Vegas mobile app will provide better service to guests by providing loyalty and personalization based on their preferences to guests enrolled in our Genting Rewards program.”
Mobile driven technology
Resorts World Las Vegas will deliver the most convenient, secure and overall best gaming experience through the Resorts World Mobile App, developed by the award-winning mobile platform JOINGO, a Sightline Payments Solution. The app enables guests to pay for games, entertainment or hotel offers from the palm of their hand, check their Genting Rewards balance, receive offers and rewards and stay connected to the many amenities of the resort. Genting Rewards is Resorts World Las Vegas’ global loyalty program and is a free registration where members earn points, recognitions and rewards for their spend across the resort. Guests can participate in person at the registration and reprint kiosks, player services, select bars and gaming concierges, or digitally either online or via their mobile device. The Resorts World mobile app and digital loyalty card offer guests a safe, fast and secure way to access funds without queuing or handling cash.
Cashless betting
Resorts World Las Vegas will be the first Las Vegas casino to offer consumers digital sign-up and cashless wagering on both slot machines and table games. Managed by Konami Gaming’s SYNKROS®, the resort’s ultra-reliable casino management system and industry-leading architecture, Resorts World Las Vegas provides the ideal environment for integrations with world-class solutions that ultimately deliver the ultimate in ease of use and endless possibilities, functionality while offering the possibility to provide a completely seamless cashless betting experience through GamingPlay, the resort’s digital gaming wallet, and cardless logins for Genting Rewards loyalty members.
GamingPlay’s vision is to provide seamless features to recharge your wallet in three ways, by depositing cash at one of the NEO kiosks from NRT Technology, a world leader in corporate payment systems for casinos, or at the Player Service Desk or by logging in at Play + from Sightline. Play + allows guests to connect to external funding sources such as a bank account, credit, debit or PayPal account and top up their GamingPlay wallet. This solution gives guests the flexibility to transfer funds to their GamingPlay wallet and linked Play + account, and offers the convenience of transactions without leaving their seat or standing in line. Guests also have three different ways to enter and present their loyalty card on the casino floor, including a physical loyalty card, a digital loyalty card, or entering their phone number on any slot machine. NRT technology will also be an integral part of genting rewards through solutions including rewards from OfferCraft, QuickTouch login kiosks and more.
“The introduction of cashless gaming solutions at the first major casino opening in Las Vegas in a decade offers Sightline a tremendous opportunity to drive the digital transformation of the gaming consumer experience,” said Joe Pappano, CEO of Sightline Payments. “Resorts World Las Vegas will highlight the impact that payment innovations on the integrated casino resort can have on the gaming industry as a whole. We are proud to be launching the Resorts World Las Vegas Play + program in parallel with this historic opening. “
“When Resorts World Las Vegas and Konami Gaming first officially partnered in early 2020, we wanted to reinvent the hospitality experience in Las Vegas by offering every guest seamless interaction, first-class comfort, personal engagement and catering services bringing Touchpoint”, said Tom Jingoli, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Konami Gaming, Inc. “The opening of Resort World Las Vegas is a significant historic moment for our city and the global gaming industry, and Konami is incredibly excited to be part of it Providing guests with unforgettable entertainment and seamless experiences in a whole new way. “
“Our vision of integrating the guest experience couldn’t be more appropriate to this partnership between Resorts World Las Vegas and NRT,” said Michael Dominelli, President of NRT. “Enabling both a physical and digital solution package of financial services, marketing and loyalty, rewards, registration, electronic tagging and an intelligent table game platform. Not to mention the most reliable and secure infrastructure we have for all of our technology. Connected and supported by key operational software stacks such as AML tracking and management, financial services information and the award-winning back office platform, we are proud to be shaping the future with Resorts World Las Vegas. “
Seamless integrations
When the next generation casino opens next week, guests can try their luck on a variety of table games, including blackjack, craps, roulette and more. Resorts World Las Vegas has partnered with Genesis Gaming, the only complete solution provider in the table game industry, to bring the digital table gaming experience with RFID bet tracking, Perfect Pay at Baccarat tables and Ticket-in-Ticket-out (TITO) at the tables .
Resorts World Las Vegas will be the first casino resort to introduce Smart Table, which uses RFID embedded chips for every dollar value to ensure 100% accuracy of guests’ gaming activities. This innovative and groundbreaking solution ensures that guests receive the most accurate recognition through the resort’s loyalty program.
TITO at the table enables guests to conveniently switch from slots to tables or vice versa with the cash-out vouchers. This feature eliminates the need to find a ticket redemption center to exchange the voucher for cash and then go to the table to do your shopping. The resort will also introduce Perfect Pay at baccarat tables, which, in addition to player tracking, offers technology that allows guests to place additional bets such as insurance and Lucky 6 side bets. This solution adds another level of excitement to baccarat players.
“We are excited to provide Resorts World Las Vegas with our industry leading Bravo Pit® table game management system. The system features PJM3.0 ™ RFID and vouchering technology as well as the ability to accept cashless payments for table games, “commented Randy Knust, President of Genesis Gaming Solutions Inc.” The visionary design and construction of this great resort shows that the latest and greatest advancements in the industry and underscores Resorts World’s continued commitment to innovation. “
The sprawling casino floor will also feature a poker room that offers an upscale and technologically advanced gaming experience for both single and tournament games. Resort World Las Vegas guests can also experience the thrill of sports betting in a unique setting with live entertainment and delicious pub fare at Dawg House Saloon & Sportsbook. IGT PlaySports technology will power the sports betting retail and nationwide mobile betting app of Resorts World Las Vegas.
“IGT will help the Resorts World Las Vegas team maximize the full potential of its PlaySports-based retail and mobile sports betting, attract sports fans and capitalize on growth opportunities in one of the top-selling sports betting markets in the US,” said Enrico Drago, Senior Vice President President of IGT PlayDigital. “Running sports betting at a casino on the Las Vegas Strip is another milestone for IGT PlaySports and a gateway to launching the most popular sports betting platform in the US into the global epicenter of gaming entertainment.”
