The Resorts World Las Vegas is the massive $4.3 billion mega-resort that now occupies the former site of the iconic Stardust Resort and Casino. After the Stardust was imploded in 2007, the site sat vacant for years following the 2008 economic crash, which halted the planned "Echelon Place" project. Genting Group eventually purchased the unfinished site and opened Resorts World in June 2021. In 2026, it stands as the most expensive and technologically advanced resort on the Las Vegas Strip, featuring a 59-story tower that houses three different Hilton-branded hotels: the Las Vegas Hilton, Conrad Las Vegas, and the ultra-luxury Crockfords. A high-value peer detail: Resorts World still honors the site's history by featuring over 100 salvaged trees from the original Stardust property. With its 100,000-square-foot LED screen—one of the largest in the world—and a station for Elon Musk's "Vegas Loop" underground shuttle, it represents the modern, high-tech evolution of the classic "Old Vegas" footprint where the Stardust once reigned.