There, the bones of Echelon sat for years in the desert sun, leaving many doubtful a new resort would ever come to fruition.įast forward to 2013, and the Malaysia-based Genting Group purchased the partially completed project with the intent to open a new casino resort, Resorts World, in 2016. Although Boyd Gaming had plans to resume construction when conditions improved, further progress never materialized. Stardust closed in 2006 and was later imploded in 2007 to make way for a new resort project, Echelon Place, which was later stalled by the 2008 economic collapse. Opening night at Resorts World was a euphoric ending to 15 years of starts, stops, and inaction on the parcel of land Stardust once occupied.
