Resorts World Las Vegas (RWLV) is eliminating all resort fees for hotel guests until September 11.
The company announced its new policy on June 20. The casino stated it wanted to offer families a trouble-free summer vacation.
Key Takeaways
- Resorts World Las Vegas is waiving its resort fees of $50 per night
- That makes it the first resort on the Las Vegas Strip to offer no hotel fees and free parking
- The promotion will run until September 11
Typically, the resort charges a $50 per-night resort fee, which is being waived on top of the complimentary self-parking it started offering in May. The actions make RWLV the first resort on the Strip to suspend both resort and parking charges.
Those benefits are not common in 2025. While free self-parking is available at Treasure Island, Sahara, Circus Circus, and Casino Royale, Resorts World's elimination of the resort fees makes it stand out from all other Strip operators.
Resort charges, often levied under the pretext of charges for amenities like internet, pool use, and fitness center access, are usually around $44 to $57 a night and are mandatory. The move comes amid growing public pushback against "junk fees" and after recent federal efforts to more closely regulate the charges.
New legislation is set to make resort fees more transparent, potentially altering their promotion and disclosure across the hospitality industry.
$10.5M fine puts Resorts World Las Vegas in regulatory spotlight
Resorts World Las Vegas’ reputation has taken a few hits recently, which the operator hopes its fee-free policy will help.
In March, Resorts World Las Vegas and parent Genting Berhad struck a deal with the Nevada Gaming Commission to pay the state's second-largest fine in history, $10.5 million, as a penalty for the casino allegedly permitting customers with affiliations to illegal bookmaking and federal felony convictions to make wagers at the property.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board originally filed a 12-count complaint in 2024 against the property with allegations of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance violations. Those charges were later reduced to 10 counts, and as part of the settlement agreement, neither Resorts World Las Vegas nor Genting admitted to or denied the allegations. The casino also agreed to adopt stronger AML procedures and to make management changes.
Before the settlement was agreed upon, Resorts World Las Vegas reported that fewer than 50 full-time employees were being laid off. It framed the move as part of an ongoing initiative to enhance operating effectiveness and guest experience.
Resorts World Bet exits NY sports betting market
While Resorts World has been shaking up its land-based operations to attract more customers, it has started to wind down its online business. Resorts World is closing its New York online sports betting platform, Resorts World Bet, with the system shutting down completely by June 30.
The shutdown is part of an ongoing pattern of underperformance in the New York market. In May, Resorts World Bet reported $10.5 million in New York legal online sports betting handle and $376,410 in gross gaming revenue, for a 0.48% handle market share and 0.15% revenue share.
Its 12-month handle was $89.6 million, far behind operators like FanDuel, which reported $803 million of handle and $108.9 million of revenue in May alone.
