Resorts World Las Vegas reports worst quarter in two years on ‘abnormally hot summer,’ election year uncertainty

Monday, December 2, 2024 9:14 PM
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  • Ben Blaschke, Inside Asian Gaming

Resorts World Las Vegas, the US flagship of Malaysian gaming giant Genting Berhad, reported its worst quarterly results in the past two years in 3Q24, with revenue falling to US$177 million from US$218 million in Q2, and EBITDA to US$16 million from US$50 million.

In a filing, Genting said the property had been impacted by β€œan abnormally hot summer in Las Vegas and economic uncertainty in an election year,” with hotel occupancy down from 91.1% a year earlier to 85.1%. Average room rates also fell from US$246 in 3Q23 to US$244.

It did, however, note that average room rates year-to-date of US$267 are higher than FY23 rates of US$256.