While the property hopes to grab national and international attention, make no mistake: Resorts World Catskills also wants to dominate the regional market and New York City, pitting it against Sands Bethlehem. With other Las Vegas-style features such as private gambling salons, the facility hopes to attract high-rollers from across the country and even overseas.
In addition to a 100,000-square-foot casino floor with 2,150 slot machines and more than 150 live table games, the property also will feature an entertainment village, an 18-hole Rees Jones-designed golf course and an indoor water park with the same ownership as Camelback Resort in the Poconos.
Resorts World Catskills calls itself a destination resort, different from a drive-in, drive-out regional casino, according to Degliomini. “But right now, we’re sitting on the Iron Throne, and we’re just about to launch a facility that really is unparalleled, certainly on the East Coast.” “People think that sometimes the gaming market is infinitely elastic,” Degliomini said.