He had been president of MGM Grand Las Vegas for eight years. Sibella joined Resorts World after departing MGM Resorts International. Resorts World Las Vegas was the first all-new Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino development to open in more than a decade. “Peter’s extensive experience and expertise make him the right person to lead Resorts World Las Vegas through this transition,” the spokesperson said. LaVoie, who has been CFO since March 2020, spent 22 years at MGM Resorts International in various financial roles with multiple properties on the Strip. Resorts World Las Vegas officials did not return phone calls seeking comment. It is not clear whether his termination is related to the Gaming Control Board's investigation into possible wrongdoing. In February, Sibella was cleared by state gaming regulators after a yearlong investigation over questions about the Strip property’s relationship with a restaurant partially owned by a convicted felon. Sibella violated company policies and the terms of his employment.” “This action comes after the company was recently made aware that Mr. “Resorts World Las Vegas today announced that president and COO Scott Sibella has left the company, effective immediately,” a Resorts World spokeswoman said in an emailed statement. Resorts World Las Vegas President Scott Sibella, who took the helm of the unfinished Strip property in 2019 and helped steer the long-stalled $4.3 billion project to its June 2021 opening, was replaced Friday as the hotel-casino’s top executive.Īccording to information provided by a New York communications firm representing the hotel-casino, Resorts World Chief Financial Officer Peter LaVoie will step into the CEO position for the 3,500-room hotel-casino, which is owned by Malaysia-based Genting Berhad, a multifaceted conglomerate that has Resorts World branded casinos throughout Asia (including Singapore) and in New York.

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