Dixon Out at RWLV, Carlos Castro Now CEO

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Resorts World Las Vegas announced that it has replaced CEO Alex Dixon with Carlos Castro. Castro, who joined in February as chief operating officer and chief financial officer, will assume full leadership of the casino resort, taking over its strategy, operations and overall direction effective immediately, according to a Resorts World press release.

“He has already made a positive impact on the property by attracting top talent and realigning strategy, marketing and operations,” board Chairman Jim Murren said.

Dixon, who joined the company two months before Castro and previously served as CEO of Q Casino & Resort and the Dubuque Racing Association in Iowa, will transition into a new role as senior advisor to the board of directors.

Murren said the leadership change was made “to best harness our potential.”

The changes take place as Resorts World seeks to put behind it a major illegal betting case, in which regulatory authorities fined the resort $10.5 million, the second-largest penalty in Las Vegas history (read An AML Mess.)

The fallout from the scandal has prompted sweeping changes at the top of the organization. Former president and COO Scott Sibella was ousted in September 2023, followed by the departures of executives Doni Taube and Richard Corbett in 2024.

Resorts World also announced the appointment of Jennifer Roberts as chief compliance officer. Roberts will oversee the resort’s compliance function, including regulatory compliance, registration and licensing, AML, responsible gaming and technical compliance.

The founder of her own gaming law firm, Roberts Gaming Law, Ltd., Roberts is a seasoned compliance leader with more than 20 years of legal experience. She most recently served as vice president and general counsel at WynnBET, a mobile sports betting and iGaming operator, for which she oversaw compliance operations and developed reporting systems across multiple jurisdictions.