According to this report from May 24, the event has been postponed - probably until next year.
"Event organizers said it was due to scheduling conflicts and that a new date would be set in 2024.
The event was announced back in April and was supposed to kick off at Resorts World in July."
Thanks for the info....interesting....the ad I saw in chess life was in the June issue. I think they have unique challenges in promoting this thing. Advertising in chess life is logical since it is probably the widest read chess publication in the US but I wonder how many chess life readers there are who are willing to pay a $7500 entry fee.
There was an interesting chess tournament taking place this weekend. I was browsing through the latest issue of chess life.....relaxing before round 2 of T88 and came across an ad for some event in Las Vegas called chesstival. I looked it up. https://www.chesstival.com/#info It is actually an open with big money at stake......by amateur chess standards anyway. First place is 50k. However.....the entry fee is $7500. Also the time control is 10+2. It seems kind of crazy to invest $7500 in a 10+2 event but this seems to be marketed for celebrities and people who already have a lot of money. Would be kind of cool to hear a first hand report of someone who played in it. Anyone out there? Or perhaps this is in the category....what happens in Vegas stays in vegas?