Bill McBeath Net Worth 2026: Crown Resorts Director
Las Vegas casino executive Bill McBeath ran Bellagio, Aria and The Cosmopolitan and chaired Crown Resorts. No reputable outlet has published a net worth figure for him.
- Full name
- William P. McBeath
- Known as
- Bill McBeath
- Profession
- Casino executive
- Birthplace
- Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
- Nationality
- American
- Source of wealth
- Casino resort management, board roles, equity stakes in The Cosmopolitan and the Rio
In this article
No major financial publisher, including Forbes, Bloomberg or Celebrity Net Worth, has published a net worth estimate for Bill McBeath, so this page does not give one. What is on the record is a 35-plus-year run at the top of Las Vegas casino management: president of Treasure Island, The Mirage, Bellagio and Aria, chief executive of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, chairman of Australia's Crown Resorts, and until April 2026 a minority owner of the Rio.
What is Bill McBeath's net worth?
An older version of this page stated a figure of $17 million and an income of $600,000 a year. We could not find any reputable publication behind either number, so both have been removed. McBeath has never run a publicly listed company as chief executive in a way that required his full pay to be disclosed, and the ownership stakes he has held were in private deals.
Two things point to wealth well above a typical executive salary, though neither comes with a dollar amount. Casino.org's Vital Vegas column reported in 2021 that McBeath reportedly held ownership points in The Cosmopolitan when Blackstone sold the resort's operations to MGM Resorts in a deal that valued the property at $5.65 billion in total. And in April 2026, Gambling News reported that his minority stake in the Rio Hotel & Casino was bought out when Kennedy Lewis Investment Management took control. The size of either stake and the price paid for it have not been made public.
Where the money comes from
- Executive pay. Decades as president or CEO of large Strip resorts owned by Mirage Resorts, MGM, and Blackstone. Salaries and bonuses for these private or subsidiary roles were not published.
- Equity in The Cosmopolitan. Reported ownership points during Blackstone's ownership, which ended with the 2022 sale of the operations to MGM.
- Board fees at Crown Resorts. Chairman from July 2022 to July 2024, then an independent non-executive director. Crown is owned by Blackstone and no longer publishes director fees on the stock exchange.
- The Rio stake. A minority ownership interest in the Rio, bought out in 2026.
- Advisory work. His professional profile lists Prospect Hospitality Advisors, a consulting business.
Early life and education
McBeath is a Las Vegas native who went to Clark High School and graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1986, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. His UNLV degree is a bachelor of science in hotel administration, and in 2018 the university profiled him as one of 50 notable alumni of its William F. Harrah College of Hospitality. UNLV's hotel school also named him alumnus of the year in 2004, the Las Vegas Sun reported.
He has said that nobody in his family worked in the industry; growing up while the city grew pushed him toward hospitality. The previous version of this page claimed he held a master's degree and gave a height, weight and age that no source supports. Those details have been removed.

Career: from casino trainee to resort chief
After college he spent a year in a casino management training program run by Michael Gaughan, rotating through dealing, the cashier's cage and the race and sports book. He then joined Steve Wynn's Golden Nugget company, where he met Bobby Baldwin, beginning a working partnership that the Review-Journal says lasted 23 years.
| Year | Role |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Graduates from UNLV; joins Michael Gaughan's casino training program |
| 1987 | Joins Steve Wynn's Golden Nugget Corp. (later Mirage Resorts) |
| 1989 | Marketing director for the opening of The Mirage |
| 1997 onward | President of Treasure Island, then The Mirage and Bellagio |
| 2007 | Moves to the $8.5 billion CityCenter project to lead Aria, while still running Bellagio for two years |
| Dec 2009 | Opens Aria as president and chief operating officer |
| Dec 2012 | Resigns from Aria |
| 2010s to 2022 | President and CEO of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas |
| July 2022 | Named chairman of Crown Resorts after Blackstone's takeover |
| July 2024 | Steps down as chair; stays on the Crown board |
| April 2026 | Minority stake in the Rio bought out |
Aria and CityCenter
Aria was the 4,004-room centerpiece of CityCenter. In a 2009 interview with the Las Vegas Sun before the opening, McBeath said the resort drew 175,000 job applicants, interviewed 55,000 and planned to employ more than 12,000 people across the campus. He also said Aria would have the first server-based gaming floor in Nevada. He resigned three years after the opening; MGM chairman Jim Murren said McBeath wanted to step back and reassess his career goals.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
McBeath later became president and CEO of The Cosmopolitan, the roughly 3,000-room resort owned by Blackstone. Casino.org credited him with much of the turnaround of a property that had lost heavily after opening; in the 12 months to February 2020 it produced $959 million in net revenue. In May 2022, shortly before the sale to MGM closed, the resort announced a $5,000 bonus for all 5,400 staff, a payout CBS News said would cost more than $27 million. At the same event McBeath said the resort had given more than $9 million to charity over seven years.
Crown Resorts chairman (2022–2024)
When Blackstone bought Australia's Crown Resorts in June 2022, it installed McBeath as chairman, micenet reported. He took over while Crown was under pressure from regulators in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia after inquiries into money laundering and governance at its casinos. In June 2024 the company named former Virgin Australia chief John Borghetti as the next chair from 1 July 2024. According to Gaming Intelligence and Inside Asian Gaming, McBeath said his focus had been the reform program and that Crown Melbourne and Crown Sydney had kept their licenses during his term. He remained on the board as an independent non-executive director.
This is why the page title calls him a Crown Resorts director: he still held a board seat after giving up the chair.
Recent changes (2025–2026)
McBeath's link to the Rio goes back to 2021, when the property's new owner, Dreamscape Companies, told Nevada regulators it had brought him in as a consultant on gaming matters (CDC Gaming Reports). He later became a minority partner. In April 2026, Kennedy Lewis Investment Management took a controlling interest in the Rio, reducing Dreamscape to a secondary stakeholder, and McBeath's stake was bought out, ending his role in the ownership group. The deal terms were not disclosed.
Family and personal life
An earlier version of this page named a wife. We could not confirm that name in any reliable source, so it has been removed. McBeath keeps his private life out of the press, and this page does not guess.
Net worth compared
Other executives with profiles here include Bill Duker and Arthur Lozinski. Unlike founders who own most of their companies, McBeath built his career running resorts owned by others. That usually means large but undisclosed pay packages and smaller equity stakes, not a single big fortune.
Why no figure is given
Estimating McBeath's wealth would require his salary history at private companies, the size of his Cosmopolitan and Rio stakes, and what those stakes sold for. None of these have been reported. Any site giving an exact figure is guessing. We will add a number if a reputable publisher reports one.
Frequently asked questions
What is Bill McBeath's net worth?
No reputable publisher has estimated Bill McBeath's net worth. He has held senior roles at Bellagio, Aria, The Cosmopolitan and Crown Resorts, and reportedly owned stakes in The Cosmopolitan and the Rio, but his pay and the value of those stakes have never been disclosed.
Where did Bill McBeath go to college?
Bill McBeath graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1986 with a bachelor of science in hotel administration. UNLV's hotel college named him alumnus of the year in 2004 and profiled him in 2018 as one of 50 notable graduates.
What is Bill McBeath's role at Crown Resorts?
Blackstone made Bill McBeath chairman of Crown Resorts after buying the Australian casino group in June 2022. He stepped down as chair on 1 July 2024, when John Borghetti took over, and stayed on the board as an independent non-executive director.
Was Bill McBeath CEO of The Cosmopolitan?
Yes. Bill McBeath was president and CEO of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas under Blackstone ownership. He was in charge in May 2022, when the resort gave all 5,400 staff a $5,000 bonus, just before MGM Resorts completed its purchase of the resort's operations.
Is Bill McBeath involved with the Rio Las Vegas?
He was. Dreamscape Companies brought McBeath in as a gaming consultant for the Rio in 2021, and he later became a minority owner. In April 2026, Kennedy Lewis Investment Management took control of the Rio and bought out his stake. The price was not disclosed.
How old is Bill McBeath?
The Las Vegas Review-Journal gave his age as 49 in December 2012, which puts his birth around 1963. His exact date of birth has not been published. He is a Las Vegas native and went to Clark High School.
Sources
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/aria-president-coo-bill-mcbeath-resigns/
- UNLV: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/man-about-town-bill-mcbeath
- Las Vegas Sun: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/11/q-bill-mcbeath/
- CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cosmo-casino-workers-bonus/
- Casino.org: https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/cosmopolitan-las-vegas-operations-sold-to-mgm-resorts/
- Gaming Intelligence: https://www.gamingintelligence.com/markets/oceania/195006-crown-resorts-names-new-chair-following-mcbeaths-departure/
- Inside Asian Gaming: https://asgam.com/2024/06/04/john-borghetti-to-replace-william-mcbeath-as-chairman-of-crown-resorts/
- micenet: https://mice.net.au/new-chair-for-crown-resorts/
- Gambling News: https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/rio-las-vegas-undergoes-ownership-shift-and-leadership-reset/
- CDC Gaming Reports: https://cdcgaming.com/off-strip-rio-las-vegas-ownership-receives-preliminary-suitability-finding-by-regulators/







