Reuters – Genting Bhd, Southeast Asia’s biggest gaming group, will begin construction of a $4 billion gaming resort on the Las Vegas strip in the second half of this year, it said in a statement on Thursday. The Resorts World Las Vegas, expected to create thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue for South Nevada, will be built in four phases and take between 24-36 months to complete, Genting said. “Our themed resort will cater to the high-end visitor as well as the budget-minded tourist,” said Genting Chairman Lim Kok Thay. “We will give first-time…