13 September 2023

Weirdest Draw in Vegas: James Dolan’s $2.3 Billion Sphere

 

The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The Sphere in Las Vegas.

Photographer: Mikayla Whitmore for Bloomberg Businessweek

James Dolan’s $2.3 Billion Sphere Is Raising Eyebrows—in a Good Way

The soon-to-open arena is already the weirdest draw in Vegas. It also just might be the future of entertainment.

For the last several years, Las Vegas pleasure seekers might have been puzzled as they gazed westward from the Strip. Looming in the distance was a 366-foot-tall sphere. The dark orb bore a familial resemblance to the Death Star but lacked any signage offering a clue to its purpose. It was obviously an attraction, but what kind?

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