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MGM Resorts is building its own "Dubai Sphere." Though not linked to the Las Vegas Sphere, the hotelier says it will be just as exciting.
Another 'Sphere' is landing on Earth, this time in Dubai. MGM Resorts is building its own "Dubai Sphere", promised by CEO and president Bill Hornbuckle to be "equally compelling as the Las Vegas Sphere."
MGM Resorts' $2 billion project in Dubai has been in flux since 2017. It was announced and approved by the emirate's ruler, but has seen little progress over the years. It was only this year that the construction contract was awarded for the development. It includes three MGM Resorts brands in MGM, Bellagio and Aria with a Sphere sitting in the middle.
Hornbuckle said on stage Thursday at the Skift Global Forum: "[In Dubai] there will be three properties sitting on a large podium and in the middle of it is a sp
