Vegas Pool Party Gets Makeover With Gambler’s $1 Billion Resort
- With 143-foot rooftop TV, Circa is about sports, not dancing
- Derek Stevens bets on Vegas, while Sheldon Adelson plots exit
Derek Stevens is rethinking the Las Vegas pool party with Circa, the first $1 billion-plus casino to open in the city since the financial crisis a decade ago.
For years, the Las Vegas pool scene has been dominated by clubs like Drai’s, operated by Caesars Entertainment Inc., and MGM Resorts International’s Wet Republic, with celebrity DJs, thumping electronic music and steep cover charges. Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s Encore Beach Club even had poles in its pool for dancing.