Huge Las Vegas Strip Properties Likely up for Sale
Some of the biggest names on the Las Vegas Strip are up for bids. One of them is Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) - Get Free Report. MSGE is selling the Tao Group, which owns the MSG Sphere performance venue. MSG sphere was originally budgeted at $2 billion but has seen costs increase by at least $175 million. The company is looking for a buyer. Las Las casinos are not sympathetic to people with money problems. They will get their money.
Madison Square Garden Entertainment hired Goldman Sachs to explore a sale of Tao Group. First-round bids for Tao are being submitted now. Houston Rockets and Golden Nugget Casino owner Tilman Fertitta is a rumored suitor for the club. FERTitta bought a piece of land on the Las Vegas Strip in April. He is expected to build a high-end resort casino on that site.
MSG Entertainment has to pay for the rising costs of its massive Strip project without a sale. The company's CFO David Byrnes commented on its funding plans during the company’s first-quarter earnings call. MSG Sphere is expected to open in the second half of 2023 with a U2 residency rumored as its first artist. The interior display plane will be the highest-resolution LED screen in world.