LAS VEGAS — “This is Sports Illustrated, the party!” the DJ yelled. “Tonight is going to be legendary.”
It was the night before the Super Bowl, and the XS Nightclub, inside the Wynn hotel, was bumping. Outside, hands of blackjack were dealt amid the palm trees and swimming pools and a booth that advertised a “safety shot,” apparently “the world’s first rapid alcohol detoxification.” Inside, green and gold strobe lights flashed on the dance floor. The price for a table reached into the six figures. The Chainsmokers — it’s always the Chainsmokers, isn’t it? — provided the soundtrack.
