"Better to be lucky than smart" – Steve Wynn on 1967 Las Vegas ????

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Published Aug 7, 2026

In this interview, casino tycoon Steve Wynn reflects on his early days arriving in Las Vegas, admitting his key thought back then: "Better to be lucky than smart."

In 1967, at just 25 years old, Steve Wynn arrived in Vegas with money from his family's business—a string of bingo parlors back East—and bought a small stake in The Frontier casino. Back then, Las Vegas wasn't the city of mega-resorts we know today; it was a town of just 160,000 people where the famous hotels were more like glorified motels. ????✨

Watch Steve Wynn share what Vegas was really like when he got his start! ????????

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"Better to be lucky than smart" – Steve Wynn on 1967 Las Vegas ????

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