Steve Wynn Built Las Vegas — Then Lost His $20 Billion Empire in 11 Days

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An Old Fashioned, some red lipstick and a black dress…sigh, there’s just something undeniable about a good ol’ classic. The beloved Vegas showgirl may be an endangered species these days (insert tear), but “VEGAS! THE SHOW” preserved those feather-clad beauties and the likes of an era when everything was flashier and dripping with sophistication. What’s that you ask? Can a show filled with gorgeous and talented women a la Rat Pack era really exist in the here and now? Oh yes my friend, it sure can and all we have to say is raise that curtain and let the good times roll. With a little song, a lot of dance and that certain sultry allure that only old timey Vegas could pull off, this is a trip down memory lane and, well, it’s pretty legit. The costumes are fun, funky, sexy and so real. Ok, well maybe not the candy-themed costumes but hell, their Sammy Davis Jr. sure had us pining for an autograph. For a city that was built on pure, raw talent and obviously dolla dolla bills, this show celebrates iconic moments from the city's rich entertainment history through the decades that made the Vegas we know and love today. And we’ll tip our top hats to that.
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He built the modern Las Vegas Strip. The Mirage. Treasure Island. The Bellagio. Then he lost all of it in a boardroom — and did it again with a $20 billion empire that carried his own name in gold letters fifteen feet tall.

This is the rise and ruin of Stephen Wynn: a bingo-hall kid from New Haven who inherited his father's gambling debts at twenty-one, moved to Las Vegas with nothing to lose, and reinvented the casino resort forever. He financed the impossible on junk bonds, hung Picassos and Van Goghs on his walls, and turned the Strip into a place tourists photographed — all while slowly going blind from a disease that narrowed his vision year by year.

In January 2018, a single newspaper investigation erased more than $2 billion of his company's value in one trading day. Eleven days later, he was gone. This is the story of how a man built an empire twice, and how the house finally took its percentage from the man who used to be the house.

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⚠️ This video is a documentary retelling based on public reporting and the historical record. Steve Wynn has denied the allegations described. Content is presented for educational and informational purposes.
Category
Vegas Untold
Tags
Steve Wynn, Steve Wynn Las Vegas, Wynn Resorts
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