When Wynn sold The Golden Nugget in the late 1980s for $440 million, he used that money to build the type of property the likes of which Las Vegas had never seen before: The Mirage. In 1983, Wynn opened the Golden Nugget Atlantic City to build on the brand’s success. He later renovated the resort into a four-diamond property and sold it for $440 million, according to Business Insider. That early 1970s purchase of the controlling interest in Las Vegas’ Golden Nugget would pay off big time for Wynn. He would later purchase the Golden Nugget hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas and transform it into a luxury resort for high-rollers. In the early 1960s, Wynn bought a smaller stake in the property, then called the Frontier Hotel and Casino.
But few can deny the indelible mark Steve Wynn has left on Las Vegas.įirst coming to Las Vegas in 1967, Steve Wynn bought the controlling interest in the New Frontier Hotel and Casino.
The Las Vegas visionary stepped down in February as the chairman and CEO of his namesake, Wynn Resorts, amid sexual misconduct allegations by some who worked for him.
They are also all creations of Steve Wynn. These are all staples of the Las Vegas Strip.
