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Steve Wynn : biography

27 January 1942 –

Stephen Alan "Steve" Wynn (born January 27, 1942) is an American business magnate. He played a pivotal role in the 1990s resurgence and expansion of the Las Vegas Strip. His companies refurbished or built what are now widely recognized resorts in Las Vegas, including the Golden Nugget, The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio, Wynn, and Encore.

Now, as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Wynn Resorts, Limited, Wynn has developed Wynn Las Vegas, which opened on April 28, 2005; Wynn Macau, which opened in September 2006; Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, which opened December 22, 2008; and Encore at Wynn Macau, which opened on April 21, 2010.

As of March 2012, Wynn is the 491st richest man in the world with a net worth of $2.5 billion.

Personal life

Wynn married Elaine Farrell Pascal in 1963. They divorced in 1986, remarried in 1991, and divorced again in 2010. Elaine Wynn remains a director of the company’s board. Wynn once said he bought the Desert Inn casino, the site of his Wynn Las Vegas, as a birthday gift for his wife. Steve Wynn currently resides in a private villa at Wynn Las Vegas, while Elaine Wynn resides in the couple’s mansion inside Southern Highlands Golf Club.. HotelChatter (January 28, 2009).

They have two daughters, Kevyn and Gillian. Kevyn was kidnapped in 1993. Reviewjournal.com (November 20, 2004). and Wynn paid $1.45 million in ransom for her safe return. The kidnappers were apprehended when one attempted to buy a Ferrari in Newport Beach, California, with cash. Kevyn was found unharmed several hours later. Kevyn and Gillian Wynn are mothers who engage in charity work. http://la-confidential-magazine.com/living/articles/generous-sister-act-gillian-and-kevyn-wynn

Steve Wynn also suffers from the degenerative eye disease retinitis pigmentosa which he was diagnosed with in 1971. (RP) cripples night vision and reduces visual ability in the periphery until the sufferer essentially has "tunnel vision." Many people with RP eventually become legally blind.

In March 2010, Steve Wynn was pronounced legally blind.

In 2010, Wynn switched to a vegan diet after watching the documentary Eating by Mike Anderson.

In December 2010, Prince Albert II of Monaco bestowed Monegasque citizenship to Wynn. This was unusual since a prerequisite of Monegasque citizenship is to reside there for at least ten continuous years and contribute in some major way, and Wynn has never resided there. According to the Las Vegas Sun, Wynn was given the citizenship when he agreed to serve as outside director in the Monaco QD International Hotels and Resorts Management, which is a joint venture between the governments of Monaco and Qatar. The organization buys and manages hotels in Europe, the Middle East and North America.

On April 30, 2011, Wynn married Andrea Hissom in a ceremony at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Art collection

Recently he spent a record price for a painting by J. M. W. Turner, $35.8 million for the Giudecca, La Donna Della Salute and San Giorgio and spent $33.2 million on a Rembrandt, the auction record for the artist.

Steve Wynn’s private art collection with specific commentary about his paintngs by Claude Monet are highlighted in the film Monet’s Palate Las Vegas Sun http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/mar/24/bit-wynn-film-explores-monets-passion-food/#axzz2VIqeKgW2 (March 24, 2008) with Meryl Streep and distributed by American Public Television

Many of the collection’s pieces were on display at the Bellagio. The collection was on display at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno while the Wynn Las Vegas was being constructed and was installed in the resort shortly before it was opened. The Wynn Las Vegas gallery, which had charged an entrance fee, closed shortly after the start of 2006. The artwork from the former gallery is now scattered around the resort. Although the artwork is owned personally by Wynn, Wynn Resorts pays an annual lease of $1. As part of the lease agreement, insurance and security are the responsibility of the company.