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  • This March 15, 2016, file photo, shows casino mogul Steve Wynn at a news conference in Medford, Mass.
    Judge ends lobbying suit against casino developer Steve Wynn
    Oct. 12, 2022
    A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to force longtime casino developer Steve Wynn to register as a foreign agent because of lobbying work it said he ...
  • Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn gestures at a news conference in Medford, Mass., March 15, 2016.
    U.S. government suit says Steve Wynn failed to register as Chinese foreign agent
    May 17, 2022
    The Department of Justice on Monday filed a “civil enforcement action” against Steve Wynn that requires the former chairman of Wynn Resorts to register as a foreign agent. According to a news release, Wynn lobbied then-President Donald Trump in 2017 on behalf of the Chinese government to “cancel the visa or otherwise remove” a Chinese businessperson from the U.S. The action was ...
  • Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn gestures at a news conference in Medford, Mass., March 15, 2016.
    Steve Wynn discipline case heading back to Nevada regulators
    April 1, 2022
    Nevada casino regulators could still impose a $500,000 fine and discipline former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn over allegations of workplace ...
  • LVing: Is Steve Wynn's Summerlin mansion your new home?
    LVing: Is Steve Wynn's Summerlin mansion your new home?
    Dec. 14, 2020
    The home of one of Las Vegas' most influential figures is for sale.
  • Judge dismisses harassment lawsuit against Wynn Resorts
    July 18, 2020
    A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nine women who alleged they were sexually harassed by former casino mogul Steve Wynn. The women, manicurists and makeup artists in a ...
  • Beach Plum flowers bloom along the banks of the Mystic River in front of the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Mass., Friday, June 21, 2019.
    Wynn CEO: Boston casino a model for company's future growth
    June 22, 2019
    New CEO Matthew Maddox said the company believes the resort can be a template for the company's future and possibly for the casino industry broadly ...
  • Matt Maddox, left, CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd. and Phil Satre, right, board chairman of Wynn Resorts Ltd., speak before Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Tony Alamo, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Las Vegas.
    Regulators fine Wynn Resorts $20M over sex allegations
    Feb. 26, 2019
    Nevada gambling regulators fined casino mogul Steve Wynn's former company a record $20 million today for failing to investigate claims of sexual misconduct made against him before he ...
  • Police: Tech billionaire, woman arrested on drug charges at Strip hotel
    Aug. 9, 2018
    A billionaire co-founder of a tech company and a woman were arrested Tuesday when officers found heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ...
  • Wynn Resorts' new CEO Matt Maddox reacts as he speaks during an interview at Wynn Las Vegas, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Las Vegas.
    Wynn Resorts adds own CEO, former Deutsche Bank exec to board
    Aug. 7, 2018
    Casino operator Wynn Resorts has appointed its current CEO and the former CEO of Deutsche Bank to its board of directors ...
  • Casino mogul Steve Wynn during a news conference in Medford, Mass., Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
    The highest-paid CEOs by state
    May 27, 2018
    The survey considered only publicly traded companies with more than $1 billion in revenue that filed their proxy statements with federal regulators between ...
  • From left, Betsy Atkins, Pat Mulroy, Kim Sinatra, Dee Dee Myers and Wendy Webb participate in a women's forum at the Wynn, Monday, May 14, 2018, in Las Vegas. Sinatra, executive vice president of Wynn Resorts, hosted the event.
    At forum, Wynn Resorts female directors signal new era at company
    May 15, 2018
    The four female directors of casino operator Wynn Resorts said at a forum Monday they are committed to helping lead the company into a renaissance following ...
  • Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of Steve Wynn, leaves a hearing Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Las Vegas. Elaine Wynn has accused her ex-husband and others of getting her off the company's board of directors in 2015 because of her inquiries into company activities. She has claimed that she was not re-nominated to be a board member that year as a result of retaliation.
    Elaine Wynn says she reported rape allegation to company
    March 28, 2018
    Elaine Wynn, the ex-wife of embattled casino mogul Steve Wynn, said during a court hearing Wednesday that she told the company's general counsel in 2009 that she had received information alleging her ex-husband had raped an employee in 2005 ...
  • An exterior view of the Wynn and Encore Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
    Planned signs for Wynn Plaza retail space already getting makeover
    March 6, 2018
    Wynn Resorts' newly constructed shopping center will attempt to change its signage plan with Clark County to a more subdued version. The $54 million Wynn Plaza was approved in 2016 for a comprehensive sign package to include 10 animated wall signs along the north, south and west elevations of the 75,000-square-foot shopping center, which is located south and ...
  • Wynn Resorts' new CEO Matt Maddox reacts as he speaks during an interview at Wynn Las Vegas, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Las Vegas.
    New Wynn Resorts CEO denies knowing of claims against mogul
    Feb. 19, 2018
    The new CEO of Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts said he was not aware of any of the sexual misconduct accusations against casino mogul Steve Wynn before they ...
  • This March 15, 2016, file photo, shows casino mogul Steve Wynn at a news conference in Medford, Mass.
    Wynn gets no money in termination deal with casino company
    Feb. 16, 2018
    A termination agreement between embattled casino mogul Steve Wynn and the company bearing with his name released today leaves him without any severance or compensation and prohibits his involvement in any competing gambling business for two years. The Las Vegas billionaire resigned as ...
  • Casino mogul Steve Wynn during a news conference in Medford, Mass., Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
    Wynn case raises question: When do investors need to know?
    Feb. 12, 2018
    When should a company have to tell investors that a top executive is facing sexual misconduct allegations? The question comes as Wynn Resorts is being rocked by ...
  • A view of the Encore and Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, Dec. 26, 2017.
    After Steve Wynn, questions about his empire's future
    Feb. 8, 2018
    As the chief architect of modern Las Vegas, and a visionary who did not understand the meaning of subdued, Steve Wynn spent more than three decades luring visitors to the Strip with his opulent hotels. But now, the question on everyone’s mind is: What is the $18 billion Wynn Resorts casino and hotel empire without Steve Wynn? Hours after an unscheduled meeting of Wynn Resorts’ board of directors on Tuesday, Wynn, a 76-year-old billionaire, suddenly ...
  • Casino mogul Steve Wynn during a news conference in Medford, Mass., Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
    Steve Wynn resigns from company amid sexual misconduct allegations
    Feb. 6, 2018
    Wynn, one of the most magnetic and polarizing figures in the gambling industry, was the subject of a recent investigation that found he had coerced female employees into ...
  • Casino mogul Steve Wynn during a news conference in Medford, Mass., Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
    UPenn scrubs Wynn name, rescinds his and Cosby's degrees
    Feb. 1, 2018
    The University of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it will remove casino mogul Steve Wynn's name from a campus plaza and revoke honorary degrees given to him and comedian Bill Cosby in the wake of ...
  • A screen grab from a tweeted image shows an apparent aerial banner that reads, "Wynn is a sexual predator."
    Did you see anti-Wynn banner over his Las Vegas property? FAA says you didn't
    Jan. 31, 2018
    An advocacy group’s claim that it coordinated for a plane towing an anti-Steve Wynn banner to fly Wednesday over Wynn Las Vegas is false, according to the Federal Aviation Administration ...
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