Steve Wynn
Steve Wynn
Stephen Alan "Steve" Wynnis an American businessman and art collector. He is well known for his involvement in the American luxury casino and hotel industry. Early in his career he oversaw the construction and operation of several historically notable Las Vegas and Atlantic City hotels, including the Golden Nugget, the Golden Nugget Atlantic City, The Mirage, Treasure Island, the Bellagio, and Beau Rivage in Mississippi, and he played a pivotal role in the resurgence and expansion of the Las Vegas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth27 January 1942
CountryUnited States of America
If you don't have a voice that forces you back to basics, you're a dangerous person. Or to put it another way: You're at risk, and the people with you are at risk. I'm not a daredevil. I don't fly without a safety net.
What we know about the destination resort business is clearly established. But it's all about one thing, and one thing only. All of the razzmatazz and jazz we hear about facilities and everything else doesn't amount to a hill of beans. It's customer experience that determines the longevity and endurance of these enterprises.
This generation... they have a different attitude. Instead of sitting and watching something, they want to be a part of it - they're very hedonistic and sensual.
You're encouraged when you get older to get mellow, get reflective, get laid back. I don't understand why. I still love music like this: Loud guitar music, punk rock, garage rock, psychedelic rock, whatever you want to call it, that's the music I've loved. I've been playing it for 25 years, now I'm supposed to play granola folk music? That doesn't make sense to me.
This is a record that was meant to be played live so I'm pretty excited about hitting the road and taking it to the stage.
If Pennsylvania decided to give the tourist industry in the state a shot in the arm to build nice destination resorts, I would love to be in Pennsylvania. But right now, it's not where someone can justify a large investment. It's pretty tough to do with a 54 percent tax rate.
Because of our current focus in Macau, our Board of Directors decided that any decision we make must enhance the vitality and future of Macau. Making it possible for PBL to enter was a positive and dynamic step toward upgrading and expanding the quality of investment in Macau. What's good for Macau is good for Wynn Resorts. This transaction was appealing from a financial perspective and most importantly sets the stage for other activities done in conjunction with PBL in Asia and around the world.
It's just a shock. He was an amazing guy, a great guy. He and his wife loved life, and embraced all the good things in life.
Artists, actors, people like that, they live in a very strange bubble of their own. They're mollycoddled; they're highly privileged.
The pent-up demand for the good life in China is extraordinary.
It's great to go out walking and have the whole world happen around you. I think I've written my last song from the inside of my car.
'Le Reve' may be one of the three best pictures Pablo Picasso ever painted.
No one has any idea what's next... the uncertainty of the business climate in America is frightening, frightening to everybody, and it's delaying the recovery.
The most impressive person I've ever met? Elaine Wynn is no slouch. She's a much better person than me. But I've got her. Finders keepers, losers weepers. And it's been forty-seven years.