Sharks of gambling industry. Part 2.

Steve Wynn The third serious player on theservice in Vegas. Steve bets on luxury. Despite
market of gambling entertainments in Las Vegasapprehensions of the partners (the project was
and Macao. Steve was born in 1942 invery expensive), he managed to embody his
Connecticut. Unlike Kirk and Sheldon, Steveideas. «The Mirage» became and for a
received very good education, according tolong period remained the most prestigious casino
American standards - he graduated fromof Las Vegas, bringing huge profits to its owners.
Pennsylvania university. Steve had to engage inAfter this project Steve's name enters the
private business straight after graduation. Hishistory of the world capital of gambling. However,
father, the owner of the network of bingo clubsSteve does not rest on his laurels. Conversely, he
in the west of the U.S., died when Steve was stillbecomes thoroughly engrossed in a new reckless
a student. The son continues his business. Steve'sventure. Developing his conception of a "luxurious
career in "big" business starts in 1967. Havingcasino", he totally changes the casino-hotel
saved some money, he buys a small share of the«Bellagio»: an artificial lake, an internal
casino-hotel "Frontier" in Las Vegas, where hegreenhouse, an art gallery with canvases of great
moved for permanent residence together with hispainters, expensive boutiques and restaurants.
wife. Having no funds to build his own casino,Enormous diligence, multiplied by talent, made
Steve gets acquainted with the owners of theSteve one of the richest people in Vegas, the
already existing casinos and offers them hisowner of casinos. In 2000 he sells «The
services in renewal of their business. His firstMirage» to the company «MGM
project was reconstruction of the casinoGrand», which after this purchase changes
«Golden Nugget». Steve transformedits name to «MGM Mirage».
the absolutely ordinary casino into a luxuriousWynn spends most of his money on building a
institution, which immediately became a greatnew institution, which opens in April 2005 on the
success with the players. Having showed himselfsite of «Desert Inn». The new brainchild
and earned a pretty penny, Steve decided toof Steve is called «Wynn Las Vegas».
invest money into buying shares of other VegasApart from interests in Vegas, Steve invests
casinos, in order to reconstruct them as well. Thefunds into conquering the Asian market. In the
following major project is renovation of the casinoshort-term perspective it is planned to open the
«The Mirage». According to Steve'scasino «Wynn Macau». Steve's activity
conception, it was to become the mosthas brought him 2.1 billion dollars, which allowed
outstanding, rich, elite casino of Las Vegas. Hehim to occupy the 365th position in
intends to found there a big park and an artificial«Forbes» world rating.
volcano, and make the best rooms and hotel