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Article: A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR EXPLOSION; MIRAGE CHANGED FACE, FORTUNES OF LAS VEGAS.(Business)

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November 26, 1999
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Byline: Robert Macy Associated Press

On a crisp November morning 10 years ago, Steve Wynn walked the grounds of his new Mirage hotel-casino and promised it would be ``a wonderment the world will flock to see.''

Even Wynn, who counts Walt Disney among his heroes, couldn't have imagined how his bold $630 million venture would change the face, fortunes and future of Las Vegas.

The hotel, which marked its 10th anniversary Monday, is seen as the genesis for the new Las Vegas - a multibillion-dollar explosion of megaresorts and a doubling of visitor volume, hotel rooms and gambling revenues.

``It caused Las Vegas to go in the right ...

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