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Article: IN LAS VEGAS, A $2.7B HAVEN FOR HIGH ROLLERS WYNN HOTEL-CASINO RAISES BAR IN A TOWN ALREADY OVER THE TOP
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 29, 2005
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LAS VEGAS - The casino mogul who altered this city with such
world-famous brands as the Mirage and Bellagio yesterday kicked up
the competition a notch by opening the world's most expensive hotel-
casino, the Wynn Las Vegas, a $2.7 billion extravaganza that includes
a manmade mountain, a 70-foot waterfall, and multiple flat-screen
televisions in almost every room.
"Oh, my god!" gasped Georgina Fields, 34, of Manchester, N.H., who
after a four-hour wait was rewarded with one of the first glimpses of
the new hotel, which opened at the stroke of midnight. "Just look at
the molding, the tile, everything. It's just brilliant."
Hotel owner Steve Wynn stood in the entrance posing for pictures, ...