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Elaine Wynn, visionary businesswoman and champion of education, dies

Elaine Wynn, a transformative force in Las Vegas and a passionate advocate for education reform, has died, her foundation announced this morning.

Anthony Hopkins basks in the afterglow with cast at Wynn Las Vegas’ ‘Awakening’

Sir Anthony Hopkins is the unseen narrator of the show, which opened about a year ago at the Wynn.

Wynn Resorts reaches deal with Culinary in Las Vegas to avoid strike

The union agreed to a tentative five-year contract for hospitality workers at Wynn Resorts about three hours before the this morning’s strike deadline, union officials ...

Tens of thousands of Las Vegas Strip hotel workers at 18 casinos could on go strike this month

Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hotel workers set a deadline Thursday for a sweeping strike, threatening major disruptions to the city's economic backbone that ...

Las Vegas Culinary Union says it won’t hesitate to strike without new contracts

Tens of thousands of union members flooded the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday for the strike vote, overwhelmingly approving the last-resort measure by a ...

Wynn Resorts, F1 to offer $1 million package for Las Vegas Grand Prix

Wynn Resorts announced today it will offer a $1 million package for the Formula One car race set for next year in Las Vegas. The ...

Las Vegas casino boards falling short on diversification

The boards of Las Vegas’ biggest casino companies count few minorities among their directors, despite initiatives to increase diversity. Of the 53 directors on the ...

Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox stepping down in January

Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox will step down from his post in January, according to a news release from the company. Craig Billings, president and ...

Cosmopolitan joins Wynn Resorts properties in moving to 100% capacity

The Cosmopolitan is the latest Strip resort to have its gaming floor capacity increased to 100% after nearly a year of coronavirus restrictions. Capacity is ...

Wynn Resorts: Employees must get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID testing

Wynn Resorts employees are being asked to show proof of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine by April 25. If employees do not get vaccinated, they must ...

Slow business prompts Encore to close three days a week

Citing weak customer demand, Wynn Resorts announced today it is cutting the operating schedule at the Encore to four days a week. The 2,034-room Strip ...

Pandemic casualty: Buffet at Wynn Las Vegas to close

The Buffet at Wynn Las Vegas will close next week. A casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-trumpeted Las Vegas buffet has largely gone away ...

Remote check-in lets Las Vegas Strip hotel guests avoid lines, social distance

When Yolanda Navarez visits Las Vegas, she walks right past the people lined up at the hotel check-in desk and heads straight to her room. ...

Wynn sees dip in drive-in visitors as virus spikes in region

With fewer people flying to Las Vegas because of the coronavirus outbreak, Wynn Resorts, which operates the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore on the Strip, ...

Several Strip casino operators reducing staff amid pandemic

Several Las Vegas Strip resorts have announced jobs reductions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Wynn Resorts, which operates Wynn Las Vegas and Encore, ...

Judge dismisses harassment lawsuit against Wynn Resorts

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, ...