what is the profession for “steve wynn”?
Steve Wynn (Stephen Alan Wynn) – Las Vegas Real Estate developer, businessman and art collector. Steve Wynn is a casino resort developer, well known to have driven forward the expansion of Las Vegas, Nevada through the 1990’s. Stephen Alan Wynn was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1942 along with one younger brother. Wynn graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963. While studying he met and later married Elaine Pascal also in 1963 and had two daughters Kevyn and Gillian. Wynn’s father owned a series of bingo parlors; he died during open heart surgery shortly before Wynn graduated from University resulting in Wynn taking over the family’s bingo business in Maryland. He made enough money to buy a small stake in the Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The Wynn’s moved to Las Vegas from their Maryland home in 1967, with Steve becoming an executive and part owner of the Frontier Hotel. Between 1968 and 1972, Wynn also owne
Wynn slapped while 86ing suspected hookers from his resort, police report says Casino mogul Steve Wynn was slapped in the face at his hotel during a recent run-in with two sisters with a history of prostitution, Las Vegas police said. The incident unfolded about 9:30 p.m. July 25 at the V.I.P. valet parking area of Wynn Las Vegas, according to a police report. As Wynn headed for the doors, Sarah Cournede stepped out from a small crowd and propositioned him, the report said. Wynn put his arm around the woman and continued toward the doors, where he told a door man to summon security, the report said. Wynn held onto Cournede as she struggled to escape, and her sister, Maria Cournede, eventually joined the fray and tried to pull her sister away, the report said. During the struggle, Maria Cournede slapped Wynn in the face, the report said. Both women had been banned from the property in the past and were arrested on trespassing charges, said Capt. Brett Zimmerman of the Vice and Narcotics
