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Wynn Plans Two New Hotels for Vegas
May 5, 2008

Steve Wynn is yet again expanding his brand's presence in Las Vegas. The chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts intends to build two new hotels and meeting space on 170 acres.

Each hotel would have around 2,600 rooms. Wynn says design work on the properties, bordered by the Palazzo, Sands Expo Convention Center, and Las Vegas Convention Center, has already started.
 

This article first appeared on www.hdmag.com, affiliated with Hospitality Design Magazine.

 
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