+Jeremy T A friend of the family used to work for him at the Wynn, and she said whenever he opens a new property, he creates a vacuum of the top talent in town because they all want to go work for him.

I can't believe you were one of the lucky employees to open Bellagio. The only hire the best of the best! Don't look back. Be grateful for being the lucky one to open the best hotel in the world! I opened the Aria and I can tell you we always looked at the Bellagio and we could not come close to the mystique. 88,000 employees applied for the Bellagio and only 10,000 were called to open Bellagio. Thanks for sharing on this post. Mr Wynn was way ahead of his time. So grateful for his magic and mystique.

Thanks for posting- great story great property 20+ years later

a failure? I hardly think so. I hav stayed there quite a few times. I love it.

@@carasmussen27 Indeed, it was a flaming success, Bellagio proved them all wrong.

Without him, Las Vegas would at least be 10 years behind to what it is today.

Craig O or drive down the strip and look at the billions of dollars of infrastructure and the 100’s of thousands of people he feeds. He is a legend you will not change that

Doesn't matter!

@Logan Stroganoff true

Cosmopolitan is such an eyesore!

Its dirty too

I genuinely think circa late 90s steve wynn would have two big fellers take you to the back room for calling the belagio a joint

@@KingSlimjeezy ...well!

@@KingSlimjeezy Actually Mr. Wynn used the word many times to describe his properties.

@@victorblock3421 ah well nevermind then

His problem is that he didn’t keep his hands to himself.

I HAVE MET STEVE WYNN A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HE WAS A NICE MAN. WYNN HAS CHANGED LAS VEGAS FOR THE BETTER AND FOR ALWAYS. THE MIRAGE/TREASURE ISLAND/BELLAGIO/WYNN AND ENCORE ARE THE BEST OF LAS VEGAS. STEVE GAVE JOBS AND LIVES TO MILLIONS OF EMPLOYEES AND FAMILIES OVER THE DECADES HE WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED AND RESPECTED BY MOST PEOPLE. I’M SICK OF THESE WOKE ANTI POLICE ANTI MAN WOMENS LIBB CHICKS BASHING MY USA AND MEN IN GENERAL. I HAVE DEALT WITH MANY WOMEN WHO KILLED THEIR KIDS/LET THEIR BOYFRIENDS MOLEST THEIR KIDS FOR A FIX OF DOPE OR TO PLEASE THEIR BOYFRIENDS. I HAVE SEEN WOMEN STARVE THEIR KIDS TO DEATH WHILE LOCKING THEM UP IN A CAGE. WOMEN ARE NO BETTER MEN OR MANKIND.

VivaLasVegasBoy Bellagio is by far the most beautiful (or was) Wynn still looks brand new even though it's 12 years old. Bellagio is getting old- and MGM's attempts at re-inventing it has somewhat failed. I wish steve was still running Bellagio- it would still be paradise

I had shares in Wynn resorts for 10 years , I sold all of them when I realised he was going to get squeezed out . A bean counter replaced him and put a halt to some exciting projects Steve had envisioned . There is no substitute for a true visionary like Steve Wynn .

The doggy is a sweetie!

Pauly B there's a few commercials and a NYE special haven't found one yet

Boi

He's blind and has vision problems. He has to be touchy

@@ayuprnkcller true

You would be wrong.

Absolutely wrong.

+RPMCanes I think a lot of people agree with you. I do.

RPMCanes yessssss I agree!!!!

RPMCanes Blame it on MGM Mirage

I never even got to experience the Fontana Bar.

will u go back

zaneyone1 yep- me too. If Steve was still running Bellagio Im sure it would be well worth staying there. (The staff aren't the same as the Wynn staff)

I agree. I just stayed there a few weeks ago for the first time and I was semi-let down. It's nice but no major renovations in 20 years makes it just above average for modern Las Vegas. Rooms were a solid average. We decided to stay 2 more nights and checked out of Bellagio and went to Encore.

I agree. I stay there frequently, and I put the bed bench and the coffee table in the closet, and the room feels so much better to move around in.

Steve is legally blind. He had his arm around the interviewer so that he wouldn't fall down or bump into anything. What's amazing is that even with his vision impairment, he created the most visually stunning interiors and exteriors Las Vegas has ever known with an unsurpassed eye for detail.

He put his arms on men as well and holds their hands. I'm going blind. Not sure I want to do that one day, but if it's a woman and she's hot...................................

Ha... telephone tough guy....you'd be obliterated in 30 seconds, jealous man. Your old lady is cheating on you anyway even without Steve, because your so insecure

caesars and mgm ruined vegas

Actually the vast majority of those profits come from people who would love to win some money but who are prepared to lose some money and will have a good time regardless . It would be a very dull world if all decisions for large projects were based on whether weak minded people will get themselves in to trouble .

I know it’s 9 years later on my response. That’s the first I have ever heard that Hitler was “thought to be a genius” I highly doubt anyone with standing believes that And why would that comment be relevant to Steve Wynn? Steve Wynn is not responsible for gambling addicts and the destructive lives they lead. That’s a twisted messed up narrative line of thinking

@@sdjahof1964 I was a degenerate gambler 25 years ago. It left me broke and in debt. I never blamed Wynn, Trump, MGM, none of them. I always took responsibility for my actions. I spent the last 20+ accumulating assets and now have plenty of wealth and I think I was successful because I owned my problems and didn't waste my life with excuses & blaming others. I harbor no resentment.