Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to                    

Commission File No. 333-100768

 


WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   88-0494875

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3131 Las Vegas Boulevard South - Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(702) 770-7555

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  ¨            Accelerated filer  ¨            Non-accelerated filer   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Wynn Resorts Holdings, LLC owns all of the membership interests of the Registrant as of November 3, 2006.

 



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INDEX

 

Part I.

  

Financial Information

  

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements

  
  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) – September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

   3
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) – Three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (as restated)

   4
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) – Nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (as restated)

   5
  

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

   6

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   30

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   41

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   43

Part II.

  

Other Information

  

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   43

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

   44

Signature

   45

 

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Part I - Financial Information

Item I - Financial Statements

WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 87,910     $ 87,777  

Restricted cash and investments

     34,361       44,498  

Receivables, net

     100,184       88,367  

Inventories

     47,214       39,884  

Prepaid expenses

     20,187       18,381  
                

Total current assets

     289,856       278,907  

Restricted cash and investments

     222,131       350,259  

Note receivable from Wynn Resorts, Limited

     80,879       82,267  

Property and equipment, net

     2,367,756       2,324,794  

Intangible assets, net

     31,220       21,163  

Deferred financing costs, net

     47,388       60,530  

Deposits and other assets

     56,955       73,559  

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates

     5,103       4,349  
                

Total assets

   $ 3,101,288     $ 3,195,828  
                
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Current portion of long term debt

   $ 15,007     $ 14,728  

Accounts payable

     23,673       27,661  

Accrued interest

     30,227       8,033  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     31,291       24,291  

Other accrued expenses

     22,094       25,536  

Customer deposits and other liabilities

     50,434       66,120  

Due to affiliates, net

     39,006       55,363  
                

Total current liabilities

     211,732       221,732  

Long-term debt

     1,648,184       1,748,510  

Due to affiliates, net

     27,480       757  
                

Total liabilities

     1,887,396       1,970,999  
                

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

    

Member’s equity:

    

Contributed capital

     1,451,703       1,445,785  

Accumulated deficit

     (237,811 )     (220,956 )
                

Total member’s equity

     1,213,892       1,224,829  
                

Total liabilities and member’s equity

   $ 3,101,288     $ 3,195,828  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2006     2005     2006     2005  
           (as Restated)           (as Restated)  

Operating revenues:

        

Casino

   $ 131,850     $ 123,049     $ 371,891     $ 221,764  

Rooms

     64,313       61,393       201,712       106,026  

Food and beverage

     69,278       61,211       221,598       109,266  

Entertainment, retail and other

     44,808       41,798       143,482       76,457  
                                

Gross revenues

     310,249       287,451       938,683       513,513  

Less: promotional allowances

     (37,021 )     (36,266 )     (114,532 )     (61,200 )
                                

Net revenues

     273,228       251,185       824,151       452,313  
                                

Operating costs and expenses:

        

Casino

     60,468       53,387       181,624       95,668  

Rooms

     17,700       16,120       52,825       27,900  

Food and beverage

     45,334       42,477       139,516       76,184  

Entertainment, retail and other

     31,058       28,411       97,432       48,678  

General and administrative

     44,707       40,153       131,116       68,467  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     4,805       2,111       11,403       10,722  

Management fees

     4,091       3,783       12,377       6,785  

Pre-opening costs

     982       1,541       1,176       67,427  

Depreciation and amortization

     36,225       35,614       112,793       61,182  

Contract termination fee

     —         —         5,000       —    

Property charges and other

     5,739       5,937       13,064       6,047  
                                

Total operating costs and expenses

     251,109       229,534       758,326       469,060  
                                

Equity in income from unconsolidated affiliates

     321       245       1,003       345  
                                

Operating income (loss)

     22,440       21,896       66,828       (16,402 )
                                

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

     5,829       5,022       17,934       12,857  

Interest expense

     (29,150 )     (32,052 )     (91,964 )     (54,162 )

Increase (decrease) in swap fair value

     (4,225 )     6,146       1,105       8,033  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (10,758 )     —         (10,758 )     —    
                                

Other income (expense), net

     (38,304 )     (20,884 )     (83,683 )     (33,272 )
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ (15,864 )   $ 1,012     $ (16,855 )   $ (49,674 )
                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2006     2005  
           (as Restated)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (16,855 )   $ (49,674 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     112,793       61,182  

Stock-based compensation

     5,918       —    

Loss on debt extinguishment

     10,758       —    

Amortization and writeoff of deferred financing costs and other

     12,184       3,713  

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions

     (754 )     (345 )

Provision for doubtful accounts

     11,403       10,722  

Property charges and other

     13,064       6,047  

Incidental operations

     —         (105 )

Increase in swap fair value

     (1,105 )     (8,033 )

Increase (decrease) in cash from changes in:

    

Receivables

     (21,832 )     (65,907 )

Inventories and prepaid expenses

     (4,981 )     (45,274 )

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     6,078       119,817  

Due to affiliates

     12,377       6,785  
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     139,048       38,928  
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (163,636 )     (627,666 )

Restricted cash and investments

     138,265       406,453  

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates

     —         (3,500 )

Note receivable from Wynn Resorts, Limited

     —         (80,767 )

Purchase of intangibles and other assets

     (20,423 )     (23,906 )

Due to affiliates, net

     4,961       (18,069 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

     —         23  
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (40,833 )     (347,432 )
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Principal payments on long-term debt

     (413,744 )     (19,000 )

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     313,629       517,186  

Proceeds from termination of interest rate swap

     6,605       —    

Payments of deferred financing costs

     (4,572 )     (7,708 )
                

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (98,082 )     490,478  
                

Cash and cash equivalents:

    

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     133       181,974  

Balance, beginning of period

     87,777       25,691  
                

Balance, end of period

   $ 87,910     $ 207,665  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization

Wynn Las Vegas, LLC was formed on April 17, 2001 as a Nevada limited liability company. Originally named Hotel A, LLC, its name was changed to Wynn Las Vegas, LLC on May 15, 2002. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references herein to the “Company” refer to Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company and its consolidated subsidiaries, including for periods when the Company was named Hotel A, LLC. The sole member of the Company is Wynn Resorts Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”). The sole member of Holdings is Wynn Resorts, Limited (“Wynn Resorts”). The Company was organized primarily to construct and operate “Wynn Las Vegas,” a destination resort and casino on the site of the former Desert Inn Resort and Casino on “the Strip” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wynn Las Vegas opened to the public on April 28, 2005. In addition, the Company is constructing “Encore at Wynn Las Vegas” or “Encore.” Encore will be fully integrated with Wynn Las Vegas and is being constructed on 20 acres of land immediately adjacent to Wynn Las Vegas. Encore is expected to open to the public in early 2009.

Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. (“Wynn Capital”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated on June 3, 2002, solely for the purpose of obtaining financing for Wynn Las Vegas. Wynn Capital is authorized to issue 2,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01. At September 30, 2006, Wynn Las Vegas, LLC owned the one share that was issued and outstanding. Wynn Capital has neither any significant net assets nor has had any operating activity. Its sole function is to serve as the co-issuer of the mortgage notes described below. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Capital together are hereinafter referred to as the “Issuers.”

Basis of Presentation

Prior to the opening of Wynn Las Vegas on April 28, 2005, the Company was solely a development stage company.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company’s investment in the 50%-owned joint venture operating the Ferrari and Maserati automobile dealership inside Wynn Las Vegas is accounted for under the equity method. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have been made. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Reclassifications

Management fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 previously included in general and administrative expenses have been reclassified as “management fees”. These reclassifications had no effect on the previously reported net income (loss).

Accounts receivable and credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of casino accounts receivable. The Company issues credit in the form of “markers” to approved casino customers following investigations of creditworthiness. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, approximately 57% and 70%, respectively, of the Company’s markers were due from customers residing in foreign countries. Business or economic conditions or other significant events in these countries could affect the collectibility of such receivables.

Accounts receivable, including casino and hotel receivables, are typically non-interest bearing and are initially recorded at cost. Accounts are written off when management deems them to be uncollectible. Recoveries of accounts previously written off are recorded when received. An estimated allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained to reduce the Company’s receivables to their carrying amount, which approximates fair value. The allowance is estimated based on specific review of customer accounts as well as management’s experience with collection trends in the casino industry and current economic and business conditions.

Inventories

Inventories consist of retail, food and beverage items, which are stated at the lower of cost or market value, and certain operating supplies. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out, average and specific identification methods.

Revenue recognition and promotional allowances

Casino revenues are measured by the aggregate net difference between gaming wins and losses, with liabilities recognized for funds deposited by customers before gaming play occurs and for chips in the customers’ possession. Hotel, food and beverage, entertainment and other operating revenues are recognized when services are performed. Advance deposits on rooms and advance ticket sales are recorded as deferred revenues until services are provided to the customer.

Revenues are recognized net of certain sales incentives in accordance with the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) consensus on Issue 01-9, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products).” EITF 01-9 requires that sales incentives be recorded as a reduction of revenue; consequently, the Company’s casino revenues are reduced by discounts and points earned in customer loyalty programs, such as the players club loyalty program.

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The retail value of accommodations, food and beverage, and other services furnished to guests without charge is included in gross revenue and then deducted as promotional allowances. The estimated cost of providing such promotional allowances for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 is primarily included in casino expenses as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     September 30, 2006    September 30, 2005
     3 months    9 months    3 months    9 months

Rooms

   $ 6,530    $ 18,574    $ 6,504    $ 10,654

Food & Beverage

     12,930      42,162      13,370      23,351

Entertainment, retail and other

     2,112      6,868      3,871      6,129
                           

Total

   $ 21,572    $ 67,604    $ 23,745    $ 40,134
                           

 

Advertising Costs

The Company expenses advertising costs the first time the advertising runs. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, advertising costs totaled approximately $3.7 million and $14.5 million, respectively. Advertising costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 were approximately $3.2 million and $14.2 million, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), “Share Based Payment.” This statement is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supercedes APB Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations. SFAS No. 123(R) establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods and services or incurs a liability in exchange for goods and services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. It requires an entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award and recognize that cost over the service period. The Company adopted this statement on January 1, 2006 under the modified prospective method. The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to determine the estimated fair value for each option grant issued. The Black-Scholes determined fair value net of estimated forfeitures is amortized as compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the service period. In applying the modified prospective method, financial statements of prior periods presented do not reflect any adjusted amounts (i.e. prior periods do not include compensation cost calculated under the fair value method).

Further information on the Company’s share-based compensation arrangements is included in Note 9 “Share-Based Compensation”.

In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”. This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. The interpretation provides guidance on classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and translation. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Since the Company is a pass-through entity for tax purposes, the adoption of this statement, effective January 1, 2007, will not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No 157, “Fair Value Measurements”. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company has not yet determined the impact this statement will have on its consolidated financial statements after it is adopted on January 1, 2008.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)”. This statement requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability on the balance sheet and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. The Company is required to initially recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures as of December 31, 2006. Since the Company does not sponsor any defined benefit postretirement plans, this statement is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements,” (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 requires companies to evaluate the materiality of identified unadjusted errors on each financial statement and related financial statement disclosure using both the rollover approach and the iron curtain approach. The rollover approach quantifies misstatements based on the amount of the error in the current year financial statement whereas the iron curtain approach quantifies misstatements based on the effects of correcting the misstatement existing in the balance sheet at the end of the current year, irrespective of the misstatement’s year(s) of origin. Financial statements would require adjustment when either approach results in quantifying a misstatement that is material. Correcting prior year financial statements for immaterial errors would not require previously filed reports to be amended. SAB 108 is effective for interim periods of the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The company is currently evaluating what effect, if any, adoption of SAB 108 will have on the company’s consolidated results of operations and financial position.

3. Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

Interest paid for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 totaled approximately $66.5 million and $60.5 million, respectively. Interest capitalized for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 totaled approximately $3.6 million and $36.6 million, respectively.

Stock-based compensation related to employees dedicated to the construction of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore that was capitalized into construction in progress for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 totaled approximately $1.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, capital expenditures includes approximately $7.9 million and $84.8 million, respectively, of decreases in construction payables and retention recorded through amounts due to affiliates.

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

4. Related Party Transactions

Note Receivable from Wynn Resorts

On August 15, 2005, the Company loaned $80.0 million to Wynn Resorts that further loaned those funds through its subsidiaries to Wynn Macau, S.A. as part of the financing of Wynn Macau, Wynn Resorts’ casino resort facility in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Macau”), which opened to the public on September 6, 2006. Interest is payable semi-annually at 7.5% per annum. Unpaid principal and interest is due at maturity on August 15, 2012. Included in the balances as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, was approximately $879,000 and $2.3 million, respectively, of accrued interest receivable related to this note.

Amounts Due to / from Affiliates, Net

As of September 30, 2006, the Company’s net due to affiliates was primarily comprised of construction payables of approximately $19.7 million, construction retention of approximately $8.8 million, a management fee of approximately $23.2 million (equal to 1.5% of revenues and payable upon meeting certain leverage ratios as specified in the documents governing the Company’s credit facilities), and amounts payable to affiliates totaling $14.8 million (primarily corporate allocations discussed below). As of December 31, 2005 the Company’s net due to affiliates was primarily comprised of construction payables of approximately $22.4 million, construction retention of approximately $14.1 million, a management fee of approximately $10.8 million (equal to 1.5% of revenues and payable upon meeting certain leverage ratios as specified in the documents governing the Company’s credit facilities) and other operating liabilities (primarily corporate allocations discussed below) of $8.8 million.

Immediately prior to the opening of Wynn Las Vegas, the Company settled amounts due to affiliates through equity transactions. Subsequent to opening Wynn Las Vegas on April 28, 2005, the Company periodically settles amounts due to affiliates with cash receipts and payments, except for the management fee, which is payable upon meeting certain leverage ratios specified in the documents governing the Company’s credit facilities.

Corporate Allocations

The accompanying statements of operations include allocations from Wynn Resorts for legal, accounting, human resource, information services, real estate, and other corporate support services. The corporate support service allocations have been determined on a basis that Wynn Resorts and the Company consider to be reasonable estimates of the utilization of service provided or the benefit received by the Company. The allocation methods include specific identification, relative cost, square footage and headcount. Wynn Resorts maintains corporate offices at Wynn Las Vegas without charge from the Company. The Company settles these corporate allocation charges with Wynn Resorts on a periodic basis as discussed in “Amounts Due to / from Affiliates, Net” above. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 approximately $4.6 million and $12.0 million, respectively, was charged to the Company for such corporate allocations.

Amounts Due to Officers

The Company periodically provides services to Stephen A. Wynn, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and one of the principal stockholders of Wynn Resorts (“Mr. Wynn”), and certain other executive

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

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(Unaudited)

 

officers of Wynn Resorts, including household services, construction work and other personal services. Mr. Wynn and these other officers have amounts on deposit with Wynn Resorts to prepay any such items, which are replenished on an ongoing basis as needed. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, Wynn Resorts owed Mr. Wynn and the other officers approximately $361,000 and $412,000, respectively.

Villa Suite Lease

Effective July 1, 2005, Mr. Wynn and his wife, Elaine P. Wynn (“Mrs. Wynn”), who is also a director of Wynn Resorts, lease from year to year a villa suite in the Wynn Las Vegas resort as their personal residence. Rent is determined by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Wynn Resorts (the “Audit Committee”), and is based on the fair market value of the use of the suite accommodations. Based on third-party appraisals, the Audit Committee determined the rent for each year in the three-year period commencing July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2008 to be $580,000. All services for, and maintenance of, the suite are included in the rental, with certain exceptions.

The Wynn Collection

From the opening of Wynn Las Vegas through February 2006, the resort included an art gallery that displayed rare paintings from a private collection of fine art owned by Mr. and Mrs. Wynn. The Company leased the artwork from Mr. and Mrs. Wynn for an annual fee of one dollar ($1), and the Company was entitled to retain all revenues from the public display of the artwork and the related merchandising revenues. The Company was responsible for all expenses incurred in exhibiting and safeguarding the artwork, including the cost of insurance (including terrorism insurance) and taxes relating to the rental of the art. In February 2006, the Company closed the art gallery and began converting the gallery location into additional retail stores. The Company continues to lease works of art from Mr. and Mrs. Wynn for an annual fee of one dollar ($1) and continues to display certain pieces throughout Wynn Las Vegas. All expenses in exhibiting and safeguarding the artwork displayed at Wynn Las Vegas are the responsibility of the Company.

The “Wynn” Surname Rights Agreement

On August 6, 2004, Holdings entered into agreements with Mr. Wynn that confirm and clarify Holding’s rights to use the “Wynn” name and Mr. Wynn’s persona in connection with casino resorts. Under the parties’ Surname Rights Agreement, Mr. Wynn granted Holdings an exclusive, fully paid-up, perpetual, worldwide license to use, and to own and register trademarks and service marks incorporating the “Wynn” name for casino resorts and related businesses, together with the right to sublicense the name and marks to its affiliates. Under the parties’ Rights of Publicity License, Mr. Wynn granted Holdings the exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide right to use his full name, persona and related rights of publicity for casino resorts and related businesses, together with the ability to sublicense the persona and publicity rights to its affiliates, until October 24, 2017. Holdings has sub-licensed rights to the “Wynn” name, persona and marks to the Company.

 

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5. Receivables, net

Receivables, net consist of the following (amounts in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 

Casino

   $ 106,020     $ 83,936  

Hotel

     11,435       12,660  

Other

     8,616       7,583  
                
     126,071       104,179  

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts

     (25,887 )     (15,812 )
                
   $ 100,184     $ 88,367  
                

6. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following (amounts in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 

Land and improvements

   $ 602,592     $ 599,278  

Buildings and improvements

     1,167,307       1,159,363  

Airplane

     44,254       44,254  

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

     604,712       581,977  

Construction in progress

     139,657       30,996  
                
     2,558,522       2,415,868  

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (190,766 )     (91,074 )
                
   $ 2,367,756     $ 2,324,794  
                

As of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, construction in progress includes interest and other costs capitalized in conjunction with Encore.

 

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7. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (amounts in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 

6 5/8% First Mortgage Notes, due December 1, 2014

   $ 1,300,000     $ 1,300,000  

$600.0 million Revolving Credit Facility; due December 14, 2009; interest at LIBOR plus 2.25% (approximately 6.7%)

     —         10,000  

$400.0 million Delay Draw Term Loan Facility; due December 14, 2011 interest at LIBOR plus 2.125% (approximately 6.5%)

     —         400,000  

$900.0 million Revolving Credit Facility; due August 15, 2011; interest at LIBOR plus 1.625% (approximately 7.0%)

     88,629       —    

$225.0 million Term Loan Facility; $112.5 million due September 30, 2012 with remaining $112.5 million due August 15, 2013; interest at LIBOR plus 1.875% (approximately 7.2%)

     225,000       —    

$44.75 million note payable; due March 31, 2010; interest at LIBOR plus 2.375% (approximately 7.7% and 6.9%, respectively)

     39,792       43,536  

12% Second Mortgage Notes, net of original issue discount of approximately $372,000 and $440,000, respectively due November 1, 2010; effective interest at approximately 12.9%

     9,770       9,702  
                
     1,663,191       1,763,238  

Current portion of long-term debt

     (15,007 )     (14,728 )
                
   $ 1,648,184     $ 1,748,510  
                

Credit Facilities

On August 15, 2006 the Company refinanced its Revolving Credit Facility (the “Revolver”) and its Delay Draw Term Loan Facility (the “Term Loans”) (together, the “Credit Facilities”).

On August 15, 2006, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) which, among other things, (i) increased the Credit Facilities from $1.0 billion to $1.125 billion by increasing the Revolver from $600.0 million to $900.0 million and reducing the Term Loans from $400.0 million to $225.0 million; (ii) reduced the borrowing margins on London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)-based Revolver and Term Loans by 0.625% and 0.250%, respectively; (iii) extended the maturity dates for the Revolver and the Term Loans to August 15, 2011 and August 15, 2013, respectively; and (iv) reduced the consolidated interest coverage ratio requirement for quarterly periods on or prior to December 31, 2007 to 2:1. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also: (i) reduced the range of the Revolver’s annual LIBOR borrowing margin after the opening of Encore from a range of 1.25% to 2.50% to a range of 1.00% to 1.75%, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio; and (ii) simplified the procedures for and conditions to obtaining advances under and reduced the reporting obligations under, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including fully utilizing all previously funded amounts under the 6-5/8% First Mortgage Notes due 2014 (the “First Mortgage Notes) for payment of Encore project costs.

In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force issue 96-19, “Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments,” (“EITF 96-19”) the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt for the

 

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three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 of approximately $10.8 million to reflect the write-off of the previous Term Loan’s unamortized deferred financing costs and the payment of certain third-party bank fees incurred during the refinancing.

Debt Covenant Compliance

As of September 30, 2006, the Company was in compliance with all covenants governing the Company’s debt facilities.

8. Interest Rate Swaps

The Company has entered into floating-for-fixed interest rate swap arrangements relating to its Term Loans. The Company accounts for its interest rate swaps in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS No. 133”), and its related interpretations.

On December 14, 2004, the Company entered into two $200.0 million notional amount interest rate swap arrangements to fix the interest rate on the $400.0 million of floating-rate Term Loan borrowings outstanding prior to the August 15, 2006 refinancing of the Credit Facilities (See Note 7 “Long-term Debt”). Under these arrangements, the Company paid 3.793% of the notional amount and received payments equal to 1-month LIBOR. Although these interest rate swaps essentially fixed the interest rate at approximately 5.9%, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps for each reporting period were recorded in the increase (or decrease) in swap fair value as a component of other income (expense), net since the interest rate swaps did not qualify for hedge accounting.

On August 15, 2006, the Company reduced its Term Loan facility as part of the refinancing of the Credit Facilities, and concurrently terminated one of its two $200.0 million interest rate swap arrangements. The Company received approximately $6.6 million in cash from unwinding this interest rate swap. The Company elected to retain the second $200.0 million interest rate swap to essentially fix the interest rate on $200.0 million of the new $225.0 million of Term Loan borrowings. Because the Company continues to pay a fixed rate of 3.793% on the $200.0 million notional amount and receives payments based on LIBOR, the interest rate on $200.0 million of the new $225.0 million Term Loan is fixed at approximately 5.668%. The interest rate on the remaining $25.0 million of Term Loan is subject to the changes in the LIBOR rates over time.

As of September 30, 2006 the Company recorded approximately $5.0 million in deposits and other assets to reflect the fair value of the remaining $200.0 million notional amount interest rate swap. As of December 31, 2005, the Company recorded approximately $10.5 million in deposits and other assets to reflect the fair value of the two $200.0 million notional amount interest rate swaps. The fair value approximates the amount the Company would receive if these contracts were settled at the respective valuation dates. Fair value is estimated based upon current, and predictions of future, interest rate levels along a yield curve, the remaining duration of the instruments and other market conditions, and therefore, is subject to significant estimation and a high degree of variability of fluctuation between periods.

As noted above, although these interest rate swaps are highly effective economically in fixing the interest rate on the respective Term Loans, these interest rate swaps do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these interest rate swaps for each reporting period are recorded as an increase or (decrease) in swap fair value, a component of other income (expense), net.

 

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9. Share-Based Compensation

Wynn Resorts established the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Stock Plan”) which provides for the grant of (i) Incentive Stock Options (“ISO”), (ii) compensatory (i.e. non qualified) stock options (“NQSO”), and (iii) nonvested shares of Wynn Resorts’ common stock for employees, directors and independent contractors or consultants of Wynn Resorts and its subsidiaries, including the Company. However, only employees are eligible to receive incentive stock options.

A maximum of 9,750,000 shares of Wynn Resorts’ common stock has been reserved for issuance under the Stock Plan. As of September 30, 2006, 3,920,712 shares remain available for the grant of stock options or nonvested shares of Wynn Resorts common stock.

Stock Options

Options are granted at the current market price at the date of grant. The Stock Plan provides for a variety of vesting schedules, including: immediate; 25% each year over four years; 33.33% for each of the third, fourth and fifth years; cliff vesting at a determined date; and others to be determined at the time of grant. All options expire ten years from the date of grant.

A summary of option activity under the Stock Plan as of September 30, 2006, and the changes during the nine months then ended is presented below:

 

     Options     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

Outstanding at January 1, 2006

   1,717,800     $ 39.50      

Granted

   153,500     $ 68.81      

Exercised

   (231,500 )   $ 21.97      

Canceled

   (138,550 )   $ 40.11      
              

Outstanding at September 30, 2006

   1,501,250     $ 45.07    8.14    $ 34,814,335
              

Exercisable at September 30, 2006

   347,500     $ 28.89    7.10    $ 13,658,710
              

The weighted average fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $31.01 and $25.42, respectively. The total intrinsic value of the options exercised for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $11.4 million and $2.0 million, respectively. Since all deferred tax assets are fully reserved, these amounts did not create any tax benefit.

 

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Nonvested Shares

A summary of the status of the Stock Plan’s nonvested shares as of September 30, 2006 and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, is presented below:

 

     Shares    Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

Nonvested at January 1, 2006

   —      $ —  

Granted

   146,000    $ 65.81

Vested

   —      $ —  

Canceled

   —      $ —  
       

Nonvested at September 30, 2006

   146,000    $ 65.81
       

Compensation Cost

In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107, “Share-Based Payment” to provide interpretive guidance on SFAS No. 123(R) valuation methods, assumptions used in valuation models, and the interaction of SFAS No. 123(R) with existing SEC guidance. SAB No. 107 also requires the classification of stock compensation expense in the same financial statement line items as cash compensation, and therefore impacts the Company’s departmental expenses (and related operating margins), pre-opening costs and construction in progress for the Company’s development projects, and the Company’s general and administrative expenses (including corporate expenses).

The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to determine the estimated fair value for each option grant issued, with highly subjective assumptions, changes in which could materially affect the estimated fair value. Expected volatility is based on implied and historical factors related to Wynn Resorts’ common stock. Expected term represents the weighted average time between the option’s grant date and its exercise date. Since the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company uses the simplified method prescribed by SAB No. 107 for companies with a limited trading history, to estimate the expected term. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company used its best estimate and comparisons to industry peers. The risk-free interest rate used for the periods presented are equal to the U.S. Treasury yield curve at the time of grant for the period equal to the expected term.

The fair value per option was estimated on the date of grant using the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

     September 30, 2006     September 30, 2005  
     3 months     9 months     3 months     9 months  

Expected dividend yield

   —       —       —       —    

Expected stock price volatility

   35.9 %   32.5 %   35.3 %   35.3 %

Risk-free interest rate

   4.6 %   4.9 %   4.2 %   3.9 %

Expected average life of options (years)

   7.0     7.0     6.5     5.7  

The adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) and the related interpretations on January 1, 2006, resulted in the recognition of approximately $1.9 million and $5.6 million of compensation cost related to stock options for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively.

 

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In addition to compensation cost relating to stock options, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized compensation cost related to nonvested shares of Wynn Resorts’ common stock of approximately $315,000 and $365,000, respectively. Approximately $9.2 million of unamortized compensation cost relating to nonvested shares of Common Stock at September 30, 2006, will be recognized as compensation over the vesting period of the related grants through May 2016.

The total compensation cost relating to both stock options and nonvested stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 is allocated as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     September 30, 2006
     3 months    9 months

Casino

   $ 861    $ 2,164

Rooms

     175      475

Food & Beverage

     315      854

Entertainment, retail and other

     93      231

General and administrative

     816      2,194
             

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 2,260    $ 5,918
             

As permitted by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of SFAS No. 123,” the Company continued to apply the provisions of Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations in accounting for its employee stock-based compensation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. Accordingly, compensation expense was recognized only to the extent that the market value at the date of grant exceeded the exercise price.

The following table illustrates the effect on the net loss that would have resulted had the Company applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” to stock-based employee compensation during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 (amounts in thousands):

 

     September 30, 2005  
     3 months     9 months  

Net income (loss) as restated

   $ 1,012     $ (49,674 )

Less: total stock-based employee compensation expenses determined under the fair value method for all awards

     (1,341 )     (3,362 )
                

Pro forma net loss

   $ (329 )   $ (53,036 )
                

10. Commitments and Contingencies

Wynn Las Vegas

Wynn Las Vegas Enhancements. The Company continues to make certain enhancements and refinements to Wynn Las Vegas. As a result, the Company has incurred and will continue to incur capital expenditures relating to these enhancements and refinements. Under the terms of the Credit Facilities, the Company is permitted up to $100.0 million of capital expenditures in 2006, of which approximately $47.9 million was spent during the first nine months of 2006. These spending limits do not apply to any funds that may be contributed to the Company by Wynn Resorts.

 

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Entertainment Productions. In 2002, the Company became a party to long-term agreements for the licensing, creation, development and production of “Le Rêve,” the water-based production show which opened at Wynn Las Vegas on April 28, 2005. In 2004, the Company also purchased the rights to, and in August 2005 began to present, the Tony Award-winning musical production “Avenue Q,” in Wynn Las Vegas’ Broadway Theater. In connection with Avenue Q, the Company was a party to a production services agreement for all production services related to the show.

Under the agreements relating to “Le Rêve” and “Avenue Q,” the Company was required to make payments to the creators and producers of each show based upon certain criteria including net ticket sales or profits.

On May 28, 2006, the Company ended Avenue Q’s production run at Wynn Las Vegas. To terminate the contract, the Company paid a termination fee of $5.0 million, which was recorded in the first quarter of 2006 in accordance with the liability recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities (“SFAS 146”). The Company intends to present “Monty Python’s Spamalot” in the renovated Broadway Theater. The Company expects to commence public performances of “Monty Python’s Spamalot” in the first quarter of 2007.

In April 2006, the Company canceled the 189,723 nonvested shares of Wynn Resorts’ common stock granted, subject to certain performance criteria, to the executive producer of “Le Reve.”

On May 31, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all intellectual property rights related to “Le Reve” which were previously only licensed to the Company. The Company paid $15.9 million to acquire substantially all of the rights in and to “Le Reve,” and to repay approximately $1.4 million of production costs, which were reimbursable to the executive producer of “Le Reve.” The rights acquired enable the Company to produce, present, enhance, or alter the performance of “Le Reve” after May 31, 2006.

Encore Construction and Development. On March 31, 2006, the Company’s lenders approved a $1.74 billion project budget and the related plans and specifications for Encore (the “Encore Budget, Plans and Specs”). The Company continues to refine the design of Encore and is evaluating certain enhancements, which may increase the project budget. In addition, we are negotiating the guaranteed maximum price construction contract for Encore (the “Encore GMP”). Any increase to the Encore budget would be funded by contributions of debt and/or equity from Wynn Resorts. Encore’s current design includes a 2,042-room hotel tower fully integrated with Wynn Las Vegas, consisting of 132 suites and 1,910 guest rooms, as well as an approximately 54,000 square foot casino, additional convention and meeting space, as well as restaurants, a nightclub, swimming pools, a spa and salon and retail outlets. The Encore Budget, Plans and Specs include approximately $70.0 million to be incurred for an additional employee parking garage located on the Company’s Koval property across Sands Avenue from Wynn Las Vegas, a related pedestrian bridge, and costs to be incurred in connection with preparing the Broadway Theater to host “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” The Company commenced construction of Encore on April 28, 2006 and expects to open Encore to the public by early 2009.

On March 31, 2006, Wynn Resorts delivered an equity commitment agreement to the lenders under the Credit Facilities. Under that agreement, Wynn Resorts had committed to pay up to $215.3 million of Encore project costs if the Company was unable to do so. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (See Note 7 “Long-term Debt”) increased the aggregate amount available under the Credit Facilities from $1.0 billion to $1.125 billion. As a result of this increase and with other funds becoming available to pay for Encore project costs, Wynn Resorts’ maximum commitment to pay Encore project costs was reduced from $215.3 million to $70.0 million.

 

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Through September 30, 2006, the Company incurred approximately $200.7 million of the Encore project costs. These costs, net of approximately $6.4 million of retention, have been funded from the Credit Facilities, the First Mortgage Notes and cash flow from the operations of Wynn Las Vegas. Prior to signing a guaranteed maximum price construction contract, the Company is permitted to spend up to $300.0 million of the proceeds of the First Mortgage Notes and the Credit Facilities on Encore project costs. As of September 30, 2006, the Company has spent approximately $155.9 million using the debt proceeds. The remaining $38.4 million has been funded from cash flows from operations. The Company expects that the remaining proceeds from the First Mortgage Notes, together with availability under the Credit Facilities, cash flow from operations and the equity commitment from Wynn Resorts will be sufficient to fund Encore’s $1.74 billion budget.

Completion Guarantee and Liquidity Reserve. As part of the Wynn Las Vegas financing, the Company contributed $50.0 million of the net proceeds of the initial public offering of Wynn Resorts’ common stock to Wynn Completion Guarantor, LLC, a special purpose subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC formed in October 2002 and deposited those funds into a completion guarantee deposit account to secure completion of Wynn Las Vegas.

In addition, the Company deposited $30.0 million from the net proceeds of the initial public offering of Wynn Resorts’ common stock into a liquidity reserve account to secure the completion and opening of Wynn Las Vegas.

The liquidity reserve is solely for use of the Wynn Las Vegas project. Upon final payment of the small remaining retention required for final completion, the liquidity reserve will be released. These funds are then expected to be applied to construction costs incurred in connection with Encore. In addition, at final completion of Wynn Las Vegas, $30.0 million of the $50.0 million completion guarantee will be retained as Encore’s completion guarantee, with the remaining $20.0 million used for Encore’s construction costs.

Leases, License Agreements and Joint Ventures

The Company is the lessor under seven leases for retail operations at Wynn Las Vegas and has entered into license and distribution agreements for five additional retail outlets in Wynn Las Vegas. The Company also is a party to a joint venture agreement for the operation of the Ferrari and Maserati automobile dealership at Wynn Las Vegas. Each of these retail outlets opened concurrently with the opening of Wynn Las Vegas.

In addition, the Company is the lessee under several leases for office space, warehouse facilities, the land underlying the Company’s aircraft hangar and certain office equipment.

Self-insurance

The Company is covered under a self-insured medical plan up to a maximum of $200,000 per year for each insured person. Amounts in excess of this threshold are covered by the Company’s insurance programs, subject to customary policy limits.

Employment Agreements

The Company has entered into employment agreements with several executive officers, other members of management and certain key employees. These agreements generally have three- to five-year terms and indicate

 

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a base salary. Certain agreements also contain provisions for guaranteed bonuses. Certain executives are also entitled to a separation payment if terminated without “cause” or upon voluntary termination of employment for “good reason” following a “change of control” (as these terms are defined in the employment contracts).

Litigation

The Company does not have any material litigation as of September 30, 2006.

11. Restatement

Subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company determined that its interest rate swap arrangements relating to certain of its floating-rate debt facilities did not qualify for hedge accounting under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations. The Company’s hedge documentation includes, among other items, the assumption that the repricing dates for its debt and swaps match. The documentation required to assess ineffectiveness resulting from having different repricing dates was not in place at the inception of the hedge, nor during the periods for which an assessment was required, and the Company determined that the repricing dates on the swap instruments did not match exactly the repricing dates on the floating-rate debt. Documentation deficiencies cannot be corrected, and quarterly testing cannot be performed, retrospectively. As a result of the documentation deficiencies, hedge accounting should not have been used. Accordingly, the Company restated its condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 to eliminate the application of hedge accounting. Eliminating the application of hedge accounting resulted in recording the mark to market adjustments for the interest rate swaps as increase/(decrease) in swap fair value, a component of other income (expense), net and not in comprehensive income, as was previously reported.

A summary of the significant effects of the restatement on the September 30, 2005 condensed consolidated financial statements is as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     For the Three Months
Ended September 30, 2005
    For the Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2005
 
     As Previously
Reported
    As
Restated
    As Previously
Reported
    As Restated  

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations:

        

Increase in swap fair value .

   $ —       $ 6,146     $ —       $ 8,033  

Interest expense

   $ (30,849 )   $ (32,052 )   $ (52,157 )   $ (54,162 )

Other expense, net

   $ (25,827 )   $ (20,884 )   $ (39,300 )   $ (33,272 )

Net income (loss)

   $ (3,931 )   $ 1,012     $ (55,702 )   $ (49,674 )

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:

        

Net loss

     n/a       n/a     $ (55,702 )   $ (49,674 )

Increase in swap fair value

     n/a       n/a     $ —       $ 8,033  

Capital expenditures

     n/a       n/a     $ (629,671 )   $ (627,666 )

12. Subsequent Events

On November 1, 2006, the Company redeemed the approximately $10.1 million of 12% Second Mortgage Notes due 2010 (the “Second Mortgage Notes”) that remained outstanding. Funds to repay the Second Mortgage Notes and interest had been placed in an escrow account in December 2004, specifically for this purpose.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

13. Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantors and Issuers

The following consolidating financial statements present information related to the Issuers of the First Mortgage Notes and their guarantor subsidiaries (World Travel, LLC; Las Vegas Jet, LLC; Wynn Show Performers, LLC; Wynn Golf, LLC; Kevyn, LLC; and Wynn Sunrise, LLC) and non-guarantor subsidiary (Wynn Completion Guarantor, LLC) as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005.

The following condensed consolidating financial statements are presented in the form provided because: (i) the guarantor subsidiaries are wholly owned subsidiaries of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC (an issuer of the First Mortgage Notes); (ii) the guarantee is considered to be full and unconditional (that is, if the Issuers fail to make a scheduled payment, the guarantor subsidiaries are obligated to make the scheduled payment immediately and, if they do not, any holder of the First Mortgage Notes may immediately bring suit directly against the guarantor subsidiaries for payment of all amounts due and payable); and (iii) the guarantee is joint and several.

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Issuers     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Nonguarantor
Subsidiary
   Eliminating
Entries
    Total  

ASSETS

           

Current assets:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 87,931     $ (21 )   $ —      $ —       $ 87,910  

Restricted cash and investments

     34,361       —         —        —         34,361  

Receivables, net

     100,183       1       —        —         100,184  

Inventories

     47,214       —         —        —         47,214  

Prepaid expenses

     19,693       494       —        —         20,187  
                                       

Total current assets

     289,382       474       —        —         289,856  

Restricted cash and investments

     168,910       —         53,221      —         222,131  

Note receivable from Wynn Resorts, Limited

     80,879       —         —        —         80,879  

Property and equipment, net

     2,175,491       192,265       —        —         2,367,756  

Intangible assets, net

     25,076       6,144       —        —         31,220  

Deferred financing costs, net

     47,205       183       —        —         47,388  

Deposits and other assets

     56,941       14       —        —         56,955  

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates

     2,303       5,103       —        (2,303 )     5,103  
                                       

Total assets

   $ 2,846,187     $ 204,183     $ 53,221    $ (2,303 )   $ 3,101,288  
                                       

LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY

           

Current liabilities:

           

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 9,770     $ 5,237     $ —      $ —       $ 15,007  

Accounts payable

     23,597       76       —        —         23,673  

Accrued interest

     30,218       9       —        —         30,227  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     30,424       867       —        —         31,291  

Other accrued expenses

     22,075       19       —        —         22,094  

Customer deposits and other liabilities

     50,434       —         —        —         50,434  

Due to affiliates, net

     (126,779 )     165,785       —        —         39,006  
                                       

Total current liabilities

     39,739       171,993       —        —         211,732  

Long-term debt

     1,613,629       34,555       —        —         1,648,184  

Due to affiliates, net

     (21,073 )     —         48,553      —         27,480  
                                       

Total liabilities

     1,632,295       206,548       48,553      —         1,887,396  
                                       

Commitments and contingencies

           

Member’s equity:

           

Contributed capital

     1,451,703       12,530       —        (12,530 )     1,451,703  

Accumulated deficit

     (237,811 )     (14,895 )     4,668      10,227       (237,811 )
                                       

Total member’s equity

     1,213,892       (2,365 )     4,668      (2,303 )     1,213,892  
                                       

Total liabilities and member’s equity

   $ 2,846,187     $ 204,183     $ 53,221    $ (2,303 )   $ 3,101,288  
                                       

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Issuers     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Nonguarantor
Subsidiary
   Eliminating
Entries
    Total  

ASSETS

           

Current assets:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 87,787     $ —       $ —      $ (10 )   $ 87,777  

Restricted cash and investments

     44,498       —         —        —         44,498  

Receivables, net

     88,632       —         —        (265 )     88,367  

Inventories

     39,884       —         —        —         39,884  

Prepaid expenses

     17,987       394       —        —         18,381  
                                       

Total current assets

     278,788       394       —        (275 )     278,907  

Restricted cash and investments

     298,826       —         51,433      —         350,259  

Note receivable from Wynn Resorts, Limited

     82,267       —         —        —         82,267  

Property and equipment, net

     2,157,169       167,625       —        —         2,324,794  

Intangible assets, net

     15,019       6,144       —        —         21,163  

Deferred financing costs, net

     60,308       222       —        —         60,530  

Deposits and other assets

     73,559       —         —        —         73,559  

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates

     5,135       4,349       —        (5,135 )     4,349  
                                       

Total assets

   $ 2,971,071     $ 178,734     $ 51,433    $ (5,410 )   $ 3,195,828  
                                       

LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY

           

Current liabilities:

           

Current portion of long term debt

   $ 9,702     $ 5,026     $ —      $ —       $ 14,728  

Accounts payable

     27,661       275       —        (275 )     27,661  

Accrued interest

     8,025       8       —        —         8,033  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     23,892       399       —        —         24,291  

Other accrued expenses

     25,533       3       —        —         25,536  

Customer deposits and other liabilities

     66,120       —         —        —         66,120  

Due to affiliates, net

     (125,448 )     132,258       48,553      —         55,363  
                                       

Total current liabilities

     35,485       137,969       48,553      (275 )     221,732  

Long-term debt

     1,710,000       38,510       —        —         1,748,510  

Due to affiliates, net

     757       —         —        —         757  
                                       

Total liabilities

     1,746,242       176,479       48,553      (275 )     1,970,999  
                                       

Commitments and contingencies

           

Member’s equity:

           

Contributed capital

     1,445,785       12,530       —        (12,530 )     1,445,785  

Accumulated deficit

     (220,956 )     (10,275 )     2,880      7,395       (220,956 )
                                       

Total member’s equity

     1,224,829       2,255       2,880      (5,135 )     1,224,829  
                                       

Total liabilities and member’s equity

   $ 2,971,071     $ 178,734     $ 51,433    $ (5,410 )   $ 3,195,828  
                                       

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Issuers     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Nonguarantor
Subsidiary
   Eliminating
Entries
    Total  

Operating revenues:

           

Casino

   $ 131,850     $ —       $ —      $ —       $ 131,850  

Rooms

     64,313       —         —        —         64,313  

Food and beverage

     69,278       —         —        —         69,278  

Entertainment, retail and other

     45,129       —         —        (321 )     44,808  
                                       

Gross revenues

     310,570       —         —        (321 )     310,249  

Less: promotional allowances

     (37,021 )     —         —        —         (37,021 )
                                       

Net revenues

     273,549       —         —        (321 )     273,228  
                                       

Operating costs and expenses:

           

Casino

     60,468       —         —        —         60,468  

Rooms

     17,700       —         —        —         17,700  

Food and beverage

     45,334       —         —        —         45,334  

Entertainment, retail and other

     31,058       —         —        —         31,058  

General and administrative

     45,047       (19 )     —        (321 )     44,707  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     4,805       —         —        —         4,805  

Management fees

     4,091       —         —        —         4,091  

Pre-opening costs

     982       —         —        —         982  

Depreciation and amortization

     34,996       1,229       —        —         36,225  

Property charges and other

     5,739       —         —        —         5,739  
                                       

Total operating costs and expenses

     250,220       1,210       —        (321 )     251,109  
                                       

Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates

     (1,028 )     321       —        1,028       321  
                                       

Operating income (loss)

     22,301       (889 )     —        1,028       22,440  
                                       

Other income (expense):

           

Interest income

     5,129       —         700      —         5,829  

Interest expense

     (28,311 )     (839 )     —        —         (29,150 )

Decrease in swap fair value

     (4,225 )     —         —        —         (4,225 )

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (10,758 )     —         —        —         (10,758 )
                                       

Other income (expense), net

     (38,165 )     (839 )     700      —         (38,304 )
                                       

Net income (loss)

   $ (15,864 )   $ (1,728 )   $ 700    $ 1,028     $ (15,864 )
                                       

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (As Restated—see Note 11)

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Issuers     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Nonguarantor
Subsidiary
   Eliminating
Entries
   Total  

Operating revenues:

            

Casino

   $ 123,049     $ —       $ —      $ —      $ 123,049  

Rooms

     61,393       —         —        —        61,393  

Food and beverage

     61,211       —         —        —        61,211  

Entertainment, retail and other

     41,798       —         —        —        41,798  
                                      

Gross revenues

     287,451       —         —        —        287,451  

Less: promotional allowances

     (36,266 )     —         —        —        (36,266 )
                                      

Net revenues

     251,185       —         —        —        251,185  
                                      

Operating costs and expenses:

            

Casino

     53,387       —         —        —        53,387  

Rooms

     16,120       —         —        —        16,120  

Food and beverage

     42,477       —         —        —        42,477  

Entertainment, retail and other

     28,411       —         —        —        28,411  

General and administrative

     40,932       (779 )     —        —        40,153  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     2,111       —         —        —        2,111  

Management fees

     3,783       —         —        —        3,783  

Pre-opening costs

     1,541       —         —        —        1,541  

Depreciation and amortization

     34,129       1,485       —        —        35,614  

Property charges and other

     5,937       —         —        —        5,937  
                                      

Total operating costs and expenses

     228,828       706       —        —        229,534  
                                      

Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates

     (759 )     245       —        759      245  
                                      

Operating income (loss)

     21,598       (461 )     —        759      21,896  
                                      

Other income (expense):

            

Interest income

     4,642       —         380      —        5,022  

Interest expense

     (31,374 )     (678 )     —        —        (32,052 )

Increase in swap fair value

     6,146       —         —        —        6,146  
                                      

Other income (expense), net

     (20,586 )     (678 )     380      —        (20,884 )
                                      

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,012     $ (1,139 )   $ 380    $ 759    $ 1,012  
                                      

 

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Issuers     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Nonguarantor
Subsidiary
   Eliminating
Entries
    Total  

Operating revenues:

           

Casino

   $ 371,891     $ —       $ —      $ —       $ 371,891  

Rooms

     201,712       —         —        —         201,712  

Food and beverage

     221,598       —         —        —         221,598  

Entertainment, retail and other

     144,485       —         —        (1,003 )     143,482  
                                       

Gross revenues

     939,686       —         —        (1,003 )     938,683  

Less: promotional allowances

     (114,532 )     —         —        —         (114,532 )
                                       

Net revenues

     825,154       —         —        (1,003 )     824,151  
                                       

Operating costs and expenses:

           

Casino

     181,624       —         —        —         181,624  

Rooms

     52,825       —         —        —         52,825  

Food and beverage

     139,516       —         —        —         139,516  

Entertainment, retail and other

     97,432       —         —        —         97,432  

General and administrative

     133,031       (912 )     —        (1,003 )     131,116  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     11,403       —         —        —         11,403  

Management fees

     12,377       —         —        —         12,377  

Pre-opening costs

     1,176       —         —        —         1,176  

Depreciation and amortization

     108,661       4,132       —        —         112,793  

Contract termination fee

     5,000       —         —        —         5,000  

Property charges and other

     13,064       —         —        —         13,064  
                                       

Total operating costs and expenses

     756,109       3,220       —        (1,003 )     758,326  
                                       

Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates

     (2,832 )     1,003       —        2,832       1,003  
                                       

Operating income (loss)

     66,213       (2,217 )     —        2,832       66,828  
                                       

Other income (expense):

           

Interest income

     16,146       —         1,788      —         17,934  

Interest expense

     (89,561 )     (2,403 )     —        —         (91,964 )

Increase in swap fair value

     1,105       —         —        —         1,105  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (10,758 )     —         —        —         (10,758 )
                                       

Other income (expense), net

     (83,068 )     (2,403 )     1,788      —         (83,683 )
                                       

Net income (loss)

   $ (16,855 )   $ (4,620 )   $ 1,788    $ 2,832     $ (16,855 )
                                       

 

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(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (As Restated—see Note 11)

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Issuers     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Nonguarantor
Subsidiary
   Eliminating
Entries
   Total  

Operating revenues:

            

Casino

   $ 221,764     $ —       $ —      $ —      $ 221,764  

Rooms

     106,026       —         —        —        106,026  

Food and beverage

     109,266       —         —        —        109,266  

Entertainment, retail and other

     76,455       2       —        —        76,457  
                                      

Gross revenues

     513,511       2       —        —        513,513  

Less: promotional allowances

     (61,200 )     —         —        —        (61,200 )
                                      

Net revenues

     452,311       2       —        —        452,313  
                                      

Operating costs and expenses:

            

Casino

     95,668       —         —        —        95,668  

Rooms

     27,900       —         —        —        27,900  

Food and beverage

     76,184       —         —        —        76,184  

Entertainment, retail and other

     48,678       —         —        —        48,678  

General and administrative

     69,737       (1,270 )     —        —        68,467  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     10,722       —         —        —        10,722  

Management fees

     6,785       —         —        —        6,785  

Pre-opening costs

     66,678       749       —        —        67,427  

Depreciation and amortization

     58,390       2,792       —        —        61,182  

Property charges and other

     6,067       (20 )     —        —        6,047  
                                      

Total operating costs and expenses

     466,809       2,251       —        —        469,060  
                                      

Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates

     (1,896 )     345       —        1,896      345  
                                      

Operating loss

     (16,394 )     (1,904 )     —        1,896      (16,402 )
                                      

Other income (expense):

            

Interest income

     11,919       1       937      —        12,857  

Interest expense

     (53,232 )     (930 )     —        —        (54,162 )

Increase in swap fair value

     8,033       —         —        —        8,033  
                                      

Other income (expense), net

     (33,280 )     (929 )     937      —        (33,272 )
                                      

Net income (loss)

   $ (49,674 )   $ (2,833 )   $ 937    $ 1,896    $ (49,674 )
                                      

 

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WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

    Issuers     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminating
Entries
    Total  

Cash flows from operating activities:

         

Net income (loss)

  $ (16,855 )   $ (4,620 )   $ 1,788     $ 2,832     $ (16,855 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

         

Depreciation and amortization

    108,661       4,132       —         —         112,793  

Stock based compensation

    5,918       —         —         —         5,918  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

    10,758       —         —         —         10,758  

Amortization and writeoff of deferred financing costs and other

    12,145       39       —         —         12,184  

Equity in (income) loss from subsidiaries, net of distributions

    2,832       (754 )     —         (2,832 )     (754 )

Provision for doubtful accounts

    11,403       —         —         —         11,403  

Property charges and other

    13,064       —         —         —         13,064  

Increase in swap fair value

    (1,105 )     —         —         —         (1,105 )

Increase (decrease) in cash from changes in:

         

Receivables

    (21,566 )     (1 )     —         (265 )     (21,832 )

Inventories and prepaid expenses

    (4,881 )     (100 )     —         —         (4,981 )

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

    5,517       286       —         275       6,078  

Due to affiliates

    12,377       —         —         —         12,377  
                                       

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    138,268       (1,018 )     1,788       10       139,048  
                                       

Cash flows from investing activities:

         

Capital expenditures

    (134,864 )     (28,772 )     —         —         (163,636 )

Restricted cash and investments

    140,053       —         (1,788 )     —         138,265  

Purchase of intangibles and other assets

    (20,409 )     (14 )     —         —         (20,423 )

Due to affiliates, net

    (28,566 )     33,527       —         —         4,961  
                                       

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    (43,786 )     4,741       (1,788 )     —         (40,833 )
                                       

Cash flows from financing activities:

         

Principal payments on long-term debt

    (410,000 )     (3,744 )     —         —         (413,744 )

Proceeds from issuance of long term debt

    313,629       —         —         —         313,629  

Proceeds from termination of interest rate swap

    6,605       —         —         —         6,605  

Payments of deferred financing costs

    (4,572 )     —         —         —         (4,572 )
                                       

Net cash used in financing activities

    (94,338 )     (3,744 )     —         —         (98,082 )
                                       

Cash and cash equivalents:

         

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    144       (21 )     —         10       133  

Balance, beginning of period

    87,787       —         —         (10 )     87,777  
                                       

Balance, end of period

  $ 87,931     $ (21 )   $ —       $ —       $ 87,910  
                                       

 

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WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A WHOLLY OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED)

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (As Restated—see Note 11)

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

    Issuers     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminating
Entries
    Total  

Cash flows from operating activities:

         

Net income (loss)

  $ (49,674 )   $ (2,833 )   $ 937     $ 1,896     $ (49,674 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities:

         

Depreciation and amortization

    58,390       2,792       —         —         61,182  

Amortization and writeoff of deferred financing costs and other

    3,694       19       —         —         3,713  

Equity in (income) loss from unconsolidated affiliates

    1,896       (345 )     —         (1,896 )     (345 )

Provision for doubtful accounts

    10,722       —         —         —         10,722  

Property charges and other

    6,067       (20 )     —         —         6,047  

Incidental operations

    (113 )     8       —         —         (105 )

Increase in swap fair value

    (8,033 )     —         —         —         (8,033 )

Increase (decrease) in cash from changes in:

         

Receivables

    (66,007 )     100       —         —         (65,907 )

Inventories and prepaid expenses

    (44,927 )     (347 )     —         —         (45,274 )

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

    119,900       (83 )     —         —         119,817  

Due to affiliates

    6,785       —         —         —         6,785  
                                       

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    38,700       (709 )     937       —         38,928  
                                       

Cash flows from investing activities:

         

Capital expenditures

    (619,094 )     (8,572 )     —         —         (627,666 )

Restricted cash and investments

    407,390       —         (937 )     —         406,453  

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates

    —         (3,500 )     —         —         (3,500 )

Note receivable from Wynn Resorts, Limited

    (80,767 )     —         —         —         (80,767 )

Purchase of intangibles and other assets

    (24,873 )     967       —         —         (23,906 )

Due to affiliates, net

    14,636       (32,705 )     —         —         (18,069 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

    —         23       —         —         23  
                                       

Net cash used in investing activities

    (302,708 )     (43,787 )     (937 )     —         (347,432 )
                                       

Cash flows from financing activities:

         

Principal payments on long-term debt

    (19,000 )     —         —         —         (19,000 )

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

    472,436       44,750       —         —         517,186  

Payment of deferred financing costs

    (7,454 )     (254 )     —         —         (7,708 )
                                       

Net cash provided by financing activities

    445,982       44,496       —         —         490,478  
                                       

Cash and cash equivalents:

         

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

    181,974       —         —         —         181,974  

Balance, beginning of period

    25,692       (1 )     —         —         25,691  
                                       

Balance, end of period

  $ 207,666     $ (1 )   $ —       $ —       $ 207,665  
                                       

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion gives effect to the restatement described in Note 11 “Restatement” to these condensed consolidated financial statements. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references herein to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our,” or similar terms, refer to Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that are forward-looking, including, but not limited to, statements relating to our business strategy and development activities as well as other capital spending, financing sources, the effects of regulation (including gaming and tax regulations), expectations concerning future operations, margins, profitability and competition. Any statements contained in this report that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: conditions precedent to funding under the agreements governing the disbursement of the proceeds of certain of our debt offerings and borrowings under our credit facilities; competition in the casino/hotel and resort industries; our intention to fund a substantial portion of the development and construction costs of Encore at Wynn Las Vegas with anticipated cash flows generated at Wynn Las Vegas; new development and construction activities of competitors; our limited operating history; our dependence on Stephen A. Wynn and existing management; our dependence on one property for all of our cash flow; leverage and debt service (including sensitivity to fluctuations in interest rates); levels of travel, leisure and casino spending; general domestic or international economic conditions; pending or future legal proceedings; changes in federal or state tax laws or the administration of such laws; changes in gaming laws or regulations (including the legalization of gaming in certain jurisdictions); applications for licenses and approvals under applicable jurisdictional laws and regulations (including gaming laws and regulations); the impact that an outbreak of an infectious disease, such as avian flu, or the impact of a natural disaster, such as the tsunami which struck southeast Asia in December 2004, may have on the travel and leisure industry; and the consequences of the war in Iraq and other military conflicts in the Middle East and any future security alerts and/or terrorist attacks. Further information on potential factors that could affect our financial condition, results of operations and business are included in this report and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based only on information currently available to us. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report.

Overview

We own and operate Wynn Las Vegas, a destination casino resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, which opened on April 28, 2005. In addition, on April 28, 2006, we commenced construction on “Encore at Wynn Las Vegas” (“Encore”), a hotel and casino resort fully integrated with Wynn Las Vegas. Until the opening of Wynn Las Vegas, we were solely a development stage company.

 

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Wynn Las Vegas

We believe Wynn Las Vegas is the preeminent destination casino resort on the Strip in Las Vegas. Wynn Las Vegas features:

 

    An approximately 111,000 square foot casino offering a full range of games, including private baccarat salons, a poker room, and a race and sports book;

 

    Luxury hotel accommodations in 2,716 spacious hotel rooms, suites and villas;

 

    Casual and fine dining in 18 outlets featuring signature chefs, including the Five Diamond award-winning restaurant, Alex;

 

    A Ferrari and Maserati automobile dealership;

 

    Approximately 76,000 square feet of high-end, brand-name retail shopping, including stores and boutiques featuring Brioni, Chanel, Dior, Graff, Louis Vuitton, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Manolo Blahnik;

 

    Recreation and leisure facilities, including an 18-hole golf course, five swimming pools, private cabanas and full service spa and salon; and

 

    Showroom, nightclub and lounge entertainment.

The resort, which is located at the intersection of the Las Vegas Strip and Sands Avenue, occupies approximately 217 acres of land fronting the Strip and utilizes approximately 18 additional acres across Sands Avenue for employee parking.

Since its opening, we have enhanced and refined Wynn Las Vegas in response to market demands and customer preferences. In the third quarter of 2006, among other things, we completed the conversion of the Keno lounge to a retail outlet for womens’ accessories and remodeled our high-fashion ladies’ shoe boutique in the retail promenade. We expect to continue our remodel efforts, in each case, investing in projects designed to maximize the performance of Wynn Las Vegas.

Encore at Wynn Las Vegas

We are constructing Encore on approximately 20 acres on the Las Vegas Strip, immediately adjacent to Wynn Las Vegas. Encore’s current plans include a 2,042-room hotel tower fully integrated with Wynn Las Vegas consisting of 132 suites and 1,910 guest rooms, an approximately 54,000 square foot casino, additional convention and meeting space, as well as restaurants, a nightclub, swimming pools, a spa and salon and retail outlets. Encore is expected to open in early 2009.

On March 31, 2006, our lenders approved the $1.74 billion project budget and the related plans and specifications for Encore (the “Encore Budget, Plans and Specs”). The project budget for Encore includes approximately $70.0 million to be incurred for construction of a new employee parking garage on our Koval property, a related pedestrian bridge and costs being incurred in connection with preparing the Broadway Theater to host “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” We continue to refine the design of Encore and are evaluating certain enhancements, which may increase the project budget. In addition, we are negotiating the guaranteed maximum price construction contract for Encore (the “Encore GMP”). Any increase to the Encore budget would be funded by contributions of debt and/or equity from Wynn Resorts.

Results of Operations

We offer gaming, hotel accommodations, dining, entertainment, retail shopping, convention services and other amenities at Wynn Las Vegas. We currently rely solely upon the operations of Wynn Las Vegas for our operating cash flow. Concentration of our cash flow in one property exposes us to certain risks that competitors, whose operations are more diversified, may be better able to control. In addition to the concentration of operations in a single property, many of our customers are high-end gaming customers who wager on credit, thus exposing us to increased credit risk. High-end gaming also increases the potential for variability in our results.

 

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We incurred net losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 of $15.9 million and $16.9 million, respectively, which represent a $16.9 million decrease from the $1.0 million of net income recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2005 and a $32.8 million decrease from the loss incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. In the third quarter of 2006 we refinanced certain of our debt and incurred a loss on its extinguishment of approximately $10.8 million. In addition, the fair value of our interest rate swaps decreased by approximately $4.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2006. Until Wynn Las Vegas opened on April 28, 2005, we were solely a development stage enterprise and pre-opening expenses increased significantly as Wynn Las Vegas approached opening. The three month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 both contain a full quarter of Wynn Las Vegas operations, however, during the nine month periods, 2006 contains 273 days of Wynn Las Vegas operations whereas 2005 contains only 156 days of Wynn Las Vegas operations.

We no longer incur pre-opening costs for Wynn Las Vegas, except as related to Encore. Pre-opening costs were a significant contributor to the net loss incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. We expect that our pre-opening expenses in future periods will exceed those incurred in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, although we anticipate these pre-opening costs will be less than those costs incurred while constructing and developing Wynn Las Vegas. Nevertheless, as a result of the expected pre-opening costs, we expect net losses to continue at least until Encore opens to the public in early 2009.

Certain key operating statistics specific to the gaming industry are disclosed in the following discussion related to the Company’s operational performance for the periods in which a Statement of Operations is presented. Below are definitions of the gaming statistics discussed:

 

    Table games win is the amount of drop that is retained by Wynn Las Vegas and recorded as casino revenue.

 

    Drop is the amount of cash or net markers issued that are deposited in a gaming table’s drop box.

 

    Slot win is the amount of handle (represents the total amount wagered) that is retained by Wynn Las Vegas and recorded as casino revenue.

 

    Average Daily Rate (“ADR”) is calculated by dividing total room revenue by total rooms occupied.

 

    Revenue per Available Room (“REVPAR”) is calculated by dividing total room revenue by total rooms available.

Financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2005.

Revenues

In the third quarter of 2006, Wynn Las Vegas generated net revenues of $273.2 million compared to net revenues of $251.2 million in the third quarter of 2005. Net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006 are comprised of $131.9 million in net casino revenues (48.3% of total net revenues) and $141.3 million of net non-casino revenues (51.7% of total net revenues). Net revenues for the third quarter of 2005 were comprised of $123.1 million in net casino revenues (49.0% of total net revenues) and $128.1 million of net non-casino revenues (51.0% of total net revenues). The quality of the resort’s non-casino amenities, combined with providing guests an unparalleled total resort experience, has driven a premium in Wynn Las Vegas’ ADR and in other non-casino revenues.

Wynn Las Vegas’ net casino revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006 of approximately $131.9 million represents an approximately $8.8 million or 7.2% increase from the net casino revenues of $123.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. During the three months ended September 30, 2005 the average table games win percentage (before discounts) was 22.3%, which was slightly above the expected range of 19% to 22%. Slot handle increased during the three months of 2006 as compared to 2005, however, during the three months of 2006, the slot win percentage was slightly less than the expected range of 5% to 6%.

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2006, Wynn Las Vegas’ gross room revenues were approximately $64.3 million, which represents a $2.9 million or 4.8% increase over the $61.4 million generated during the three months ended September 30, 2005. ADR and occupancy for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $271 and 94.9%, respectively, generating REVPAR of $257. ADR and occupancy for the third quarter of 2005 were $264 and 93.0%, generating REVPAR of $246. Other non-casino revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006 included food and beverage revenues of approximately $69.3 million, retail revenues of approximately $19.2 million, entertainment revenues of approximately $14.1 million, and other revenues from outlets, including the spa and salon, of approximately $11.5 million. Other non-casino revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2005 included food and beverage revenues of approximately $61.2 million, retail revenues of approximately $17.0 million, entertainment revenues of approximately $14.0 million, and other revenues from outlets, including the spa and salon, of approximately $10.8 million. Food and beverage revenue increases in 2006 compared to 2005, were primarily from increased revenues from the nightclub located in Wynn Las Vegas.

Departmental, Administrative and Other Expenses

During the three months ended September 30, 2006, operating expenses included casino expenses of $60.5 million, rooms expenses of $17.7 million, food and beverage expenses of $45.3 million, and entertainment, retail and other expenses of $31.1 million. Also included are general and administrative expenses of approximately $44.7 million and approximately $4.8 million charged as a provision for doubtful accounts receivable. During the three months ended September 30, 2005, departmental expenses included casino expenses of $53.4 million, rooms expenses of $16.1 million, food and beverage expenses of $42.5 million, and entertainment, retail and other expenses of $28.4 million. Also included are general and administrative expenses of approximately $40.2 million and approximately $2.1 million charged as a provision for doubtful accounts receivable. Overall expenses have increased commensurate with the increase in revenues.

Management fees

Since opening Wynn Las Vegas, management fees payable to Wynn Resorts for certain corporate management services have been charged and accrued at a rate equal to 1.5% of revenues. These fees will be paid upon meeting certain leverage ratios and satisfying certain other criteria set forth in a management agreement we entered into in connection with our credit facilities.

Pre-opening costs

Pre-opening costs for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were approximately $1.0 million, compared to approximately $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Only a relatively small amount of pre-opening costs related to Encore are currently being incurred. However, as the Encore development progresses, we expect associated pre-opening costs to increase, but not to the same level as we experienced with Wynn Las Vegas.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2006 of $36.2 million was relatively comparable to the $35.6 million incurred in the three months ended September 30, 2005. Depreciation expenses will continue throughout the estimated useful lives of our assets. In addition, we continually evaluate the useful life of our property and equipment, intangibles and other assets. When circumstances require a revision to those estimates of useful life, we adjust them accordingly.

Property charges and other

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things, we completed the conversion of the Wynn Las Vegas Keno lounge to a retail outlet for womens’ accessories and remodeled our high-fashion ladies’ shoe boutique in the retail esplanade. The $5.7 million of costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2006 relating to assets retired as a result of these enhancement and remodel efforts have been expensed as property charges. For the three months ended September 30, 2005, property charges include $2.9 million of costs relating to assets retired from the efforts to enhance and refine the Wynn Las Vegas resort and approximately $3.0 million for the abandonment of improvements made to the temporary offices utilized during part of the construction and opening of the Wynn Las Vegas resort.

Other non-operating costs and expenses

Interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2006 of $5.8 million was relatively comparable to the $5.0 million earned for the three months ended September 30, 2005.

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest, for the three months ended September 30, 2006 of $29.2 million decreased by $2.9 million or 9.1% from $32.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Interest capitalization has increased during 2006 as Encore construction progresses, thus reducing the amount of interest expensed. Additionally, lower total debt balances have further caused a decrease in interest expense, thus offsetting the rise in interest rates between periods.

We began the third quarter of 2006 with two $200.0 million notional amount interest rate swaps. On August 15, 2006, concurrent with the refinancing of our senior credit facilities (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Financing Activity”), we terminated one of our two previously existing interest rate swaps. Our interest rate swaps are accounted for in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended (“SFAS 133”). The fair values of the interest rate swaps are recorded as either assets or liabilities. Changes in the fair value of these interest rate swaps are recorded as non-operating income or expense in each period. We recorded approximately $4.2 million of swap expense for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and swap income of approximately $6.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. This results from the 2006 decrease and the 2005 increase in the fair values of our interest rate swaps from June 30, 2006 to September 30, 2006 (June 30, 2006 to August 15, 2006 in the case of the terminated swap) and from June 30, 2005 to September 30, 2005, respectively. For further information on our interest rate swaps, see Part II, Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

On August 15, 2006 we refinanced our senior credit facilities as discussed in further detail below (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Financing Activity”). In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force issue 96-19, “Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments,” (“EITF 96-19”) we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt for the three months ended September 30, 2006 of approximately $10.8 million to reflect the write-off of the previous term loan’s unamortized deferred financing costs and the payment of certain third-party bank fees incurred during the refinancing.

Financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

We opened Wynn Las Vegas on April 28, 2005. Prior to opening Wynn Las Vegas, we had not commenced operations, nor generated any significant revenues. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 reflect 156 days of Wynn Las Vegas operations. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 reflect a full nine months (273 days) of operations of Wynn Las Vegas.

Revenues

During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Wynn Las Vegas generated net revenues of $824.2 million compared to net revenues of $452.3 million for the 156 days of operations in the nine months of 2005.

 

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Net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 are comprised of $371.9 million in net casino revenues (45.1% of total net revenues) and $452.3 million of net non-casino revenues (54.9% of total net revenues). Net revenues for the 156 days of operations in the nine months of 2005 were comprised of $221.8 million in net casino revenues (49.0% of total net revenues) and $230.5 million of net non-casino revenues (51.0% of total net revenues). The quality of the resort’s non-casino amenities, combined with providing guests an unparalleled total resort experience, has driven a premium in Wynn Las Vegas’ average daily room rates and other non-casino revenues.

Wynn Las Vegas’ net casino revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 of approximately $371.9 million represent an approximate $150.1 million or 67.7% increase from the net casino revenues of $221.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, which included 156 days of operations. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the average table games win percentage (before discounts) of 20.6% was within the expected range of 19% to 22%, and the slot win percentage was within the expected range of 5% to 6% of handle.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Wynn Las Vegas’ gross room revenues were approximately $201.7 million, which represents a $95.7 million or 90.2% increase over the $106.0 million generated in the 156 days of operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2005. ADR and occupancy for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $286 and 95.4%, respectively, generating REVPAR of $272. ADR and occupancy for the 156 days of operations in the nine months of 2005 was $272 and 91.8%, generating REVPAR of $250. Other non-casino revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included food and beverage revenues of approximately $221.6 million, retail revenues of approximately $55.6 million, entertainment revenues of approximately $51.6 million, and other revenues from outlets, including the spa and salon, of approximately $36.3 million. Other non-casino revenues for the 156 days of operation in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 included food and beverage revenues of approximately $109.3 million, retail revenues of approximately $33.9 million, entertainment revenues of approximately $22.3 million, and other revenues from outlets, including the spa and salon, of approximately $20.3 million.

Departmental, Administrative and Other Expenses

During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, operating expenses included casino expenses of $181.6 million, rooms expenses of $52.8 million, food and beverage expenses of $139.5 million, and entertainment, retail and other expenses of $97.4 million. Also included are general and administrative expenses of approximately $131.1 million and approximately $11.4 million charged as a provision for doubtful accounts receivable. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, departmental expenses included casino expenses of $95.7 million, rooms expenses of $27.9 million, food and beverage expenses of $76.2 million, and entertainment, retail and other expenses of $48.7 million. Also included are general and administrative expenses of approximately $68.5 million and approximately $10.7 million charged as a provision for doubtful accounts receivable. Overall, expenses have increased commensurate with the increase in revenues and the increase in the number of days of operations.

Management fees

Since opening Wynn Las Vegas, management fees payable to Wynn Resorts for certain corporate management services have been charged and accrued at a rate equal to 1.5% of revenues. These fees will be paid upon meeting certain leverage ratios and satisfying certain other criteria set forth in a management agreement we entered into in connection with our credit facilities.

Pre-opening costs

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business in April 2005, Wynn Las Vegas no longer incurred pre-opening costs; consequently, only the relatively small amount of pre-opening costs relating to Encore incurred through September 30, 2006 are included for the 2006 period. There also was a substantial increase in staffing immediately preceding the opening of Wynn Las Vegas, which is reflected in the pre-opening costs in 2005. As the Encore development progresses in 2006, we expect associated pre-opening costs to increase, but not to the same level as we experienced with Wynn Las Vegas.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, of $112.8 million increased by $51.6 million compared to the $61.2 million incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2005, primarily as a result of the longer operating period for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to 2005. During the construction of Wynn Las Vegas, costs incurred in the construction of the buildings, improvements to land and the purchases of assets for use in operations were capitalized. Once Wynn Las Vegas opened on April 28, 2005 and these assets were placed into service, we began recognizing the associated depreciation expense. The depreciation expenses will continue throughout the estimated useful lives of these assets. In addition, we continually evaluate the useful life of our property and equipment, intangibles and other assets. When circumstances require a revision to those estimates of useful life, we adjust them accordingly.

Avenue Q Contract Termination

In February 2006, we agreed with the producers of “Avenue Q” to end Avenue Q’s run in the Broadway Theatre at Wynn Las Vegas and stopped presenting the show on May 28, 2006. To terminate the contract, we paid a termination fee of $5.0 million. This fee was recorded in the first quarter of 2006 in accordance with the liability recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities (“SFAS 146”). We are remodeling the Broadway Theater, which formerly presented “Avenue Q,” and adjacent areas to present “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” Performances of “Monty Python’s Spamalot” are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2007.

Property charges and other

In response to our evaluation of the completed Wynn Las Vegas project and in response to the reactions of our guests, we began to make enhancements and refinements to Wynn Las Vegas in the third quarter of 2005, which continued in the first three quarters of 2006. The $13.1 million of costs relating to assets retired as a result of these enhancement and remodel efforts for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 have been expensed as property charges. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we remodeled the six North Fairway Villas, remodeled several areas of the retail promenade, remodeled a portion of the former baccarat area to feature a casino bar, improved public baccarat space and private baccarat salons, converted the Keno lounge to a retail outlet for womens’ accessories, and remodeled our ladies’ shoe boutique in the retail esplanade. We also began modifications to the Broadway Theater to accommodate “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, property charges include $2.9 million of costs relating to assets retired from the efforts to enhance and refine the Wynn Las Vegas resort and approximately $3.0 million for the abandonment of improvements made to the temporary offices utilized during part of the construction and opening of the Wynn Las Vegas resort.

Other non-operating costs and expenses

Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 of $17.9 million increased by $5.0 million or 39.5% from $12.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. In the third quarter of 2005, we loaned Wynn Resorts $80.0 million with interest at 7.5% per year, payable semi-annually. The loan was outstanding for the entire nine months of 2006 and less than three months in 2005. Accordingly, we earned more interest income during 2006 as compared to 2005. In addition, higher interest rates were earned on cash balances in 2006 than 2005.

 

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Interest expense, net of capitalized interest, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 of $92.0 million increased by $37.8 million or 69.8% from $54.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, primarily due to the significant decrease in the amount of interest capitalized once Wynn Las Vegas opened on April 28, 2005. For the first four months of the nine months ended September 30, 2005, virtually all interest incurred was capitalized. Interest capitalization will increase in future periods as Encore construction progresses, thus reducing the amount of interest expected to be expensed in future periods.

We began 2006 with two $200.0 million notional amount interest rate swaps. On August 15, 2006, concurrent with the refinancing of our senior credit facilities (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Financing Activity”), we terminated one of our two previously existing interest rate swaps. The fair values of our interest rate swaps are recorded as either assets or liabilities. Changes in the fair value of these interest rate swaps are recorded as non-operating income or expense in each period. We recorded approximately $1.1 million of swap income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and swap income of approximately $8.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 resulting from the increases in the fair value of our interest rate swaps from December 31, 2005 to September 30, 2006 (December 31, 2005 to August 15, 2006 in the case of the terminated swap) and from December 31, 2004 to September 30, 2005, respectively. For further information on our interest rate swaps, see Part II, Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

On August 15, 2006 we refinanced our senior credit facilities as discussed in further detail below (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Financing Activity”). In accordance with EITF 96-19, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 of approximately $10.8 million to reflect the write-off of the previous term loan’s unamortized deferred financing costs and the payment of certain third-party bank fees incurred during the refinancing.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash flows from operations

Our operating cash flows are primarily affected by our operating income, interest paid, and non-cash charges included in operating income. On April 28, 2005, we opened Wynn Las Vegas and began generating cash from operations. Net cash from operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $139.0 million compared to $38.9 million from the 156 days of operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

Capital Resources

At September 30, 2006, we had approximately $87.9 million of cash and cash equivalents generally available for use without restriction, including for operations, new development activities, enhancements to Wynn Las Vegas, or to support the development and construction of Encore.

We require a certain amount of cash on hand for operations. Excess funds are swept from accounts into overnight investments, to repay borrowings under our credit facilities or fund development of Encore.

At September 30, 2006, we had approximately $256.5 million in cash and investments from the proceeds of our debt financings and contributions from Wynn Resorts, all of which is restricted for the construction, development and pre-opening expenses of Encore and the remaining costs of Wynn Las Vegas, including $80.0 million restricted for the Wynn Las Vegas liquidity reserve and completion guarantee ($30.0 million of which must be retained for Encore). Cash equivalents include investments in overnight money market funds. Restricted investments are kept in money market funds or relatively short-term, government-backed, marketable debt securities as required by agreements governing our debt facilities.

 

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Construction and Development

Wynn Las Vegas

As of September 30, 2006, approximately $3.7 million of retention amounts remained to be paid in order to close out the Wynn Las Vegas project.

In the third quarter of 2005, we began to make certain enhancements and refinements to Wynn Las Vegas. As a result, we have incurred and will continue to incur capital expenditures relating to these enhancements and refinements. Under the terms of the Credit Facilities, we are permitted to make up to $100.0 million of capital expenditures in 2006, of which we have expended approximately $47.9 million in the first nine months of 2006. The spending limit will be increased to the extent funds are contributed to Wynn Las Vegas by Wynn Resorts, Limited.

Encore at Wynn Las Vegas

Our lenders approved the $1.74 billion Encore Budget, Plans and Specs on March 31, 2006. On April 28, 2006, we broke ground and commenced construction on Encore. We continue to refine the design of Encore and are evaluating certain enhancements, which may increase the project budget. In addition, we are negotiating the Encore GMP. Any increase to the Encore budget would be funded by contributions of debt and/or equity from Wynn Resorts. We expect to open Encore to the public in early 2009.

Design and construction is progressing as expected at Encore. Current construction activities in the various project sections since groundbreaking include the following:

 

    Design documentation is progressing in accordance with the design schedule;

 

    Construction activities on the high-rise structure have progressed beyond the spa level and concrete pours for the first guest-room floor have begun;

 

    Approximately 90% of the low-rise excavation has been completed;

 

    Site preparation for the self-park garage has commenced;

 

    Under-balcony framing has been completed allowing drywall installation to commence on the Broadway Theater; and

 

    Rebar installation and major concrete pours have been completed through the fifth level of the Koval employee parking garage.

Through September 30, 2006, we incurred approximately $200.7 million of Encore project costs. These costs, net of approximately $6.4 million of retention, have been funded from the Credit Facilities, the First Mortgage Notes and cash flow from the operations of Wynn Las Vegas. Prior to signing a guaranteed maximum price construction contract, we are permitted to spend up to $300.0 million of the proceeds of the First Mortgage Notes and the Credit Facilities on Encore project costs. As of September 30, 2006, we have spent approximately $155.9 million using these debt proceeds. The remaining $38.4 million has been funded from cash flows from operations. We expect that the remaining proceeds from the First Mortgage Notes, together with availability under the Credit Facilities, cash flow from operations and the equity commitment from Wynn Resorts will be sufficient to fund Encore’s $1.74 billion budget.

The ongoing costs of Encore will be paid with funds from the following sources and in the following order of priority:

 

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    Second, by using any proceeds from the First Mortgage Notes (including any additional First Mortgage Notes that may be issued in the future), and the proceeds of borrowings under the Credit Facilities, until
 

exhaustion of the First Mortgage Notes proceeds, with amounts funded 66.67% from notes proceeds and 33.33% from the Credit Facilities;

 

    Third, by using proceeds of additional borrowings under the Credit Facilities; and

 

    Fourth, by using the funds from the completion guarantee deposit account.

If completion of Encore is delayed, then our debt service obligations accruing prior to the actual opening of Encore will increase correspondingly.

Le Reve Production Rights

In April 2006, Wynn Resorts canceled the 189,723 nonvested shares of Wynn Resorts’ common stock granted, subject to certain performance criteria, to the executive producer of “Le Reve.”

On May 31, 2006, we entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all intellectual property rights related to “Le Reve” which were previously only licensed to us. We paid $15.9 million to acquire substantially all of the rights in and to “Le Reve,” and to repay approximately $1.4 million of production costs, which were reimbursable to the executive producer of “Le Reve”. The rights acquired enable us to produce, present, enhance, or alter the performance of “Le Reve” after May 31, 2006.

Financing Activity

On August 15, 2006 we refinanced our Revolving Credit Facility (the “Revolver”) and our Delay Draw Term Loan Facility (the “Term Loans”) (together, the “Credit Facilities”).

On August 15, 2006, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) which, among other things: (i) increased the Credit Facilities from $1.0 billion to $1.125 billion by increasing the Revolver from $600.0 million to $900.0 million and reducing the Term Loans from $400.0 million to $225.0 million; (ii) reduced the borrowing margins on London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)-based Revolver and Term Loans by 0.625% and 0.250%, respectively; (iii) extended the maturity dates for the Revolver and the Term Loans to 2011 and 2013, respectively; and (iv) reduced the consolidated interest coverage ratio requirement for quarterly periods on or prior to December 31, 2007 to 2.00:1. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also: (i) reduced the range of the Revolver’s annual LIBOR borrowing margin after the opening of Encore from a range of 1.25% to 2.50% to a range of 1.00% to 1.75%, depending on our leverage ratio; and (ii) simplified the procedures for and conditions to obtaining advances and reduced the reporting obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including fully utilizing all previously funded amounts under the 6-5/8% First Mortgage Notes due 2014 (the “First Mortgage Notes) for payment of Encore project costs.

As a result of the refinancing discussed above, borrowings under the Term Loans were reduced to $225.0 million, under which we have elected, and expect to continue to elect, Eurodollar loans which bear interest at 1-month LIBOR and include a margin of 1.875% on that outstanding balance. We had two $200.0 million notional amount interest rate swaps to essentially fix the interest on the $400.0 million of former Term Loans. When we completed the refinancing on August 15, 2006, we terminated one of the two swaps and received approximately $6.6 million in the transaction. We elected to retain the other swap and therefore it effectively fixes the interest rate on $200.0 million out of the total $225.0 million of current Term Loans (for further information, see Part II, Item 3 “Quantitative and Qualitative Discussions about Market Risk”).

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Revolver for future borrowings for the construction of Encore or for other uses, as necessary. For borrowings under the current Revolver, we have elected, and expect to continue to elect, Eurodollar loans, which bear interest at 1-month LIBOR and currently include a margin of 1.625% on the outstanding balance. After opening Encore, the margin will fluctuate between a range of 1.0% to 1.75%, depending on our leverage ratio. In addition to interest, we also pay quarterly in arrears, the annual rate of 0.375% on the daily average of unborrowed availability under the Revolver. After the opening of Encore, the annual fee that we will be required to pay for unborrowed availability under the Revolver will be based on our leverage ratio and will range from an annual rate of 0.25% to 0.50%.

The new $900.0 million Revolver will terminate and be payable in full on August 15, 2011. On September 30, 2012, $112.5 million of the $225.0 million Term Loan will be payable. The remaining $112.5 million will be payable on August 15, 2013.

The Credit Facilities are obligations of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and are guaranteed by and secured by substantially all of the assets (except the corporate aircraft) of, each of its subsidiaries (other than Wynn Completion Guarantor, LLC). The obligations of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and the guarantors under the Credit Facilities rank pari passu in right of payment with their existing and future senior indebtedness, including indebtedness with respect to the First Mortgage Notes and senior in right of payment to all of their existing and future subordinated indebtedness.

On March 31, 2006, Wynn Resorts delivered an equity commitment agreement to the lenders under the Credit Facilities. Under that agreement, Wynn Resorts had committed to pay up to $215.3 million of Encore project costs if the Company was unable to do so. The refinancing discussed above increased the aggregate amount available under the Credit Facilities from $1.0 billion to $1.125 billion. As a result of this increase and with other funds becoming available to pay for Encore project costs, Wynn Resorts’ maximum commitment to pay Encore project costs was reduced from $215.3 million to $70.0 million.

We also have outstanding at September 30, 2006 approximately $39.8 million of an original $44.75 million borrowing secured by our corporate aircraft. This loan matures on March 31, 2010. Principal and interest are payable quarterly, and interest is calculated at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.375%. In addition to scheduled amortization payments, we are required to prepay the loans if certain events of loss with respect to the aircraft occur. Beginning December 31, 2006, we may prepay all or any portion of the loan, subject to a minimum prepayment of $10.0 million.

On November 1, 2006, we redeemed the approximately $10.1 million of 12% Second Mortgage Notes due 2010 (the “Second Mortgage Notes”) that remained outstanding. Funds to repay the Second Mortgage Notes and interest had been placed in an escrow account in December 2004, specifically for this purpose.

Other Liquidity Matters

We are restricted under the indenture governing the First Mortgage Notes from making certain “restricted payments” as defined in the indenture. These restricted payments include the payment of dividends or distributions to any direct or indirect holders of equity interests of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC. These restricted payments may not be made until Wynn Las Vegas has been completed and certain other financial and non-financial criteria have been satisfied. In addition, the Credit Facilities contain similar restrictions.

We intend to fund the operations and capital requirements of Wynn Las Vegas from operating cash flow and remaining availability under the Credit Facilities. We cannot assure you, however, that Wynn Las Vegas will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings available to us under the Credit Facilities will be sufficient to enable us to service and repay our indebtedness and to fund our other liquidity needs. We may refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness on or before maturity. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of the indebtedness on acceptable terms or at all.

 

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Furthermore, new business developments or other unforeseen events may occur, resulting in the need to raise additional funds. We continue to explore opportunities to develop additional gaming or related businesses

utilizing our substantial real estate holdings in Las Vegas. There can be no assurances regarding the business prospects with respect to any other opportunity. Any such development would require us to obtain additional financing.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

A description of our critical accounting policies can be found in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Financial Condition and Operations of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We present below a discussion of our policies related to share-based compensation which has been updated from the discussion in our Annual Report.

Share-Based Compensation

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R). This statement is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supercedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations. SFAS No. 123(R) establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods and services or incurs a liability in exchange for goods and services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. It requires an entity to measure the costs of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award and recognize that cost over the service period. We adopted this statement on January 1, 2006 under the modified prospective method and use the Black-Scholes valuation model to value the equity instruments issued. The Black-Scholes valuation model uses assumptions of expected volatility, risk-free interest rates, the expected term of options granted, and expected rates of dividends. Management determines these assumptions by reviewing current market rates, making industry comparisons and reviewing conditions relevant to our Company. In applying the modified prospective method, financial statements of prior periods presented do not reflect any adjusted amounts (i.e. prior periods do not include compensation cost calculated under the fair value method).

In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulleting (“SAB”) No. 107, “Share-Based Payment” to provide interpretive guidance on SFAS No. 123(R) valuation methods, assumptions used in valuation models, and the interaction of SFAS No. 123(R) with existing SEC guidance. SAB No. 107 also requires the classification of stock compensation expense in the same financial statement line items as cash compensation, and therefore impacts our departmental expenses (and related operating margins), pre-opening costs and construction in progress for our development projects, and our general and administrative expenses (including corporate expenses).

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

See Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, for a description of our recently issued accounting pronouncements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices.

Interest Rate Risks

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borrowings and variable rate borrowings, and using hedging activities. We cannot assure you that these risk management strategies will have the desired effect, and interest rate fluctuations could have a negative impact on our results of operations. We do not use derivative financial instruments, other financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Interest Rate Swap Information

We have entered into floating-for-fixed interest rate swap arrangements relating to certain of our floating-rate debt facilities. We account for these swaps under SFAS No. 133, and its related interpretations.

On December 14, 2004, we entered into two $200.0 million notional amount interest rate swap arrangements to hedge the underlying interest rate risk on a total of $400.0 million of borrowings under our term loan facility which, prior to the August 15, 2006 refinancing (see Part II, Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources”), bore interest at LIBOR plus 2.125%. Under these arrangements, the Company paid 3.793% of the notional amount and received payments equal to LIBOR. Although these interest rate swaps essentially fixed the interest rate at approximately 5.9%, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps for each reporting period were recorded in the increase (or decrease) in swap fair value as a component of other income (expense), net since the interest rate swaps did not qualify for hedge accounting.

On August 15, 2006, we reduced our term loan facility as part of refinancing our Credit Facilities, and concurrently terminated one of our two $200.0 million interest rate swap arrangements. We received approximately $6.6 million in cash from unwinding this interest rate swap. We elected to retain the second $200.0 million interest rate swap to essentially fix the interest rate on $200.0 million of the new $225.0 million of term loan borrowings. Because we continue to pay a fixed rate of 3.793% on the $200.0 million notional amount and receive payments based on LIBOR, the interest rate on $200.0 million of the new $225.0 million term loans is fixed at approximately 5.668%. The interest rate on the remaining $25.0 million of Term Loans is subject to the changes in the LIBOR rates over time.

As of September 30, 2006 we recorded an asset of approximately $5.0 million to reflect the fair value of the remaining $200.0 million notional amount interest rate swap. As of December 31, 2005, we recorded approximately $10.5 million as an asset to reflect the fair value of the two $200.0 million notional amount interest rate swaps. The fair value approximates the amount we would receive if these contracts were settled at the respective valuation dates. Fair value is estimated based upon current, and predictions of future, interest rate levels along a yield curve, the remaining duration of the instruments and other market conditions, and therefore, is subject to significant estimation and a high degree of variability of fluctuation between periods.

As noted above, although these interest rate swaps are highly effective economically in fixing the interest rate on the respective term loans, these interest rate swaps do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these interest rate swaps for each reporting period are recorded as an increase (or decrease) in swap fair value, a component of other income (expense), net.

Interest Rate Sensitivity

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, we incurred approximately $31.4 million and $95.6 million, respectively, in interest. Certain amounts of our outstanding indebtedness for the period were based upon variable LIBOR rates plus a premium. A 1% increase in the variable rates would have increased our interest cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 by approximately $247,000 and $470,000, respectively.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act and are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Restrictions imposed by our debt instruments significantly restrict us, subject to certain exceptions for payment of allocable corporate overhead, from declaring or paying dividends or distributions. Specifically, we are restricted under the indenture governing the First Mortgage Notes from making certain “restricted payments” as defined therein. These restricted payments include the payment of dividends or distributions to any direct or indirect holders of our membership interests. These restricted payments may not be made until certain other financial and non-financial criteria have been satisfied. In addition, our credit facilities contain similar restrictions.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

    3.1    Second Amended and Restated Articles of Organization of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC. (1)
    3.2    Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC. (1)
  10.2    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2006 among Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, as the Borrower, several lenders and agents, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative Agent. (2)
  10.3    Fourth Amendment to Master Disbursement Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2006, among Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as bank agent and disbursement agent. (2)
*31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) and Rule 15d – 14(a).
*31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) and Rule 15d – 14(a).
*32.1    Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 * Filed herewith
(1) Previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-124052) filed by the Registrant on April 13, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Filed with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Wynn Resorts, Limited on November 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC
      By:       WYNN RESORTS HOLDINGS, LLC
       

    its sole member

      By:       WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED
       

    its sole member

Dated: November 9, 2006

    By   /s/ John Strzemp
        John Strzemp
        Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Wynn Resorts, Limited

 

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Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

of Periodic Report Pursuant to

Rule 13a – 14(a) and Rule 15d – 14(a)

I, Andrew Pascal, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 9, 2006

 

/s/ Andrew Pascal
Andrew Pascal
President and Chief Operating Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

of Periodic Report Pursuant to

Rule 13a – 14(a) and Rule 15d – 14(a)

I, David R. Sisk, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 9, 2006

 

/s/ David R. Sisk
David R. Sisk
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
Certification of CEO and CFO

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Andrew Pascal, as Chief Operating Officer of the Company and David R. Sisk, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Andrew Pascal
Name:   Andrew Pascal
Title:   President and Chief Operating Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:   November 9, 2006

 

/s/ David R. Sisk
Name:   David R. Sisk
Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date:   November 9, 2006

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Wynn Resorts, Limited and will be retained by Wynn Resorts, Limited and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.