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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): MARCH 24, 2005
WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
NEVADA 000-50028 46-0484987
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.E. Employer
of Incorporation) Number) 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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On March 24, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release, filed herewith as
Exhibit 99.1 and by this reference incorporated herein, announcing that the
Nevada Gaming Commission had approved its applications to conduct casino gaming
operations. The Nevada Gaming Commission's approval was the final regulatory
gaming approval required prior to the Registrant commencing operations of its
Wynn Las Vegas casino resort project.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release, dated March 24, 2005, of Wynn Resorts,
Limited.
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 25, 2005
Wynn Resorts, Limited
By: /s/ John Strzemp
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John Strzemp
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 99.1
Nevada Gaming Commission Approves Wynn Las Vegas' Application to Conduct
Casino Gaming Operations
LAS VEGAS, Mar 24, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN)
announced today that the Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved its
wholly owned subsidiary, Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and all of its key employees to
engage in gaming activities in Las Vegas, Nevada. The approvals grant Wynn Las
Vegas, LLC, as owner and operator of the Wynn Las Vegas casino resort, gaming
licenses to conduct full scale unrestricted casino gaming operations. The Clark
County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board unanimously gave similar approvals on
March 22, 2005.
The Nevada Gaming Commission was the final regulatory approval required to
commence operations of Wynn Las Vegas on April 28, 2005.
SOURCE: Wynn Resorts, Limited
Wynn Resorts, Limited, Las Vegas
Samanta Hegedus Stewart, 702-770-7555
investorrelations@wynnresorts.com