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Wynn Resorts company history timeline

2002

Wynn Resorts was founded by Stephen Alan Wynn and Kazuo Okada in June 2002 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.“

Wynn Resorts made its initial public offering on NASDAQ on October 25, 2002.

Wynn hired investment banker Ronald Kramer as president and director in 2002 in order to help take the company public and oversee its expansion.

2004

Wynn Macau, the company's second project started construction on June 28, 2004.

2005

The company's first project, Wynn Las Vegas, opened on April 28, 2005.

2006

Exactly one year later, April 28, 2006, Wynn and his wife broke ground on the Encore.

2009

Steve Wynn announced a planned redevelopment of the golf course at Wynn Las Vegas, called Wynn Golf and Country Club, into two separate resorts, and a large lake, connected by the “Wynn Parkway”. Redevelopment will not take place before 2009.

2011

Okada resigned as vice chairman in October 2011, and the following February, after a company investigation by the Freeh Group confirmed the charges against him, the board of directors forced Aruze USA to sell back its shares at a nearly 30% discount.

2014

On September 17, 2014, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted to approve Wynn Resorts’ proposed $1.6 billion casino to be located in Everett, Massachusetts on the Mystic River, just north of Boston.

2016

A second resort in Macau, Wynn Palace in Cotai, opened August 22, 2016.

2018

On February 6, 2018, Steve Wynn resigned as CEO of the company amidst sexual allegations and was replaced by Matthew Maddox.

In April 2018, the company nominated three women to the board of directors: Dee Dee Myers, Betsy Atkins, and Wendy Webb.

2019

On May 28, 2019, Wynn paid a $ 35 million fine to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and the $500,000 fine placed on Matthew Maddox.

2022

Billings will assume the role of CEO effective February 1, 2022.

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