The Conjuring of The Mirage

The Inside Story Of The Mega-Resort That Changed Las Vegas Forever
LAS VEGAS - MARCH 28: A view of the Las Vegas Strip, including the Encore Las Vegas, Wynn Las Vegas, Treasure Island Hotel & Casino, Mirage Hotel & Casino and the Venetian, seen before Earth Hour from the Voodoo Lounge at the Rio Hotel & Casino March 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hotel-casinos in Las Vegas turned off marquees and non-essential exterior lighting to participate in Earth Hour, a global initiative by the World Wildlife Fund to focus attention on the threat of climate change. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS - MARCH 28: A view of the Las Vegas Strip, including the Encore Las Vegas, Wynn Las Vegas, Treasure Island Hotel & Casino, Mirage Hotel & Casino and the Venetian, seen before Earth Hour from the Voodoo Lounge at the Rio Hotel & Casino March 28, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hotel-casinos in Las Vegas turned off marquees and non-essential exterior lighting to participate in Earth Hour, a global initiative by the World Wildlife Fund to focus attention on the threat of climate change. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

25 years ago, Steve Wynn was busily creating a new kind of resort. This is the tale of the alchemy–and the crazy risk–that changed the Strip forever.

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