Mirage Resorts Deal Confronts Wynn-Win Scenario

Inside the Bellagio hotel, his monument to opulence and excess on the Strip, the most important man in Las Vegas has a decision to make alone.

Stephen A. Wynn, 57, has built a casino and resort empire, redefined the desert gambling Mecca, and won respect and made enemies among his peers.

"In terms of importance, he doesn't have a rival," said Daniel Davila, analyst for Southcoast Capital. "More so than Ben Siegal, more so than Howard Hughes. He spent more on a golf course than most had spent on property." ...