Okada Manila Tour Proves Pivotal as Wynn Goes ‘Nuclear’
This article is for subscribers only.
Stephen Wynn stepped off his private jet at Manila airport in June 2010 to be greeted by the Philippine gambling regulator. On the tarmac too, in black wraparound sunglasses and trademark 1950s-style slicked-back hair, was Japanese slot-machine billionaire Kazuo Okada.
Okada, 69, wanted the chief executive officer of Wynn Resorts Ltd. to join his $2 billion casino and hotel project on Manila Bay. Wynn, companion Andrea Hissom and Wynn Resorts Chief Operating Officer Marc Schorr toured a hotel, shopping mall and casino showcasing Manila’s investment potential, and sat through a presentation on the new project in an air-conditioned marquee, photographs of the trip show.