Wynn Quits Amid Harassment Claims, Ending Era of Casino King
- Billionaire steps down as CEO of Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts
- Matthew Maddox to take over chief executive position
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He was the undisputed King of Las Vegas. His signature graced the side of the city’s fanciest casino and his gravelly voice greeted callers to the hotel. But now Wynn Resorts Ltd. will have to get used to life without Steve Wynn as CEO.
The 76-year-old casino mogul, caught amid a deluge of sexual harassment allegations, stepped down Tuesday night as chairman and chief executive officer of the company he founded, which operates opulent resorts in Las Vegas and Macau and is building another near Boston.