Wynn ready to open casino resort in Macau

American gaming mogul Stephen Wynn was ready to throw open the doors of his new $1.2 billion casino to gamblers in Macau the Chinese territory that seeks to rival the Las Vegas Strip as the world’s epicenter for gambling.

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Tue, September 5th, 2006

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