Famed billionaire hotel magnate and philanthropist Elaine Wynn has died at the age of 82.
Further details on a cause of death, where Wynn died and when have yet to emerge.
Wynn and her ex-husband Steve designed and ran an eponymous collection of casinos and hotel resorts synonymous with Las Vegas and across the world.
The Wall Street Journal, who broke news of Wynn’s death, said she was the largest individual shareholder in Wynn Resorts.
But she was ousted from her role on its board after divorcing Steve for the second time in 2010.
The colorful couple, who share two daughters called Kevyn and Gillian, originally married in 1963 and divorced in 1986.
They wed for the second time in 1991 and divorced again 19 years later.
They faced horrific trauma in 1993 when Kevyn was kidnapped.
Stricken Wynn paid a $1.45 million ransom for the safe return of her daughter, with the blundering kidnappers caught when they tried to use the cash to buy a Ferrari.
Wynn was born to a middle-class family of New York Jews and founded Vegas’ iconic Mirage Resorts with Steve in 1976.
The couple went on to develop the famously glitzy Wynn resorts in 2000. Their combined efforts were credited with revitalizing the Vegas Strip and helping the area shake off its seedy reputation.
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Elaine Wynn, a billionaire philanthropist who created the famous Wynn Hotels and Casino resorts with ex-husband Steve, has died aged 82
Elaine Wynn and her ex-husband Steve are pictured with magicians Siegfried and Roy at Elizabeth Taylor’s 79th birthday in 2007. The couple married and divorced twice
