Elaine Wynn, Who Built Wynn Resorts Empire in Las Vegas, Dies at 82 NYT | Top Stories Penelope Green 18 April 2025 at 06:36 She and Steve Wynn were known as the king and queen of Las Vegas. After their divorce, Ms. Wynn became a force in her own right. © Cody Cobb for The New York TimesElaine Wynn in an undated photo. “Elaine was an equal partner in the success of Wynn Resorts,” the lawyer Mary Boies said. “Steve was the money, and Elaine did the design and the people.”