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May. 15, 2007
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
JOHN L. SMITH: Wynn shoots himself in the foot with bid to redistribute dealers' tips
Steve Wynn once shot off his index finger while playing with a pistol. You'd think he would have learned his lesson.
Last September, Wynn fooled with the wrong end of another gun when he forced his dealers to share their tokes with floor supervisors. Bang. That'll show those dealers.

THE VEGAS GUY: What is Steve Wynn doing?
Copyright © 2002
United Press International
By JOE BOB BRIGGS
April 24, 2002Wynn is especially sensitive about a Scotland Yard report from the early 1980s that declared him unfit to own casinos in England. When Smith called Wynn to discuss the report a decade later, "he threatened to sue me within 10 seconds of my broaching the subject." Wynn was probably the most powerful man in Vegas at the time - he was derisively referred to as "Governor Wynn" - and his furor resulted in the column never running. (It became a chapter in "Running Scared.") Wynn's subsequent libel suit - which was originally based, not on the book itself, but on the catalog copy describing the book - was fought by Wynn and publisher Lyle Stuart for six years, going all the way to the Nevada Supreme Court, with Wynn at one point vowing that Smith and his family would end up on the street.

Old guard under siege
Remaining D.I. Estates homeowners contend Steve Wynn hasn't been a good neighbor
Copyright © Las Vegas Mercury
November 14, 2002
By Bob Shemeligian
A year ago, a state arbitrator found for the homeowners. "The association exists to protect and promote the welfare and safety of its members," arbitrator Richard McCall writes in his decision. "The respondents [Wynn's development team] state candidly that they purchased property within the association solely for the purpose of destroying the association. ... This can hardly be consistent with the welfare and safety of the [remaining homeowners]."

Radio host ordered to halt on-air criticism of Wynn
Las Vegas Review Journal, April 22, 1993
Ken White
Miller who buys the air time for his show, has criticized Wynn for his attempts at getting legalized gambling in Hartford, Conn. "I want Wynn to invest money here, not take it out of state," Miller said. "That's the thrust of what I'm trying to do."

Wynn and the First Amendment
ElectricNevada.com
By Steve Miller
former Las Vegas City Councilman
In 1993, my radio program began being picked up on stations from coast to coast. The program was being aired on WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut just at the time when Wynn was trying to get licensed to invest one billion Nevada-made-dollars in a casino there. Coincidentally, a story broke on the front page of the RJ detailing how Wynn had comped members of the "five families" at the Mirage. I had Jon Ralston and John L. Smith, who were reporting the events, on my program to discuss the incident. Their appearances generated numerous calls from New England listeners. When the Connecticut legislature turned Wynn down, he publicly named and blamed me for his failure at a meeting of the Conn. Chamber of Commerce. Wynn immediately threatened to sue me, my partner Russ Driver, and the stations carrying the program.

By the skin of my teeth...
Escaping Steve Wynn’s legal ax
COLUMN: Steve Miller
© Copyright Las Vegas Tribune, Inc.
August 2, 2000
I was also mysteriously contacted by an investigator for the New Jersey Gaming Control Board who inquired if I had a copy of the report. I replied that I did and he asked me if it had a Control Board time stamp on its cover. It did not. He abruptly ended the call. John and I later speculated that his call indicated that the original report in the New Jersey Gaming Control Board file was probably missing and that the copies we had were probably made from that document. The call also confirmed the authenticity of the document.

A Gambling Impresario Leaves Little to Chance
The New York Times
Sunday, December 6, 1998
Front Page
By BRETT PULLEY
"Steve Wynn's control over politicians is all-encompassing," said Steve Miller, a former Las Vegas City Council member who has frequently been at odds with Wynn. "It's overwhelming. Either you work for him or he tries to get you out of office." Considered by many Nevadans to be the most powerful man in the state, Wynn gets roadways rerouted, public transportation projects scuttled and public land deeded over to his company. But he wields his influence not only to expand his company beyond Las Vegas, where it owns four casinos plus a half interest in a fifth, but also to advance the public's acceptance of casinos as he builds palaces so lush that they become must-see stops on America's road map.

Columnist Jeff German: Neal may paint unflattering picture of Las Vegas on fed panel
LAS VEGAS SUN
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1998
Today, Wynn must be even angrier knowing that Neal unofficially has been selected to replace him as a panelist at next week's high-profile National Gambling Impact Study Commission meeting in Las Vegas.
Scheduling conflicts, it seems, forced Wynn to decline an invitation to speak on a panel about employment within the casino industry. But instead of choosing another member of the industry to take Wynn's place, the nine-member commission's executive director, Timothy Kelly, named Neal, who has no experience at running a casino. Neal's selection was pushed by former City Councilman Steve Miller, the eyes and ears in Nevada for the Rev. Tom Grey, the industry's most outspoken national critic. In hindsight, Wynn must be wondering if he should have found a way to rework his schedule to accommodate the commission.

"Like a Good Neighbor…Steve Wynn is There…"
COLUMN: Steve Miller
© Copyright Las Vegas Tribune, Inc.
October 11, 2000
A number of pioneer citizens who choose to remain in their beautiful homes on what was once the Desert Inn golf course are learning the true meaning of "political clout!" Homes that have been sold to Steve Wynn for his planned resort are being intentionally allowed by Clark County officials to deteriorate into attractive nuisances; abandoned structures that attract vagrants. Their swimming pools are green with algae and are breeding disease carrying misquotes. Rats have also been reported, all under the watchful eye of Wynn and the Clark County health and code enforcement authorities that are obediently turning their backs on resident’s complaints.

Observers: Wynn lofty visionary
Tuesday, March 07, 2000
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
By Trevor Hayes
"His influence over the valley has been extensive, not only the valley but the whole state," said state Sen. Joe Neal, D-North Las Vegas. "He virtually gets what legislation he wants passed regardless of how it affects the state." Neal, long an advocate for higher gaming taxes, thinks this deal will lessen Wynn's political influence. "(Wynn) frightened a lot of politicians with that power," Neal said. "Frankly, I believe MGM will be a better corporate citizen." Former Las Vegas Councilman Steve Miller also hopes Wynn will opt out of politics. "The influence peddling he has displayed in the state of Nevada ... has caused him to fall from favor not only of his fellow Nevadans but observers outside," Steve Miller said. Wynn should be remembered "as a blowhard and a manipulator and a corruptor of politicians," said the former councilman, once the target of a Wynn lawsuit.

Gaming goes soft
By KEN WARD
Las Vegas CityLife
November 1998
In this context, the National Gambling Impact Study Commission pales as a threat. While the casino industry demonizes the commission as a bunch of right-wing demagogues, Steve Miller has a different view. He offered to take the panel on a guided tour he's dubbed "Las Vegas Behind the Mirage." Sightseeing opportunities include a look at Arizona Charlie's placement between two senior apartment complexes, the casino shuttles that serve HUD-funded housing projects, and the proliferation of neighborhood slot joints. The panel, which comes to town Nov. 10-11, has expressed no interest in a firsthand probe of Las Vegas' seamy underbelly. But it's sure to get an earful from national casino opponent Tom Grey, who will be representing the National Coalition Against Gambling Expansion. Neal, too, will be heard as he joins a panel discussion on local employment issues. Neal's opening came when Wynn stepped down. The casino mogul reportedly was miffed at the addition of Otis Harris, a local businessman who is aligned with Miller's populist crusade against the spread of gaming.

Another Example of Nevada’s Double Standard
Las Vegas Tribune
COMMENTARY: Steve Miller
July 17, 2002
Why is privileged license holder Wynn allowed to continue his "associations" with a felon such as "Junk Bond King" Mike Milken? What is the difference between ex-felon Milken and ex-felon Herbie Blitzstein who, as a member of Nevada's Black Book, jeopardized Ted Binion's Nevada gaming license? Shortly after Milken was released from prison, in 1997, Wynn and former Nevada Governor Bob Miller attended a well-publicized 4th of July dinner party at Milken's Lake Tahoe estate. In the meantime, Binion and Blitzstein were seen hanging out together at Club Paradise. Following the 1997, 4th of July party, why wasn't Wynn brought before the Nevada Gaming Commission for questioning about his "associations," as was Binion that same year?

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