New Las Vegas Casino is ready

Modest men do not build hotels that cost $2.7 billion, and so it is no surprise that Steve Wynn compares his new resort and casino to the place where the new pope was elected.

The doors to what is among the world's most expensive hotels opened one minute after midnight, and hundreds of people poured into the 50-story chocolate-colored structure, where room range in price from about $300 to more than $850 a night (although prices may be lower at some times).

By midday, groups of people were being given guided tours of the lobby and casino where slot machines clanked and people wagered on everything from blackjack to horse races being shown live on giant television screens.

The atrium over which the 50-story hotel looms was filled with live trees decorated with balls of flowers that resembled Christmas tree ornaments.

Golf and shows The resort's golf course, the old Desert Inn course redesigned, is the collaborative work of Wynn and course designer Tom Fazio. The course features 1,200 trees, some half a century old and some 60 feet high.

Well there are 18 restaurants to choose from at Wynn Las Vegas ranging from a place called Alex --- named after the chef --- which serves what is described as Riviera cuisine, to Tableau, which serves American cuisine.

In between the Riviera and America there is "French influenced Shanghai" food, Italian seafood, the Red 8 Asian Bistro and Corsa Cucina, described as a "sleek, high energy cafe" that serves Italian food.

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