No, Steve Wynn's birth name was actually Stephen Allan Weinberg. He was born in 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut. The family's surname was changed to Wynn by his father, Michael Weinberg, in 1946 when Steve was just four years old. This was reportedly done to avoid the anti-Semitic discrimination that was common in the United States during that era, particularly in the professional and business sectors. Steve's father ran a string of bingo parlors, and after his death, Steve took over the family business before eventually moving to Las Vegas in the late 1960s to build his legendary casino empire, which included The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio, and the eponymous Wynn Las Vegas. While he has lived almost his entire life as "Steve Wynn," the change from Weinberg is a significant detail in his family's history of navigating the American business landscape of the mid-20th century. Today, the Wynn name is synonymous with ultra-luxury hospitality and has become a global brand that far exceeds the original intentions of a simple name change for social integration.