Steve Wynn is the visionary responsible for many of the most iconic casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, though he was forced to step down from his company, Wynn Resorts, in 2018. Over his career, he owned and developed several landmark properties. His first major success was the Golden Nugget (both in Las Vegas and Atlantic City). He then built The Mirage in 1989, which is credited with sparking the "mega-resort" era. Following that, he opened Treasure Island and the incredibly opulent Bellagio (famous for its dancing fountains). After selling his company, Mirage Resorts, to MGM in 2000, he purchased the old Desert Inn and built his namesake resorts: Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas. He also expanded globally with Wynn Macau and Encore at Wynn Macau in China, and later developed the Encore Boston Harbor in Massachusetts. While he no longer "owns" these properties today—they are owned by public shareholders of Wynn Resorts and MGM—his design philosophy of luxury and "high-limit" elegance continues to define the identity of these world-famous gambling destinations.