man: 4, 3, 2, 1, fire. it s just evolution. it s just changing. everything has a shelf life. nothing stays the same. man: we continue to be one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, and there s no reason that shouldn t continue. this city has this whole other trajectory and life unto itself. las vegas has this mystique. man: the vegas strip has seen everything from sammy and frank to siegfried & roy. las vegas is the most thoroughly modern 21st century city that we have. announcer: this is beyond fairytale, it s inconceivable. las vegas evolved. it s unlike anywhere else in the world. [ cheers and applause ] luck be a lady tonight luck be a lady tonight tonight luck if you ve ever been a lady to begin with luck be a lady tonight luck be a lady tonight gill: elvis s death really impacted vegas, and then after that, there wasn t anybody to replace him. and that s when everything changed. charles: he was one of a kind, man. he brought h
[cheers and applause] thats what im talking about whoo steve wynn is the man with the midas touch who added glamour to the gambling industry. If youre gonna start a gambling joint, start a gambling joint. He transformed las vegas into an International Tourist spot, but the odds havent changed. The only way to win in a casino. Is to own one. Own one. Unless youre very lucky. [stopwatch ticking] internet gaming is illegal in the United States and absolutely thriving. Yes right now, as you watch this story, 70,000 people are gambling on party poker, and thats just one site. There will be more online poker games per day at the end of this year than all of the casinos in the entire world put together. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im steve kroft. By some estimates, gambling in this country is a nearly 100billion industry. It attracts everyone from flamboyant businessmen to nefarious conmen. While the odds are heavily stacked against them, for millions of americans, gambling remains enormou
[cheers and applause] thats what im talking about whoo steve wynn is the man with the midas touch who added glamour to the gambling industry. If youre gonna start a gambling joint, start a gambling joint. He transformed las vegas into an International Tourist spot, but the odds havent changed. The only way to win in a casino. Is to own one. Own one. Unless youre very lucky. [stopwatch ticking] internet gaming is illegal in the United States and absolutely thriving. Yes right now, as you watch this story, 70,000 people are gambling on party poker, and thats just one site. There will be more online poker games per day at the end of this year than all of the casinos in the entire world put together. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im steve kroft. By some estimates, gambling in this country is a nearly 100billion industry. It attracts everyone from flamboyant businessmen to nefarious conmen. While the odds are heavily stacked against them, for millions of americans, gambling remains enormou
[cheers and applause] thats what im talking about whoo steve wynn is the man with the midas touch who added glamour to the gambling industry. If youre gonna start a gambling joint, start a gambling joint. He transformed las vegas into an International Tourist spot, but the odds havent changed. The only way to win in a casino. Is to own one. Own one. Unless youre very lucky. [stopwatch ticking] internet gaming is illegal in the United States and absolutely thriving. Yes right now, as you watch this story, 70,000 people are gambling on party poker, and thats just one site. There will be more online poker games per day at the end of this year than all of the casinos in the entire world put together. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im steve kroft. By some estimates, gambling in this country is a nearly 100billion industry. It attracts everyone from flamboyant businessmen to nefarious conmen. While the odds are heavily stacked against them, for millions of americans, gambling remains enormou