Casino veteran will chair Wynn Resorts board
Wynn Resorts has named Daniel Boone Wayson as non-executive chairman of the board to replace Steve Wynn, who stepped down Tuesday evening.
Wayson, 65, has worked or served at Wynn companies for decades, including a stint as chief executive officer of Golden Nugget Atlantic City from 1984 to 1987. He later served as a director at Mirage Resorts before joining the board of Wynn Resorts in 2003.
The Wynn Wayson family relationship goes back about a half century. In the late 1950’s, Wayson’s father opened a bingo and slot machine parlor in an old warehouse in Maryland that would eventually employ a young Steve Wynn, himself the son of bingo parlor owner.
Wayson has also been a principal of Maryland-based Wayson’s Properties, a real estate development and holding company, since 1970.
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