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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
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                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): MARCH 24, 2005

                              WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

          NEVADA                        000-50028                46-0484987
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission File           (I.E. Employer
    of Incorporation)                    Number)             Identification No.)

      3131 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH
             LAS VEGAS, NEVADA                                      89109
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

                                 (702) 770-7555
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously
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ITEM 8.01     OTHER EVENTS.

On March 24, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release, filed herewith as
Exhibit 99.1 and by this reference incorporated herein, announcing that the
Nevada Gaming Commission had approved its applications to conduct casino gaming
operations. The Nevada Gaming Commission's approval was the final regulatory
gaming approval required prior to the Registrant commencing operations of its
Wynn Las Vegas casino resort project.

ITEM 9.01.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

        (c)     Exhibits:

          Exhibit
          Number       Description
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            99.1       Press release, dated March 24, 2005, of Wynn Resorts,
                       Limited.





                                SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:    March 25, 2005

                                                  Wynn Resorts, Limited


                                                  By: /s/ John Strzemp
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                                                      John Strzemp
                                                      Chief Financial Officer