The most expensive house put up for sale this week is the mansion of scandal-plagued billionaire casino and resort developer Steve Wynn. Interestingly, the mansion has already been put up for sale several times – and this time its price has been reduced, but still remains exorbitant.
The tycoon purchased the Benedict Canyon mansion in 2015 from Guess co-founder Maurice Marciano for $47,851,500 and later expanded it. Wynn had previously sold another mansion, which is located in Las Vegas.
I wonder why the billionaire started selling such expensive houses? Maybe it is simply a desire to get rid of the surplus of not the most liquid real estate? Or maybe it’s an attempt to solve possible financial problems. After all, the Wynn chain, like most other land-based gambling establishments, may be under intense pressure from the iGaming sector.
Modern operators offer a wide variety of gambling entertainment, including arcades, which are not found in land-based casinos. Especially popular have become games in the genre of plinko, as evidenced by the analysis of online casino review sites. Our authors studied the largest such site Plinko Games IN, which contains reviews of online casinos with plinko games, and found many popular brands there. And that’s just a fraction of the catalogue of thousands of entertainment options.
If you add to this the possibility to play from home, the availability of convenient mobile applications, a lot of bonuses, you can see the obvious advantages of the iGaming sector over land-based casinos. That is why many of the traditional sites of this kind may start to record a lack of customers in the near future.
But this mansion is not the only expensive house in the ranking. There are other properties that have come up for sale.
A huge 14-acre horse estate in Florida. It sits on three lots with two stables, 28 stalls and numerous riding areas. The spacious home has separate staff quarters as well as a newly renovated three-bedroom owner’s penthouse. There are three separate gated entrances “to keep traffic to a minimum.”
Price: $35,000,000
A seven-bedroom Manhattan Beach estate that was custom built in 2018 for NHL superstar Angie Kopitar. The main house has five bedrooms, and the adjacent guest house has two bedrooms. The dream kitchen for culinary enthusiasts is equipped with two refrigerators, a wine cabinet and a La Cornue stove. There’s a home theater with a “cinema-quality projection system,” a fitness center, a wine cellar encased in glass and steel, and a five-car garage.
Price: $37,000,000
A six-room mansion located in Brentwood Park. It was built in 1928 and expanded and updated by architect Thomas Callaway in 2007. The Spanish Colonial and Mission style mansion boasts vaulted ceilings, wrought iron details, exposed beams and several French doors.
Price: $38,500,000
Other properties are also being offered to buyers, with a six-bedroom, high-end home with interiors designed by Linda Murray coming in second in price at $68 million.
Still, Villa Lulu, is now out of the competition at least in terms of value. Exquisite details throughout the open floor plan include a wine cellar, movie room, “resort-sized” gym and massage room. The outdoor oasis boasts a veranda, resort-style pool, pool house, summer kitchen and tennis court with tennis pavilion. There is a separate staff quarters and a guest house, and it will cost 75 million.