Citizen Wynn, Dennis McDougal
Citizen Wynn, Dennis McDougal
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Citizen Wynn
A Sin City Saga of Power, Lust, and Blind Ambition

Author: Dennis McDougal

Narrator: Bob Johnson

Unabridged: 12 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/13/2025

Synopsis

Citizen Wynn recounts the cautionary saga of uber-wealthy casino king Steve Wynn, who built a global gambling empire on fantasy, grift, and misogyny before hubris and #MeToo brought him down. Part Mafia history, part deeply researched social commentary, part Horatio Alger gone horribly awry, Citizen Wynn is a modern morality tale with instant appeal to 100 million Americans who gamble regularly as well as millions more who recognize the Wynn name from Macao to Monaco.

About Dennis McDougal

Dennis McDougal is an award-winning journalist and author of eleven books, including bestselling biographies of Bob Dylan and Jack Nicholson, and the true crime classics Angel of Darkness and Mothers Day. A former Los Angeles Times staff writer and CNN producer, his byline has appeared in the New York Times, TV Guide, and dozens of other publications. He lives near Memphis, Tennessee.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary on May 30, 2025

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance audio copy of this title. This reads more like a organized crime inspired novel than a biography. It is thoroughly engrossing, even though the main character is pretty unlikable. Following his trajectory from a penny ante bingo parlor paying off his dead father......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on June 06, 2025

Really enjoyed Citizen Wyn. I always appreciate when we don’t spend too long on childhoods and not getting lost in the weeds of things and this book did that really well. Knowing when to delve into subjects and even interesting people that would cross Wyn’s path. Also doesn’t shy away from tough sub......more

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