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Exhibit 10.9


ART RENTAL AND LICENSING AGREEMENT

        This Art Rental and Licensing Agreement ("Agreement"), is entered into this 1st day of November, 2001, by and between STEPHEN A. WYNN ("Lessor") and WYNN RESORTS, LLC ("Lessee").

RECITALS

        A.    Lessor is the owner of the paintings and other art works identified in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (collectively, the "Works").

        B.    Lessor wishes to lease to Lessee, and Lessee wishes to lease from Lessor, the Works, in order to publicly display the Works in a gallery located at a site in Las Vegas, Nevada, at which Lessee is currently developing a resort hotel (the "Gallery").

        C.    By publicly displaying the Works, Lessor and Lessee desire to promote the Works and to enhance the cultural and educational opportunities for Nevada residents and visitors.

        Based upon the foregoing and the following terms and conditions, the parties hereto agree as follows:


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Wynn Resorts, LLC
Legal Department
3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Telephone: 702-733-4556
Fax: 702-733-4596
  Mr. Stephen A. Wynn
One Shadow Creek Drive
North Las Vegas, Nevada 89031

Telephone: 702-733-4123
Fax: 702-791-0167
        WYNN RESORTS, LLC

/s/  
STEPHEN A. WYNN      
Stephen A. Wynn

 

 

 

/s/  
MARC SCHORR      
Marc Schorr
Chief Operating Officer

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EXHIBIT A

WORKS OF ART

Artist:   Paul Cézanne
Title:   Curtain, Jug and Fruit Bowl
(Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier)
Date:   c. 1893-94
Medium:   Oil on canvas
Size:   231/2 × 283/4 inches

Artist:

 

Paul Gauguin
Title:   Bathers
(Promenade au bord de la mer)
(Famille Tahitienne)
Date:   1902
Medium:   Oil on canvas
Size:   361/4 × 283/4 in. (92 cm. × 73 cm.)

Artist:

 

Édouard Manet
Title:   Portrait of Mademoiselle Suzette Lemaire, In Profile
(Portrait de Mademoiselle Suzette Lemaire, de profil)
Date:   1880
Medium:   Pastel on paper
Size:   213/8 × 173/4 in. (54.3 × 45.1 cm.)

Artist:

 

Édouard Manet
Title:   Self Portrait
Date:   c. 1878-1879
Medium:   Oil on canvas
Size:   335/8 × 28 inches

Artist:

 

Henri Matisse
Title:   La Robe Persane
Date:   1940
Medium:   Oil on canvas
Size:   32 × 255/8 in. (81 × 65 cm.)

Artist:

 

Henri Matisse
Title:   Pineapple and Anemones
Date:   1940
Medium:   Oil on canvas
Size:   283/4 × 361/4 in. (73 × 92 cm.)

Artist:

 

Amedeo Modigliani
Title:   Nu Couche (sur le cote gauche)
Date:   1917
Medium:   Oil on canvas
Size:   35 × 57 in. (88.9 × 144.8 cm)

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Artist:

 

Pablo Picasso
Title:   Le Reve
Date:   1932
Medium:   Oil on canvas
Size:   511/8 × 381/8 in. (129.8 × 97.2 cm)

Artist:

 

Vincent van Gogh
Title:   Portrait of a Peasant Girl in a Straw Hat
Date:   June 1890
Medium:   Oil on canvas
Size:   361/4 × 283/4 in. (92 × 73 cm.)

Artist:

 

Andrew Warhol
Title:   Steve Wynn
Date:   1983
Medium:   Synthetic polymer paint, silkscreen ink and diamond dust on canvas
Size:   40 × 40 in.

Artist:

 

Claude Monet
Title:   Camille a l'Ombrelle Verte
Date:   1876
Medium:   Oil on Canvas
Size:   317/8 × 235/8 in.

        A framed photograph of Pablo Picasso that is owned by Steve Wynn will also be included in the gallery. It is approx. 24 × 30 in.

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EXHIBIT B

RENTAL FEES

        No rental fee shall be due hereunder for the period from the effective date of this Agreement to April 30, 2002 (the "Abatement Period"). For each calendar month beginning after the Abatement Period, Lessee shall within fifteen (15) days after the end of such month (including any partial month in which the term hereof ends) pay to Lessor the lesser of (i) One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) or (ii) all Adjusted Gross Proceeds (as hereinafter defined) for such month (or partial month as the case may be), and furnish to Lessor a written statement explaining the calculation of such Adjusted Gross Proceeds. The foregoing statement from Lessee shall be in form and style, and contain such detail, as Lessor may reasonably require. Lessee agrees to keep accurate books and records of all business activities conducted at or relating to the Gallery. Upon prior reasonable notice and at reasonable times, Lessor or his representatives shall have the right to inspect and copy such books and records for the purpose of auditing or verifying such business activities and monthly statements.

        For purposes hereof, "Adjusted Gross Proceeds" means (i) all gross revenues received by the Gallery, including without limitation admission fees, fees for electronic touring devices, and merchandise sales revenues, less (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses paid by the Gallery in connection with the exhibition and promotion of the Works, including without limitation payroll for Gallery staff and security, advertising and printing costs, the cost of "Openings" and "Receptions," fine art transportation and insurance costs, the cost of goods sold, and Nevada state and local sales and use taxes and personal property taxes. Notwithstanding anything herein expressed or implied to the contrary, for purposes of calculating Adjusted Gross Proceeds, such out-of-pocket expenses shall not include: (i) indirect or overhead expenses of Valvino, Lessee, or any of Valvino's other subsidiary companies (such as real property rental costs and general and administrative expense allocations); (ii) any liability under any indemnity by Lessee; (iii) any costs or expenses associated with any damage to or loss of any of the Works; (iv) any costs or expenses associated with any breach, default, or failure to perform by Lessee relating to this Agreement; or (v) any capital expenditures or depreciation.

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EXHIBIT C

LONG-TERM RENTALS

Artist

  Title
Amedeo Modigliani   Nu Couche (sur le cote gauche)
Paul Gauguin   Bathers

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