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<FILING-DATE>20071218
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<ISSUER>
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<CONFORMED-NAME>WYNN RESORTS LTD
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<ASSIGNED-SIC>7990
<IRS-NUMBER>460484987
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1113
</COMPANY-DATA>
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<STREET1>3145 LAS VEGAS BLVD S.
<CITY>LAS VEGAS
<STATE>NV
<ZIP>89109
<PHONE>7027334444
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>3145 LAS VEGAS BLVD S.
<CITY>LAS VEGAS
<STATE>NV
<ZIP>89109
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<CONFORMED-NAME>KRAMER RONALD J
<CIK>0001198979
</OWNER-DATA>
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<FILM-NUMBER>071313622
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<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<PHONE>7027334444
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>C/O WYNN RESORTS LTD
<STREET2>3145 LAS VEGAS BLVD SOUTH
<CITY>LAS VEGAS
<STATE>NV
<ZIP>89109
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 SUBMISSION
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3131 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LAS VEGAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NV</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>89109</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-12-17</value>
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            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>14600</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>118.1844</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By daughters</value>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares were sold pursuant to a trading plan that was entered into on November 21, 2007 and is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kevin Tourek, as Attorney-in-Fact for Ronald J. Kramer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-12-17</signatureDate>
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