Published Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 | 7:24 p.m.
Updated Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 | 9:26 p.m.
Encore Beach Club and Surrender on May 28, 2010.
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Wynn Resorts has cut ties with two more nightlife executives, the company said Thursday. Wynn spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne confirmed Thursday that Larry Murphy and Dave Pappas are no longer with the company.
Dunne would not comment further on the departures.
Pappas and Murphy were part of Sean Christie’s Las Vegas Nightlife Group, which operates Blush nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Beach Club and Surrender nightclub at Encore Las Vegas. The $67 million pool-nightclub complex opened in May 2010.
Pappas served as director of marketing and customer development, and Murphy was vice president of marketing.
According to Pappas' website, his relationship with Wynn Resorts Chairman and Chief Executive Steve Wynn dates back to 1998 when he worked for Wynn as director of slot operations at Bellagio.
He then moved on to become vice president of West Coast operations and marketing for MGM Resorts. His website lists that he also worked as a marketing manger for ROK Vegas at New York New York, general manager for Revolution Lounge at the Mirage and vice president of marketing at Olympic Gardens gentlemen’s club.
He joined Las Vegas Nightlife Group in January.
Murphy previously served as vice president of marketing for Light Group before moving to Wynn to work as director of VIP marketing for Blush nightclub in 2007. He also was general manger at the Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay and Light nightclub at Bellagio, which is now The Bank.
Murphy and Pappas are among five nightlife executives to leave Wynn in less than three weeks.
Last week, Dunne confirmed that Encore Beach Club and Surrender nightclub managing partner Bob Mancari was no longer with the company.
A week prior to Mancari’s departure, the company said it had “separated” from nightclub manager Cy Waits as managing partner of the Tryst Nightclub at Wynn and XS The Nightclub at Encore.
Waits was arrested Aug. 27 on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence after police reported smelling marijuana coming from his vehicle. He was arrested with girlfriend Paris Hilton, who was accused of felony cocaine possession.
On the morning of Aug. 27, prior to the arrests, Wynn Resorts announced it had ended its partnership with nightlife entrepreneur Victor Drai.
Drai owned a third of the XS and Tryst nightclubs in Wynn and Encore, both of which he helped to design and develop.
With world-class dining, shopping, spas, golf and entertainment, there's no shortage of things to do at Wynn. The resort’s aquatic acrobatic show, “Le Reve—The Dream,” a creation by Cirque Du Soleil veteran Franco Dragone and Steve Wynn, will leave guests wanting more with its breathtaking performances that conjure an imaginary world. The Wynn Esplanade offers a unique shopping experience with stores including Chanel, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Dior, Oscar de la Renta and many more. Tryst is its signature nightclub, offering a secluded lagoon inside the club and spacious dance floor. Blush, the Wynn’s ultra lounge, draws swanky party-goers. Tryst, Wynn’s signature nightclub, is situated along a private lagoon under a 90-foot waterfall and plays host to some of the world’s most renown DJs.
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