Las Vegas developer Steve Wynn is so fixated on the April 28 opening of Wynn Las Vegas that employees have been given tacky countdown clocks for their offices that tick off the seconds until the "World Premiere," as he calls it.

How many celebrity chefs will it take to open the most expensive resort ever? None. Knight Ridder Newspapers reported Wynn doesn't even like them. It seems he's skeptical about the ability of big-name chefs to lure patrons or maintain quality. So he's picked a stable of lesser-known, award-winning cooks. Cuisine will range from American steak and potatoes to modern Japanese. Wynn says there's nothing like his planned Japanese restaurant in the United States. Doubtful, but no details. He's still hiding the facts behind an iron-fisted wall of faux secrecy.

Some details slipping out about Wynn Las Vegas have reporters scratching their heads. First, why has he put those giant plasma televisions where no one can watch from bed? Does he just want to get guests out of his $1 million rooms? Second, why bingo? He's going to have "Bonus Bingo" daily for "red card" players at no added cost with prizes ranging from $50 to $10,000. And despite having $5,000 slot machines, he'll feature an International Game Technology Video Megabucks penny slot with a $10 million jackpot. (You may have to bet more than a single penny).

BusinessWeek reported recently on Wynn's obsession with details. It cited Daniel Lee, who was chief financial officer at Wynn's Mirage Resorts and who now runs Pinnacle Entertainment. Catch this. He said Wynn once criticized what Lee thought was a well-done annual report. "He told me there was a split infinitive on page 23," said Lee, who immediately corrected the error at a cost of $9,000. After Lee told his boss, Wynn replied: "When you're close to perfect, why wouldn't you try for perfect?" Wynn declined to be interviewed by us or BusinessWeek.

Cond Nast Traveler described Wynn, as he appears in photographs, as "waxen and poker-faced, power-coiffed, with a mouth full of unrealistic teeth. In life, it turns out, he is the same, only shinier." Reporting on his volatile disposition and his inclination to scream and shout, Cond Nast quotes a staff member saying she's never seen him laugh. On the other hand, the magazine quotes Wynn saying he's never given himself more than a C-plus for any of his jobs. "I'm driven by the thought I might work myself up to a B-plus. I'm serious. I'm not trying to be cute here: I only see the mistakes in my jobs. Unfortunately, I see them in the 30 days prior to opening."