anniversary of Wynn Las Vegas' opening. Tutor Saliba, based in California, served as the general contractor. A nine-story Desert Inn parking garage, the last remainder of the resort's structures, was imploded on March 6, 2007, as construction progressed on Encore. Encore was expected to employ more than 5,000 people, with approximately 1,400 relocating from Wynn Las Vegas. As with the original resort, Steve Wynn starred in a commercial for Encore featuring him on the roof of the new hotel's tower. The commercial was directed by Brett Ratner. Encore opened at 8:00 p.m. on December 22, 2008. More than 1,000 people attended the opening. Due to the period's economic downturn, the opening was designed to be more subdued compared with that of previous resorts. At the opening, Steve Wynn gave high rollers a few million dollars to make the initial bets and initiated the action by declaring over a microphone, "Let the games begin!"; the start of gambling was accompanied by a recording of Frank Sinatra's "Luck Be a Lady Tonight". The resort opened with one nightclub, and two other clubs were added in May 2010, replacing the resort's existing porte-cochere at a cost of $68 million. The project included a new pedestrian entrance and landscaping, both along the Strip. With these additions finished, Wynn declared that the $5.2 billion Wynn complex was now complete. A fight involving 15 to 20 people broke out at Encore in September 2020, prompting Wynn Resorts to file a lawsuit. The resort subsequently increased its security and added temporary metal detectors on weekends. Features During the design phase, Wynn Resorts consulted with Forbes Travel Guide in hopes of attaining its five-star rating. Encore was designed to attract an upper-class clientele, competing with other upcoming luxury resort projects such as CityCenter and Cosmopolitan. DeRuyter Butler was the chief architect. Jerry Beale, senior vice president of design, described Encore as "the flirty younger sister" of Wynn Las Vegas. The interior design was handled by Roger Thomas, who is a butterfly enthusiast. Flower and butterfly designs are prominent throughout the resort. Thomas's passion for butterflies intrigued Wynn, prompting their inclusion in the design. The Encore hotel tower is nearly identical to the one at Wynn Las Vegas, both using bronze glass. The Encore tower is 48 stories, although its top floor is labeled "63". Due to bad-luck superstitions among gamblers, the tower skips the 13th floor (triskaidekaphobia) and