In Surprise Move, Casino Magnate Abandons Bid for Aqueduct Racetrack

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Wynn , the Las Vegas gambling impresario, on Wednesday dropped out of the bidding to revive the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens with 4,500 electronic slot machines, just two days before competing operators were to deliver their final offers for the complex.

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