LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Wynn Resorts Ltd., a casino operator, said Monday its board declared a special cash dividend of $4 per common share.
The dividend will be payable Dec. 3 to shareholders of record on Nov. 19.
Wynn said the board also approved a regular cash dividend program, beginning in 2010. The regular cash dividend is expected to be 20 cents per common share for the first quarter of 2010, payable in the second quarter.
Shares rose $3.22, or 5.4 percent, to $62.95.
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