Shortly after the announcement that Elaine Wynn, a prominent philanthropist who co-founded a casino empire in Las Vegas, had passed away, reactions from the community came pouring in.

Elaine Wynn, the billionaire philanthropist and casino-resort co-founder, has passed away at the age of 82 in Los Angeles after a brief illness.

Elaine Wynn, the woman who built a Las Vegas casino empire alongside her husband, Steve, has died at 82. Wynn died Monday after battling a “brief illness,” a family spokesperson told the Nevada Independent.