Superstar country singer, Garth Brooks, was lured out of semi-retirement by the casino mogul, Steve Wynn.  By giving him a large paycheck together with perks, Garth Brooks have agreed to sign a contract to take a five year weekend residency and shows at the Wynn Encore in Las Vegas starting on December 11.  This summer, Brooks have already started by playing two secret shows at the hotel.

Steve Wynn, whose expensive art collection proves again that what he wants is what he gets.  It took a lot of convincing to get Garth Brooks to sign the contract, as when Brooks retired, he vowed that he would drive his three daughters to school everyday.  Taking more than a big paycheck to get him to play at the Encore Theater , Wynn included the ultimate executive perk for Brooks, the private jet.  A new 11-seat Challenger jet, courtesy of Steve Wynn, will help him honor his promise, making short work of the commute from Oklahoma to Las Vegas.  According to Brooks, his top of the line private jet has a very cool interior and paint job.

In these shows, each ticket at the Encore will cost $125 and total sales for the shows could bring Wynn millions of dollars. But more important than ticket sales is the fact that he will be drawing people to Las Vegas and to Encore, the luxury hotel he opened when the economy was at its worst. Wynn having been in the casino business for a very long time knows that getting the people in the door can be the hardest part.  Having Brooks as an enticement for people to visit the hotel might just be worth the plane and the paycheck.