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US – Massachusetts Attorney General calls for Wynn’s name to be stripped from Everett casino

By - 5 March 2018

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, the chief lawyer and law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has called for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to revoke the casino licence given to Wynn Resorts to operate the $2.4bn Wynn Boston Harbor on the banks of the Mystic River in Everett.

Following the claims of sexual harassment allegations against Wynn’s Founder and former leader Steve Wynn, Attorney General Maura Healey said: “It’s clear to me, if what’s being alleged is true, that the casino cannot bear Wynn’s name. I’m not convinced the company should have a license at all. At a minimum, state gaming officials should demand the $2.4bn casino not use the Wynn name. I certainly think that’s one of the things that should be on the table. Obviously, the allegations from the beginning, all of them, have been horrifying and incredibly disturbing.”

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker agreed saying of the potential for a name change to the property: “I certainly think that’s one of the things that should be on the table, based on their findings.”

Massachusetts Gaming Commission is investigating whether Wynn Resorts’ officials were aware of the allegations prior to the licence being granted.

Commission spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said: “Currently all options are on the table. We must first complete our investigation and have a full accounting of the facts before we pre-determine outcomes or speculate about next steps.”
A representative from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s investigations and enforcement bureau Loretta Lillios said: “It is an active investigation, and it is a priority. We do not intend to provide the commission or the public with details of this investigation until it’s completed.”

Wynn Resorts has said so far that it is not planning to change the casino’s or company’s name. The resort is expected to open in summer of 2019.

A spokesman for Steve Wynn this week slammed the media reporting of the allegations and accusations, saying in a statement. “It’s revolting that the media repeated such inflammatory claims from events that supposedly occurred four decades ago without the slightest bit of fact-checking or scepticism. This is not journalism, it is the peddling of smut and it is atrociously unfair to Mr. Wynn, his family and friends. Mr. Wynn is left to ask this simple question: when did we abandon such fundamental fairness, due process and decency?”

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