Steve Wynn registered on Tuesday a movement in a Nevada state court seeking to stop the release of an investigatory report from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission regarding the sexual misconduct allegations raised against the embattled casino boss, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Tuesday’s movement sought a temporary arrangement to prevent the publication of the probe’s findings and was registered just under a week following Mr. Wynn and his legal team registered a request for an injunction and damages. The businessman’s complaint from last week read that Wynn Resorts communicated privileged information to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission as the ruler was investigating the sexual misconduct allegations and was seeking to discover if the vegas casino company was aware of those and how it had addressed the issue.
Mr. Wynn’s criticism further stated that the records given by Wynn Resorts to MassGaming reflected “communications protected from Mr. Wynn’s attorney-client privilege and/or the frequent interest agreements he entered with Wynn Resorts. ”
The casino mogul’s legal staff, such as Donald Campbell, informed representatives of the Massachusetts gaming regulator which Mr. Campbell had worked independently with Mr. Wynn and’d penned a joint-representation agreement with Wynn Resorts back when Mr. Wynn himself was at its helm. Mr. Campbell registered their correspondence with MassGaming in Nevada courtroom Tuesday alongside last week’s complaint against the regulatory body and Wynn Resorts.
Agents for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission said that Mr. Campbell hadn’t been able to supply enough evidence about the presence of the joint-defense agreement.
Report Expected to Be Released Next Month
MassGaming launched probe into Mr. Wynn and his company’s suitability to run a casino hotel in Massachusetts after the January publication of a Wall Street Journal report which detailed a decades-long pattern of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct from Mr. Wynn. The businessman has called all allegations leveled against him ldquo;preposterous. ”
Wynn Resorts was selected as the preferred bidder for the construction of an integrated resort with a casino floor in the Greater Boston region. The $2.4-billion Encore Boston Harbor is currently under development in the city of Everett, near Boston, and is slated to open doors .
As stated earlier, MassGaming desired to discover if Wynn Resorts was conscious of the multiple alleged episodes of sexual misconduct involving Mr. Wynn forcing company employees to perform sex acts or subjecting them to unwanted sexual advances.
The commission is expected to release a full report with its findings during a hearing in December. However, Mr. Wynn legal action might delay the planned release of report.
It can be stated that while the casino boss’ proceed to block the publication of this report may appear odd, it should be said that in Nevada, in which Wynn Resorts is headquartered and its flagship properties are located, gambling labs do not release the findings of investigatory reports. The neighborhood regulator generally settles problems with casino companies by imposing penalties, when these are required, and without the matter going public.
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