Stephen Wynn to Be Investigated by Massachusetts Casino Regulators
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Mr. Wynn, one of the most powerful figures in the casino industry, had engaged in serious sexual misconduct, including exposing himself, pressuring employees for sex
and paying $7.5 million to a former manicurist who said that Mr. Wynn had forced her to have sex with him.
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Gaming Commission, stunned by allegations
that the casino mogul Stephen Wynn had engaged in decades of sexual misconduct, vowed Wednesday to conduct an investigation into Mr. Wynn, who is in the midst of building a $2.4 billion luxury casino resort outside Boston.
As part of the process of granting Mr. Wynn a license to operate a casino, the Massachusetts
commission conducted an extensive review of Mr. Wynn and his corporate empire.
She said her team would conduct a further review — including a look at Mr. Wynn’s suitability and who knew what, when, and what they did about it.
The chief question before the commission on Wednesday was how its investigators could have overlooked
the allegations against Mr. Wynn, which had been confirmed to The Journal by dozens of people.
The gaming commission has broad authority to exercise a range of options, including
levying a fine or even revoking Mr. Wynn’s license to operate the casino.
And board members of Wynn Resorts Ltd., of which Mr. Wynn is chairman
and chief executive, said they had formed a special committee to look into the claims.