{"id":119857,"date":"2019-11-15T08:39:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T16:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=119857"},"modified":"2019-11-15T10:11:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T18:11:05","slug":"steve-wynn-says-nevada-regulators-cant-discipline-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/steve-wynn-says-nevada-regulators-cant-discipline-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Wynn Says \u2018Draconian\u2019 Nevada Regulators Can\u2019t Discipline Him Because He Has Left the Industry and Is Never Coming Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former casino mogul Steve Wynn claims Nevada regulators have \u201cno jurisdiction\u201d to fine him or ban him from the state\u2019s gaming industry because he is no longer a gaming licensee and has already removed himself from the industry.<\/p>\n

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Steve Wynn says that many media reports about contain falsehoods and he is in the process of seeking legal relief. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Thursday, lawyers for the fallen casino mogul filed a motion to dismiss a five-count complaint<\/a> filed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) that seeks to \u201crevoke Mr. Wynn\u2019s Findings of Suitability\u201d and \u201cfine Mr. Wynn a monetary sum\u201d pursuant to Nevada\u2019s gaming laws.<\/p>\n

Wynn resigned as chairman and CEO from Wynn Resorts and sold off his entire stake in the company shortly after a January 2018 Wall Street Journal<\/em> article alleged that he had sexually harassed numerous employees.<\/p>\n

Charges Against Wynn<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The NGCB\u2019s disciplinary proceedings against Wynn include the charge that he failed to follow company policies in paying $7.5 million to a Wynn Resorts manicurist whom he allegedly sexually assaulted — a payment that wasn\u2019t disclosed to the company\u2019s board.<\/p>\n

The regulator also alleges he ordered the company\u2019s chief human resources officer not to investigate why he paid a cocktail server $975,000.<\/p>\n

Wynn has always denied the allegations of sexual misconduct, and Thursday\u2019s filing reiterates his position that the accusations are part of a smear campaign orchestrated by his ex-wife, Elaine Wynn.<\/p>\n

It asserts that certain media reports contain \u201cdemonstrably false statements for which Mr. Wynn continues to pursue legal relief,\u201d and he has retained renowned defamation litigator L. Lin Wood to assist in these cases.<\/p>\n

Never to Return<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Wynn\u2019s lawyers also note that NGCB asserts it retains jurisdiction over Wynn because it has placed \u201cadministrative hold\u201d on his Findings of Suitability.<\/p>\n

But they add that \u201cthe statutes and regulations governing gaming in Nevada are devoid of any concept known as \u2018administrative hold.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Such a draconian concept of lifetime jurisdiction is found nowhere in the statutes or regulations relied upon by the NGCB,\u201d it continues. \u201cIt is clear the Nevada legislature neither expressly nor implicitly authorized the Commission and NGCB to discipline persons who no longer have any involvement with gaming licensees.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That Wynn has completely and voluntarily separated himself from Wynn Resorts and any other Nevada gaming licensee is an \u201cundisputed fact,\u201d asserts the filing. This is confirmed in the NGCB\u2019s own complaint, as well as by the findings of a suitability investigation into Wynn Resorts by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, it continues.<\/p>\n

Wynn is, however, willing to enter into a stipulated agreement with the NGCB that he will never return to the Nevada gaming industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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