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\"Boston
Boston Mayor Martin J. “Marty” Walsh has spent $1.25 million of the city\u2019s money pursuing, according to the judge, \u201cspurious\u201d claims against the Wynn Everett casino project. (Image: Dina Rudick\/bostonglobe.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Boston\u2019s legal effort to derail Wynn Resorts<\/a>\u2019 planned $1.7 billion casino in nearby Everett has been criticized and ultimately rejected by a Massachusetts judge.<\/p>\n

Judge Janet L. Sanders berated the city\u2019s case for its \u201cinflammatory descriptions,\u201d \u201chyperbole,\u201d and \u201cspurious\u201d arguments that served \u201conly to obscure the factual allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boston attempted to sue the Massachusetts Gaming Commission<\/a> over its decision to award the single east Massachusetts casino gaming license to Wynn Resorts over Mohegan Sun. Had the latter won the license, Boston would have benefited to the tune of $18 million annually from a \u201chost community\u201d compensation agreement.<\/p>\n

Boston believed it should have been granted compensation in respect to the Wynn deal regardless, because the proposed casino would increase traffic congestion in the nearby Boston suburb of Charlestown.<\/p>\n

Shady Allegations<\/h2>\n

The city\u2019s lawsuit also argued that gaming commission chairman Stephen P. Crosby had an undeclared conflict of interest in awarding the license to Wynn. The gist of that allegation was that he had had prior business dealings with one Paul Lohnes, a co-owner of the former chemical site on which Wynn\u2019s proposed casino would be built.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, another owner, Charles Lightbody, was a man with a criminal history and alleged ties to the Mob, who attempted to disguise his interest in the deal. It is illegal under Massachusetts law for a convicted felon to profit from casino gaming, even if this relates to a land-deal before a casino is built.<\/p>\n

Boston claimed that Wynn Resorts hired two former state troopers as private investigators and that these men gained access to the attorney general\u2019s office to read confidential files on the criminal investigation of Lightbody. The implication was that Wynn Resorts knew about Lightbody\u2019s past before it purchased the land, an allegation that recently prompted the gaming company to sue Boston for libel.<\/p>\n

Undisputed Facts<\/h2>\n

In dismissing the case, Judge Sanders rejected all ten counts of the Boston lawsuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Wynn was awarded the casino license, the only harm Revere suffered was the loss of potential economic benefits it may have received had Mohegan [Sun] been the winning applicant,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe undisputed facts show that the commission did not violate either the Gaming Act or its regulations. The upshot is that the entire complaint must be dismissed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite the overwhelming decisiveness of the judge\u2019s ruling, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh vowed to fight on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s worth it,\u201d Walsh told reporters this week. \u201cI\u2019m fighting on behalf of the people of Boston. I\u2019m not going to roll over and not fight for the people of Boston.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walsh has spent $1.25 million of the people of Boston\u2019s tax dollars pursuing the claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Boston\u2019s legal effort to derail Wynn Resorts\u2019 planned $1.7 billion casino in nearby Everett has been criticized and ultimately rejected by a Massachusetts judge. Judge Janet L. 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