The MGC, Nevada Gaming Control Board, and Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau have all launched investigations into Wynn Resorts’ suitability to hold gaming licenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nAlong with the board appointments, it’s been a very busy week for Wynn Resorts. The company announced that it reached a deal with Elaine Wynn, Steve’s former wife and cofounder of the casino business, that guarantees she will not seek to raise her stake or takeover the company, nor nominate anyone to the board or attempt to influence board members.<\/p>\n
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Maddox and Satre joining the board is important for shareholders twofold. One, it hints that the CEO won’t be shown the door by the company, and by most accounts, the Wynn prot\u00e9g\u00e9 who’s been with the company since its beginning has successfully weathered the biggest storm in modern gaming industry history.<\/p>\n
Satre’s appointment is welcomed by Elaine, who maintains a 9.9 percent stake in Wynn Resorts. She said in a statement that she has “long respected Phil as a leader in the gaming industry.”<\/p>\n
Satre, the former CEO of Harrah’s, said recently that one of his biggest career regrets is not taking the company now owned by Caesars Entertainment to Macau. Now part of the Wynn team, he’ll have that opportunity.<\/strong><\/p>\nWynn Resorts makes the vast chunk of its revenue in the Chinese gaming enclave. Satre will become chairman of the board next year after D. Boone Wayson steps down.<\/p>\n
Shares of Wynn Resorts remain lower than their pre-scandal levels. The stock was trading at $200 before the bombshell, and today is at $154, a 23 percent loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Wynn Resorts says its internal investigation into numerous sexual harassment allegations made against Steve Wynn — its founder and former CEO — has concluded, but the probe’s findings are not presently being disclosed. In filings made this week by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Wynn Resorts said its internal investigation committee […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":85393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,21,18,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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