{"id":95622,"date":"2019-01-06T13:27:04","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T21:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=95622"},"modified":"2019-01-06T13:27:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T21:27:04","slug":"las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents, Gagging Massachusetts Regulators on Suitability Probe"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Las Vegas judge ruled on Friday that documents related to sexual misconduct allegations against casino mogul Steve Wynn will remain under wraps<\/a> — for now, at least.<\/p>\n

\"Steve
Steve Wynn\u2019s lawsuit claims the MGC investigation into Wynn Resorts\u2019 licensing suitability in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against him has shown \u201ccomplete disregard\u201d for his privileged communications. (Image: Charles Krupa\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In November, Wynn sued<\/a> the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) and Wynn Resorts, the company he founded, claiming that publicizing the files would be a violation of Wynn\u2019s attorney-client privilege.<\/p>\n

The documents in question were handed to the MGC by Wynn Resorts as part of the regulator\u2019s ongoing investigation into the companies\u2019 suitability for licensing in the wake of the scandal that has engulfed its former chairman and CEO.<\/p>\n

The company is building the $2.6 billion Encore Boston Harbor in Everett and was initially issued a Massachusetts gaming license in 2014. But its suitability has been called into question by the revelation that some members of its board knew of a 2005 payment made by their former boss to silence a manicurist who had accused him of coercing her into sex.<\/p>\n

Fallen Mogul<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Following allegations last January in The Wall Street Journal <\/em>that Wynn had engaged in a decades-long pattern of sexual misconduct towards female staff members, the billionaire resigned from his position within the company and sold his stock in a bid to protect its licensing. He continues to deny all allegations against him.<\/p>\n

\n

The MGC had hoped to issue its verdict last December, but the judge\u2019s decision Friday will further delay publication of its findings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On Friday, Judge Elisabeth Gomez said she was \u201climiting what the state of Massachusetts can rely upon, share or utilize\u201d until it\u2019s established whether information investigators received in interviews and depositions from Steve Wynn\u2019s attorneys during the investigation were privileged communications.<\/p>\n

\u2018Scorned Plaintiff\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>, at one point during the proceedings an attorney for the MGC described Wynn as a \u201cscorned plaintiff trying by hook or crook to gain some measure of control over the (MGC) report.\u201d The lawsuit was designed to \u201cintimidate and bully the investigator\u201d with \u201cincendiary, hyperbolic and offensive characterizations,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n

Wynn\u2019s lawsuit has accused MGC of conducting its investigation with \u201cwith total disregard for protecting the privileged communications of Mr. Wynn\u201d and of \u201cdonn[ing] the judge\u2019s robe, crack[ing] the gavel, and unilaterally determin[ing] that Mr. Wynn has failed to sustain his burden of establishing that any privilege applies to the unknown universe of documents acquired during the Mass Gaming investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an official statement, the MGC said it would \u201cclosely review\u201d the judges ruling and assess its \u201coverall impact on the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe remain committed to advancing this process and identifying the appropriate next steps to expedite the completion of Wynn\u2019s suitability review,\u201d it added. \u201cThe MGC has a public meeting scheduled for next Thursday, and this litigation development will be on the agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Las Vegas judge ruled on Friday that documents related to sexual misconduct allegations against casino mogul Steve Wynn will remain under wraps — for now, at least. In November, Wynn sued the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) and Wynn Resorts, the company he founded, claiming that publicizing the files would be a violation of Wynn\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":95624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,60,18,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLas Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Massachusetts Gaming Commissions suitability investigation into Wynn Resorts\u2019 suitability for licensing has been frustrated by a Las Vegas judge.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Massachusetts Gaming Commissions suitability investigation into Wynn Resorts\u2019 suitability for licensing has been frustrated by a Las Vegas judge.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-01-06T21:27:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wynn.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Philip Conneller\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@casinoorgphilc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Philip Conneller\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/\",\"name\":\"Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wynn.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-01-06T21:27:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-01-06T21:27:04+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/58769b72851c8cf117fb58ca150ebf8b\"},\"description\":\"Massachusetts Gaming Commissions suitability investigation into Wynn Resorts\u2019 suitability for licensing has been frustrated by a Las Vegas judge.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wynn.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wynn.jpg\",\"width\":2400,\"height\":1600,\"caption\":\"Casino mogul Steve Wynn\u00a0has denied the accusations against him and said, \\\"We find ourselves in a world where people can make allegations, regardless of the truth.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Legal\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/legal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents, Gagging Massachusetts Regulators on Suitability Probe\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Casino.org\",\"description\":\"Latest Casino and Gaming News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/58769b72851c8cf117fb58ca150ebf8b\",\"name\":\"Philip Conneller\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-5-1-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-5-1-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Philip Conneller\"},\"description\":\"In Philip Conneller\u2019s eight years with Casino.org, he has covered the gaming industry from Las Vegas to Macau and everything in between. He currently focuses his coverage on gaming law, white-collar crime, global money laundering, tribal gaming, politics, and regulation. Philip was the original features editor for poker\u2019s Bluff Magazine and editor for Bluff Europe, which he helped launch. His writing has also been featured in ESPN, Forbes, Time Out, The Sun, and The Daily Star, as well as iGaming Business, eGaming Review, and numerous other industry news and tech websites. His news stories for Casino.org\/news have been linked by The Washington Post, The Daily Mail, People Magazine, and Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, among many others. Philip once won $20,000 with 7-2 off-suit. He has been reprimanded for unwittingly playing Elton John\u2019s piano on two separate occasions on both sides of the Atlantic. He became a writer because he is a lousy pianist. Philip lives outside London with his wife and children, where he spends his time agonizing about Arsenal FC. Contact Philip at philip.conneller@casino.org.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/philip-conneller\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/philip-conneller-1495a48\/?originalSubdomain=uk\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/casinoorgphilc\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/phillip-conneller\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents","description":"Massachusetts Gaming Commissions suitability investigation into Wynn Resorts\u2019 suitability for licensing has been frustrated by a Las Vegas judge.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents","og_description":"Massachusetts Gaming Commissions suitability investigation into Wynn Resorts\u2019 suitability for licensing has been frustrated by a Las Vegas judge.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/","og_site_name":"Casino.org","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews","article_published_time":"2019-01-06T21:27:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2400,"height":1600,"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wynn.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Philip Conneller","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@casinoorgphilc","twitter_site":"@Casino_Org","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Philip Conneller","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/","name":"Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wynn.jpg","datePublished":"2019-01-06T21:27:04+00:00","dateModified":"2019-01-06T21:27:04+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/58769b72851c8cf117fb58ca150ebf8b"},"description":"Massachusetts Gaming Commissions suitability investigation into Wynn Resorts\u2019 suitability for licensing has been frustrated by a Las Vegas judge.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wynn.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wynn.jpg","width":2400,"height":1600,"caption":"Casino mogul Steve Wynn\u00a0has denied the accusations against him and said, \"We find ourselves in a world where people can make allegations, regardless of the truth."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-judge-extends-embargo-on-steve-wynn-documents\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Legal","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/legal\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents, Gagging Massachusetts Regulators on Suitability Probe"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/","name":"Casino.org","description":"Latest Casino and Gaming News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/58769b72851c8cf117fb58ca150ebf8b","name":"Philip Conneller","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-5-1-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-5-1-96x96.png","caption":"Philip Conneller"},"description":"In Philip Conneller\u2019s eight years with Casino.org, he has covered the gaming industry from Las Vegas to Macau and everything in between. He currently focuses his coverage on gaming law, white-collar crime, global money laundering, tribal gaming, politics, and regulation. Philip was the original features editor for poker\u2019s Bluff Magazine and editor for Bluff Europe, which he helped launch. His writing has also been featured in ESPN, Forbes, Time Out, The Sun, and The Daily Star, as well as iGaming Business, eGaming Review, and numerous other industry news and tech websites. His news stories for Casino.org\/news have been linked by The Washington Post, The Daily Mail, People Magazine, and Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, among many others. Philip once won $20,000 with 7-2 off-suit. He has been reprimanded for unwittingly playing Elton John\u2019s piano on two separate occasions on both sides of the Atlantic. He became a writer because he is a lousy pianist. Philip lives outside London with his wife and children, where he spends his time agonizing about Arsenal FC. Contact Philip at philip.conneller@casino.org.","sameAs":["https:\/\/muckrack.com\/philip-conneller","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/philip-conneller-1495a48\/?originalSubdomain=uk","https:\/\/x.com\/casinoorgphilc"],"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/phillip-conneller\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95622"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}