{"id":96216,"date":"2019-01-16T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=96216"},"modified":"2019-01-16T08:31:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T16:31:46","slug":"rumored-drake-vegas-residence-at-xs-nightclub-could-be-bad-optics-for-wynn-resorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/rumored-drake-vegas-residence-at-xs-nightclub-could-be-bad-optics-for-wynn-resorts\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumored Drake Vegas Residence at XS Nightclub Could Be Bad Optics for Wynn Resorts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drake has reportedly struck a $10 million Vegas residency deal that is expected to see him perform 12 shows over two years at the XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

\"Drake\"
Drake performing at the XS Nightclub last week, where he is rumored to have agreed to a $10 million series of residency shows, spanning two years. (Image: The Source)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to The Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>, the Canadian rapper and R&B star hinted as much to his fans during a performance at XS on January 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cVegas! When I came back, I thought it\u2019d be back at T-Mobile Arena or some stuff,\u201d he announced. \u201cBut I\u2019ll be back here at XS all year. You\u2019ll have a lotta chances to see me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Behavior Criticized<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The timing is curious, coming shortly after video surfaced of the performer behaving lewdly towards a 17-year-old girl at a concert in Denver, Colorado, back in 2010.<\/p>\n

In the video, Drake invites the girl onstage and repeatedly kisses her neck, then, standing behind her, reaches both hands across her chest, before saying he is getting \u201ccarried away.\u201d<\/p>\n

When she tells him her age, Drake says, \u201cI can\u2019t go to jail yet, man.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if I should feel guilty or not, but I had fun. I like the way your breasts feel against my chest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

Drake has not been accused of any crime — and the age of consent in Colorado is 17 — but it\u2019s bad optics for Wynn Resorts, which is trying to repair its image after the damaging sexual misconduct allegations directed at its founder and former chairman and CEO Steve Wynn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Wynn\u2019s Image Clean-Up<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In January last year, The Wall Street Journal<\/em> published a report alleging \u201cdozens\u201d of former employees had claimed they were victims of Wynn\u2019s advances and that he had paid a manicurist who accused him of coercing her into sex $7.5 million to keep quiet.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of Wynn\u2019s resignation, Wynn Resorts has appointed more women to the board in a bid to clean up its reputation, but it is still awaiting the verdict of an investigation<\/a> into its suitability for licensing in Massachusetts, which was called into question after the allegations surfaced.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Drake is one of the world\u2019s best-selling music artists and a huge draw. Some 1,600 people were packed inside the XS nightclub last week to watch him perform, with and another 3,200 in the outdoor Encore pool venue, paying upwards of $250 each for the privilege.<\/p>\n

Drake — an avid gambler who accused a Canadian casino of racism<\/a> when it refused to take his bets last year — reportedly earned $2 million for the performance.<\/p>\n

Wynn Resorts has yet to announce its formal 2019 residency roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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