State finally closes books on Boston’s fight over Wynn casino

The fight is over. Finally.

On Thursday, gambling regulators in the state of Massachusetts unanimously approved the deal between the city of Boston and Wynn Resorts, closing the books on the city’s bitter fight over the Las Vegas casino giant’s $1.7 billion casino project in Everett.

The deal will see Wynn compensate the city for traffic and other expected problems associated with the casino to the north of Boston in exchange for Boston City Mayor Martin Walsh agreeing to stop filing lawsuits against the casino operator.

The regulators’ approval of the deal clears one of the major hurdles for Wynn Resorts, which has scheduled to open the Everett casino in late 2018.