Nevada gambling regulators insist they have every right to impose penalties on disgraced casino icon Steve Wynn, even if he’s no longer involved in the state’s gaming industry.

On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) unanimously ruled that it had the necessary jurisdiction to impose sanctions on Wynn Resorts founder Steve Wynn, who was forced to resign from the company last spring following a seemingly endless parade of sexual harassment allegations involving the company’s female staff.

Steve divested himself of his considerable holding in Wynn Resorts shortly after his resignation, which in Steve’s mind effectively ended his ties to Nevada’s gaming industry. As such, Steve’s attorneys have pushed back on Nevada regulators efforts to declare Steve ‘unsuitable’ to hold a state gaming license and fine him up to $500k for bringing Nevada’s gaming industry into disrepute.

Not so, according to the NGC, which on Thursday emphatically stated that it had the authority to punish Steve for besmirching the state’s good name. Commissioner John Moran said the NGC “have the power to look at acts and conduct that is alleged, no matter who leaves and at what point.”