Massachusetts report on Wynn casino delayed to January

The fate of Wynn Resorts’ Massachusetts casino project won’t be known until the new year thanks to a Nevada judge’s scheduling decision.

On Thursday, Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez set a January 4, 2019 date for hearing arguments on whether to permit the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) to publicly release its report into what Wynn Resorts execs knew about former chairman Steve Wynn’s sexual harassment allegations while the company was pursuing its Massachusetts license.

In late November, Gonzalez granted Steve a temporary restraining order preventing the MGC from releasing its report, based on Steve’s claim that his former company improperly shared information with the MGC that Steve maintains was protected by attorney-client privilege.

Depending on its contents, the MGC report could result in Wynn Resorts being declared unsuitable to operate its in-development $2.5b Encore Boston Harbor project, which is slated to open its doors next summer. Rival firms have already offered to take over the project in the event that the report relegates Wynn to the sin bin.