Nevada gaming regulators have begun accepting sexual harassment complaints about Steve Wynn via its website, apparently because handling the volume of complaints via traditional means was interfering with its other regulatory responsibilities.
On Monday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s website added a Voluntary Statement Information section to handle the “numerous communications regarding publicly announced investigations.” The GCB insists that all submissions will be handled “in a secure and confidential manner.”
The Wall Street Journal quoted GCB chair Becky Harris saying the regulator has been deluged by phone, email and snail-mail complaints since the initial reports of a decades-long pattern of sexual harassment by Steve Wynn against Wynn Resorts’ female staff members.
Harris said the volume of complaints had become “disruptive … It was a challenge to conduct the necessary business of the board.” GCB members will contact individuals should the GCB have questions regarding the specifics of their complaint.