![]() ![]() ![]() And key to the hearings here in Massachusetts this week is those allegations and the settlements were not disclosed to the gaming commission when it made its decision to award a license to Wynn Resorts. LEMOULT: Yes, several of them did, but the incidents were not investigated by the company, and the report says executives actually took measures to conceal the allegations. Did executives at Wynn Resorts know about these allegations and these multimillion-dollar settlements? There were also several settlements, including one for $7 1/2 million from a woman who said Wynn raped her and that she got pregnant. It details a number of deeply troubling allegations against Steve Wynn - seven different complaints from Wynn employees ranging from multiple allegations of rape to several sexual assault - sexual harassment complaints as well. SHAPIRO: And as we mentioned, the Massachusetts investigation was released just today. But there was an internal investigation by the company into the allegations as well as investigations by gaming regulators in both Nevada and here in Massachusetts. But after it all came out, he resigned from the company, and he sold all his stock. Steve Wynn has denied those allegations, but he's acknowledged to having what he called consensual relationships with people at the company. But then in 2018, The Wall Street Journal published an explosive report detailing several allegations from Wynn employees that they were sexually assaulted by the company's founder, Steve Wynn. After Massachusetts decided to legalize casino gaming, there was a competitive process for regional licenses, and Wynn Resorts won the license in 2014 for the Boston area. Remind us how Massachusetts became the center of this latest controversy. SHAPIRO: So Steve Wynn has a casino empire in Nevada. Craig LeMoult of member station WGBH was at the hearing and joins us now. And they are questioning executives in hearings this week as they determine whether the company will be allowed to open its casino just outside of Boston this summer. The state gaming commission released a report today on their investigation into sexual assault allegations against the company's founder and former CEO, Steve Wynn. Gambling regulators in Massachusetts are reconsidering their decision to award a lucrative casino license to Wynn Resorts. ![]()
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