{"id":5438,"date":"2019-11-19T00:49:51","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T00:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rivernilecasino.com\/?p=5438"},"modified":"2021-03-29T07:33:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T07:33:40","slug":"wynn-resorts-in-the-clear-after-court-case-is-closed-for-boston-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rivernilecasino.com\/wynn-resorts-in-the-clear-after-court-case-is-closed-for-boston-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Wynn Resorts in the Clear after Court Case is Closed for Boston Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-modified-info\"><a class=\"last-modified-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rivernilecasino.com\/author\/lila\/\">Lila Thorn<\/a> | November 19, 2019 | Updated on: March 29th, 2021<\/p><p>Wynn Resorts was accused of racketeering in Massachusetts in order to win their gaming license for the eventual Boston Harbor casino resort. While Federal Judge Patti Saris threw out the case, they did note that some arguments presented were valid. In the case Sterling Suffolk Racecourse LLC accused the Las Vegas firm of breaching the RICO Act.<\/p>\n<p>According to the suit, Wynn Resorts had \u201cconspired to fix\u201d the bid. They were asking for US$3 billion under the alleged infractions. However, the District Court showed that this didn\u2019t qualify under RICO. In addition, Judge Saris mentioned that damages could be pursued in state court. Since the Boston Harbor property is already complete, it could have been sold if the license was revoked.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5439 size-full\" title=\"Wynn Resorts Case Dismissed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rivernilecasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/wynn-resorts-case-dismissed.png\" alt=\"Wynn Resorts Case Dismissed\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rivernilecasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/wynn-resorts-case-dismissed.png 500w, https:\/\/www.rivernilecasino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/wynn-resorts-case-dismissed-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wynn-Resorts-Bid-Had-%E2%80%9CMob-Elements%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Wynn Resorts Bid Had \u201cMob Elements\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Among their allegations, Sterling accused Wynn Resorts of offering Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria kickbacks. These were related to the property deals the casino operator needed for the planned resort. Moreover, they accused Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner Stephen Crosby of conspiring with his business partner to give the license to Wynn.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, they accused the casino firm of \u201ccircumventing laws\u201d that prevent \u201cmob elements\u201d from becoming involved in legitimate businesses. This is referring to FBT Everett Realty, who sold land to Wynn Resorts. According to the suit, FBT hid the ownership stake of an alleged mob associate with a criminal history. Massachusetts laws prohibit felons from profiting from the casino industry.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RICO-Act-Infractions-Unproven\"><\/span>RICO Act Infractions Unproven<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Under the RICO Act, racketeering must be ongoing to be prosecuted and the collusion is clearly from 2015. Unfortunately, this means that Wynn Resorts and \u201cmob elements\u201d can\u2019t be charged. Although three of FBT\u2019s directors were prosecuted for fraud in 2016, they were acquitted. So, Sterling\u2019s case couldn\u2019t be pursued any further.<\/p>\n<p>One of the highlighted arguments, the license procurement, was acknowledged by the judge. In her words, this was fraud and should be investigated. The final judgement was passed without prejudice, so Sterling can pursue it at a state level if they choose to. Meanwhile, Wynn remains able to block further litigation through the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Keep visiting our website for updates on this story and other <a href=\"\/\">casino news<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lila Thorn | November 19, 2019 | Updated on: March 29th, 2021Wynn Resorts was accused of racketeering in Massachusetts in order to win their gaming license for the eventual Boston Harbor casino resort. While Federal Judge Patti Saris threw out the case, they did note that some arguments presented were valid. In the case Sterling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8751,3531,1,8752],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wynn Resorts Racketeering Lawsuit Tossed by Federal Judge \u2013 News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Wynn Resorts racketeering lawsuit has been officially thrown out by a Federal judge. 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