Construction on the $2.4-billion Wynn Boston Harbor continues despite the resignation of Wynn Resorts CEO Stephen A. Wynn, after The Wall Street Journal reported multiple sexual harassment and assault accusations against him. Located on the Mystic River in Everett, Mass., the 3-million-sq-ft resort is the largest private single-phase construction project in the state’s history.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission opened an investigation to determine if the regulator will strip Wynn Resorts of its casino license. “The suitability and integrity of our gaming licensees is of the utmost importance,” the commission said in a statement, “and ensuring that suitability is an active and ongoing process.” The regulator declined to elaborate on the probe, but a local news service said, in a Feb. 8 online report, that neither the company nor Wynn disclosed to investigators in 2013 the former CEO’s private payouts of more than $7.5 million to resolve sexual harassment allegations.