Wynn Resorts on hook for $1.3M in legal fees

THE MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION paid about $1.25 million to five outside law firms defending the agency and one of its top employees in a lawsuit brought by Steve Wynn, but officials say the legal tab will be picked up by Wynn Resorts.

The invoices for legal work, released Friday in response to a public records request, indicated the Gaming Commission retained two law firms in Boston, two in Nevada, and one in New Jersey.

A spokeswoman for the commission said the costs will be paid by Wynn Resorts under a provision in state law that requires the state’s gaming licensees to cover the cost of any investigation by the agency. A spokesman for Wynn Resorts confirmed casino licensees pick up all the costs of the Gaming Commission.

A Gaming Commission spokesman said the agency had not tabulated the total cost of its outside legal fees. The invoices themselves are difficult to sort out, so estimates could be off somewhat.

Read more: https://commonwealthmagazine.org/gambling/wynn-resorts-on-hook-for-1-3m-in-legal-fees/