Wynn, state regulators sign Boston casino license

Published September 17, 2014 11:07pm ET



BOSTON (AP) — Wynn Resorts and Massachusetts gambling regulators on Wednesday finalized a license for a proposed $1.6 billion resort casino across from Boston, but the casino company says it’s not yet prepared to campaign against a looming threat: November’s ballot question to repeal the state’s casino law.

“We have always said that it is up to the citizens of Massachusetts to make that decision come November,” said Robert DeSalvio, a senior vice president for Wynn, following the signing of the license award at the Boston teacher’s union hall in Dorchester. “Whether or not we get involved at a later date, we really haven’t come to that conclusion.”

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