Wynn Resorts’ Boston-area casino was the focus in court Tuesday as a judge heard arguments in the state’s bid to throw out a series of lawsuits challenging its decision to grant the company a gambling license.
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Lawyers for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission argued in court Tuesday that lawsuits by Boston, Revere, Somerville, Mohegan Sun and others exceed the statute of limitations.
The commission’s lawyer, David Mackey, said the City of Boston’s filings contained “overheated rhetoric”, and pointed out that many wound up in the news media before being provided to the commission.
It appears that casino mogul Steve Wynn will pass on a return to New Jersey as U.S. new sources report that Wynn Resorts Ltd has withdrawn its application for a state online gambling licence. They want the ruling overturned and the competition restarted. “Boston had a chance, and they missed it”. In response to the city, the commission’s lawyers on July 9 asked Judge Janet Sanders to dismiss the lawsuit because it is “verbose, repetitive, argumentative, and confusing”.
But lawyers for the Gaming Commission argued that the complaints should be dismissed because under state law casino license decisions aren’t subject to judicial review.
New Jersey is one of three states with regulated online casino gambling.
Frongillo argued that Boston should be the host city because the main entry into the casino site is a road originating in the Hub, and numerous casino’s planned amenities also will be within city limits.
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She had denied the state’s previous effort to toss out Boston’s lawsuit. The Resorts Casino was fined $6,000 and had to pay nearly $7,200 which included all monies it won from the self-excluded players. It hopes to open in 2018.
