Mohegan has held initial meetings with at least one neighboring community to say the company would be interested if Wynn’s license is stripped, and that it intends to honor existing surrounding community agreements that Wynn has negotiated. “Mohegan Sun has always believed it is the best choice as gaming operator and license holder for a Region A resort casino, and will be committed to opening the Everett facility in a timely manner should it get the opportunity.” “If that determination finds Wynn Resorts unsuitable to hold a gaming license in Massachusetts, Mohegan Sun is prepared to participate in a process that would assign that license to another operator - and enter into negotiations with the appropriate parties to acquire the facility under construction in Everett,” the company told the Herald in a statement. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Decision:Ĭity of Revere v.Mohegan Sun says it is willing to buy the $2.5 billion Encore Boston Harbor casino if Wynn Resorts is found unsuitable by state regulators - a move apparently aimed at giving the Gaming Commission an easy out from its high-stakes dilemma.

Massachusetts SJC Allows for Limited Judicial Review of Gaming Decisions by Unsuccessful License Applicants SJC remands Mohegan Sun suit against gaming commissionĬourt says lawsuit challenging Wynn casino decision should proceed SJC: Mohegan can ask for review of decision The facility is expected to open in June 2019. The firm broke ground on a $2 billion project in Everett, a suburb of Boston, the state's most populous city. The license at issue went to Wynn Resorts, a company owned by billionaire Steve Wynn. “Mohegan Sun had a legitimate expectation, backed up by substantial investments of resources in the application process, that the commission would follow the law in awarding the license that Mohegan Sun sought,” the March 10 decision stated. The Supreme Judicial Court did not rule on the merits of the claims but said the tribe's entity has a right to be heard. Mohegan Sun subsequently sued the commission, alleging various defects with the process.

For the license in the eastern region, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission went with a rival firm. Mohegan Sun Massachusetts LLC, a tribal entity, unsuccessfully competed for licenses in two different parts of the state. The Mohegan Tribe can pursue a lawsuit for being denied a commercial casino license in Massachusetts, the state's highest court ruled. Artist's rendering of Wynn Boston Harbor, a commercial casino under construction in Everett, Massachusetts.

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