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Regulators Agree To Remove Steve Wynn From Casino License

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts casino regulators have agreed to remove Steve Wynn from the license his former company was issued to operate a resort under construction near Boston.

Wynn resigned as chairman and chief executive of Wynn Resorts in February following sexual misconduct allegations that he has denied.

In a written ruling on Monday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission agreed to remove Wynn from the license so long as he does not vote at the company's May 16 annual shareholders meeting.

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Encore Boston Harbor under construction in Everett. (WBZ-TV)

Wynn's lawyer requested last month his client be removed as a "qualifier" for the casino project because he no longer has a financial interest in or a business association with the company he founded.

The decision does not end a separate investigation by the commission into Wynn Resorts and its handling of the sexual misconduct allegations.

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