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A month after holding hearings on the licensing suitability of Wynn Resorts, state gaming industry regulators are expected to give an update Wednesday on deliberations and possibly on the timing of its decision.

Since April 5, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has been weighing whether Wynn Resorts, in light of its “significant” and “repetitive” failures related to sexual misconduct allegations against founder Steve Wynn and the changes it’s made in the year since he left, should be allowed to keep its lucrative Boston-area casino license.

On Wednesday, at the first public meeting of the full commission since the suitability hearing wrapped up, the commission will provide an update on its decision-making process. A commission spokeswoman said Monday the five commissioners are in the “final stages” of their deliberations.

“We anticipate a written decision soon, but the exact timing is not yet known,” spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said Monday.

The commission will meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. at its offices at 101 Federal St. in Boston.

The commission’s decision will be issued in writing “as promptly as administratively feasible,” per commission regulations. Wynn Resorts is not entitled to “any further review from the commission’s determination of suitability” but the decision “may be reviewed by the appropriate court,” the regulations allow.

Since the commission launched its investigation in February 2018, Wynn Resorts has been building its Encore Boston Harbor project on the Mystic River in Everett on a parallel track. The resorts casino is more than 90 percent complete and is expected to open June 23, as long as the commission finds the company suitable.

The fiscal year 2020 budget plans put forward by the governor and the House each count on $98 million in revenue from Encore Boston Harbor in the next budget year.

Gaming Commission in ‘Final Stages’ of Wynn Deliberations

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