[Hughie]

Originally Posted by BBMW

I'm wondering how gaming control agencies, both in NV and elsewhere are going to deal with this. I bet the NV GCB is going to get pressure to revoke his Key Man licence. It's going to screw with the MA project big time.

And, of course, from a branding standpoint he IS the company. That just went from a strong positive to a strong negative. Look at what happened to the Weinstein company.

Yeah, that's the problem. But there's so much new construction including infrastructure happening, I doubt anyone will revoke his license. They may reach an agreement where he's not allowed on property in Mass. I believe there are two factors here in Nevada, one is his exs personal agenda, the other being the reporters political agenda.

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by Hughie

Yeah, that's the problem. But there's so much new construction including infrastructure happening, I doubt anyone will revoke his license. They may reach an agreement where he's not allowed on property in Mass. I believe there are two factors here in Nevada, one is his exs personal agenda, the other being the reporters political agenda.

I would think he is dead and done for. The 7.5 million settlement will do him in. And then this will give a big up to Elaine and Okada. I would think she will get the divorce settlement revised and end up a free agent.

[Willy702]

Originally Posted by BBMW

I'm wondering how gaming control agencies, both in NV and elsewhere are going to deal with this. I bet the NV GCB is going to get pressure to revoke his Key Man licence. It's going to screw with the MA project big time.

And, of course, from a branding standpoint he IS the company. That just went from a strong positive to a strong negative. Look at what happened to the Weinstein company.

Unless he's convicted of a criminal act, there really is no grounds for revocation. The issue is he'd have trouble getting a new license and even more trouble winning a "beauty pageant" to win a new project license, hence the real concerns being the Macau license renewals coming up. The ongoing risk is to the reputation of the company, very correct. If they face cancellations, protests and the like then the BOD has to think of ways to minimize such impacts. It might in fact be the impetus to break up the company into US and Asia components. There are already two entities so they could have two different stock issues, but there would be a lot of work necessary to make this happen. That part means it could be in the courts for years.

[robr2]

The MA Gaming Commission is having a hearing on Wednesday in light of the allegations. There is concern that Wynn HR who was vetted didn't release the information on the settlement. It would probably have had an effect on who got the Boston area license.

The bigger deal is that Wynn could conceivably decide to stop Wynn Boston Harbor construction and hold the state hostage with a half built project.

[Hughie]

Wynn will take a hit in Macau, it's already been published the Chinese will take a bigger cut in the 2019 renewal.

[justthe2ofus]

Originally Posted by Hughie

This "journalist" writes complaints were made, the Wynn Corp says otherwise. This writer has worked for such notables as Salon and the LV Sun, a paper which was funded by the illegal sales of stolen government machine guns with deep ties to the Klintun Krime Klan. Believe who you will.

There were 4 journalists for that story, btw..Alexandra Berzon, Chris Kirkham, Elizabeth Bernstein and Kate O’Keeffe..And it sounds like you're attacking the authors and not addressing the facts. Not to mention you're politicizing it when sexual predation is not politically driven. It's a matter of character and respect.

I know of at least 3 women who were harassed by Mr Wynn for sexual contact in conjunction with their work.

His reputation was that he would seek sexual servicing from women who aren't prostitutes. Apparently it didn't matter if the female was in his direct employ or not.

It's certainly not helping his case when his response is that Elaine exposed the story for her benefit when he should be addressing why he paid a manicurist millions.

[Hughie]

Originally Posted by justthe2ofus

There were 4 journalists for that story, btw..Alexandra Berzon, Chris Kirkham, Elizabeth Bernstein and Kate O’Keeffe..And it sounds like you're attacking the authors and not addressing the facts. Not to mention you're politicizing it when sexual predation is not politically driven. It's a matter of character and respect.

I know of at least 3 women who were harassed by Mr Wynn for sexual contact in conjunction with their work.

His reputation was that he would seek sexual servicing from women who aren't prostitutes. Apparently it didn't matter if the female was in his direct employ or not.

It's certainly not helping his case when his response is that Elaine exposed the story for her benefit when he should be addressing why he paid a manicurist millions.

I do believe the lead reporter definitely has a political agenda. The other agenda is revenge from Mr Wynns ex ex wife. I don't doubt that there was sex involved for money, but every one of these employees decided to stay for financial gain. Mr Wynn also paid millions to LA Mirage on east Flamingo, so what? Hush money is to keep an event private. Also, how many $1000 manicures did she give before it became "appalling"?

[Packrat1]

I do suspect there was probably a non disclosure confidentiality clause that the Salon employee had to sign in order to get the settlement. A deal is a deal and if she or her team disclosed this she should be legally forced to give the money back.

Rachel Uchitel found this out the hard way with her large hush money settlement from Tiger Woods. She got somewhere around 10 million from Tiger Woods but violated the agreement and had to give most of it back.

[BBMW]

Lawsuit settlement NDA should be banned by law. They serve no good public purpose.

They can have one of two effects. If the lawsuit is essentially a blackmail shakedown to avoid bad publicity over what is essentially a false or just embarrassing accusation, then allowing an NDA just encourages what is essentially extortion. OTOH, if the lawsuit is about a real issue, than having the NDA allows the defendant to sweep something under the rug that needs to be out in public. All lawsuit settlements need to be made publc, including all filings with the court, and plaintiffs should not be subject to not being able to speak about the issues in the suit.

Originally Posted by Packrat1

I do suspect there was probably a non disclosure confidentiality clause that the Salon employee had to sign in order to get the settlement. A deal is a deal and if she or her team disclosed this she should be legally forced to give the money back.

Rachel Uchitel found this out the hard way with her large hush money settlement from Tiger Woods. She got somewhere around 10 million from Tiger Woods but violated the agreement and had to give most of it back.

[tijlover]

Years ago, I read it in a Lewis Mumford book: Americans are never happier than when they're on a witch hunt! And yes, some witches, need to be exposed/arrested, but all in all, it still falls under a witch hunt.

And think of all the witch hunts that have occurred in this corrupt country since Salem, Massachusetts: Red Scare I of the late teen's, early 20's, and then the biggest witch hunt in the 50's superheaded by McCarthy. And there's the dead beat Dads, sex offenders and I feel like a witch myself, I smoke tobacco!

And what will be the next witch hunt?