A Suffolk Superior Court judge has dealt the former owners of the Encore Boston Harbor casino site a losing hand in their bid to win as much as an additional $40 million for the land.
Judge Kenneth Salinger on June 16 dismissed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission by an ownership group known as FBT Everett Realty LLC, which claimed it was wronged when casino operator Wynn Resorts renegotiated an agreement to buy nearly 35 acres on the Mystic River in Everett. Wynn had originally agreed to pay $75 million for the land but later changed the price to $35 million after word surfaced Charles Lightbody — a wealthy local businessman with a criminal record that includes numerous convictions ranging from assault to a role in a large identity theft ring — was an investor in FBT.
