RICO claims against Wynn Resorts, Steve Wynn will proceed

RICO claims against Wynn Resorts, Steve Wynn will proceed

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  • Derek Helling, Play USA
April 29, 2022 6:47 PM
  • Derek Helling, Play USA

Steve Wynn and the entertainment and hospitality company that bears his name had been batting nearly 1.000 over the past four years in the legal fallout from allegations against Wynn. That average recently declined in big ways, including in a Wynn Resorts bribery lawsuit.

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A panel of judges recently denied a motion to dismiss the complaint, meaning a trial could happen barring an out-of-court settlement. Wynn himself faces other new legal challenges as well.

On April 20, a panel of judges from the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a motion to dismiss a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) complaint against Wynn Resorts and Wynn.