


The head of the state Gaming Commission said the agency will unveil its monthslong investigation into Wynn Resorts and its former CEO Steve Wynn next month after the company completed its own internal investigation earlier this month.
“The event happened, that needs to be investigated to figure out who did what to whom, but we also need to find out who knew about it and we need to know what the board does when it finds out about it and investigates it and acts accordingly,” said Stephen Crosby, chairman of the Gaming Commission. “Sometimes things happen that you wish hadn’t happened; how you deal with them are as important as anything else.”
In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Wynn Resorts said a special committee designated to investigate the sexual misconduct claims against Steve Wynn has completed its report, and said it will send the report to regulators.
“In deference to the ongoing regulatory investigations, the Board and the Company will have no further public statement on the results until the regulatory investigations are completed,” the company said.
A Wynn Resorts spokesman said the company will not publicly release the report, but said some or all of it may be included in the Gaming Commission report. A Gaming Commission spokeswoman said it is unclear whether it will be included.
The commission’s investigation began almost immediately after the first allegations against Steve Wynn were published in late January. Investigators have made multiple trips to Las Vegas, and the commission has hired two outside firms to assist in the inquiry.
Crosby said the commission has not yet determined how the presentation will be structured, including whether representatives from Wynn Resorts will be allowed or asked to speak.
“We’ve not seen anything, we’ve not read anything. We will have to be briefed on the investigation, learn about the investigation, think it through, and then we will have to talk about what kind of a format will we have,” Crosby said.