Casinos need to retain the public’s goodwill if they are going to retain their licenses,\u201d McGowan explained. \u201cSo, any action that meets with public approval helps their cause.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
But there is a limit how much gaming properties can contribute, given grim financial conditions associated with the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the current downturn, I doubt that the casino industry is in a position to make continuous contributions,\u201d McGowan said. \u201cThe Wynn corporation happens to have funds to use yet for these good causes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Overall, casinos, like lotteries, try to benefit the public good in the communities and states in which they operate, McGowan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn general, gambling enterprises — lotteries, casinos — have to make the case that the funds that they generate for government are utilized for good causes,\u201d McGowan said. \u201cSo, Massachusetts lottery proceeds are used to support local towns and cities.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCasinos also give a portion of their revenues to their host communities. For gambling to be tolerated, the good end then justifies the means.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wynn Resorts Donations in Las Vegas<\/h2>\n
In Nevada, the Wynn Las Vegas contributed 1,000 meals a day to Catholic Charities representing 14,000 meals. The food will help the needy.<\/p>\n
Also, Wynn Resorts is donating 240,000 N95 equivalent respirator masks, 600,000 surgical masks, 500,000 pairs of medical gloves, and thousands of medical gowns to Nevada hospitals.\u00a0Both nursing homes and law enforcement agencies got thousands of gloves and surgical masks from Wynn.<\/p>\n
In total, Wynn donated 175 pallets of food worth about $750,000 to 15 food banks in Las Vegas and Boston. The Wynn Employee Foundation additionally contributed $100,000 to the Three Square food bank in Las Vegas, as well as $25,000 to the Bread of Life food bank in Boston, the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Filling Gaps in Supply Chain<\/h2>\n
“Our support will only continue to rise as we identify new ways to fill financial and supply chain gaps in our home communities,” Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox<\/a> said in a statement.<\/p>\nWe are working together with the medical community and charitable partners to ensure we are providing meaningful help where it matters the most,” Maddox added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
As of Thursday, Massachusetts saw 8,966 cases of COVID-19. There were 154 fatal cases.<\/p>\n
In Nevada, there were there 1,463 COVID-19 cases as of Thursday. Thirty eight coronavirus cases led to patient deaths in Nevada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Massachusetts\u2019 Encore Boston Harbor’s recent donation of medical supplies and food is helping the gaming property to promote goodwill during the coronavirus pandemic. Now temporarily shuttered, the Encore gave surgical masks, toilet paper, and gloves to a local hospital and other needy organizations in Massachusetts. The Wynn Resorts venue contributed 46,000 surgical masks, 3,000 N95 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":131997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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