Regulator Overreach <\/strong><\/h2>\nIn a mid-November ruling, Clark County District Court Judge Adriana Escobar agreed with Wynn\u2019s lawyers\u2019 arguments that the two regulatory bodies had overstepped their legal authority.<\/p>\n
\u201cRespondents fail to provide any authority supporting their jurisdiction over a person no longer involved in Nevada\u2019s gaming industry in any capacity,\u201d wrote Escobar. \u201cImportantly, respondents fail to support their position that they have jurisdiction over a person with no intent to be involved in Nevada\u2019s gaming industry in the future. Why? There is none.\u201d<\/p>\n
The decision to appeal will now be evaluated by the Nevada Attorney General\u2019s Office, although there is no indication yet whether it intends to pursue the matter.<\/p>\n
Since leaving the casino business, Wynn has reinvented himself as a dealer of priceless works of art. The Las Vegas Review-Journal <\/em>reported last week he had opened an art gallery in Palm Beach, Florida. It has been open to private collectors for about a year, but only recently opened to the public. It’s currently showcasing works by Roy Lichtenstein, LVRJ noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nevada regulators have vowed to appeal a Clark County District Court judgment that they have no jurisdiction over disgraced casino tycoon Steve Wynn. On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) voted unanimously to challenge the ruling, echoing a December 2 resolution by the Gaming Control Board. The agencies had sought to punish Wynn for his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":159022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Nevada Regulators to Appeal Court Ruling for Right to Punish Steve Wynn<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n