


Stephen Crosby is facing an ethics research over his actions during the approval regarding the Wynn Resorts casino in Everett.
The Massachusetts casino licensing process was fraught with lawsuits, accusations and campaigns for and against every proposed task, making it one associated with the most gaming that is contentious seen any place in the United States.
The controversies over enabling casinos into the continuing state have seemed to come at every level, and even the state’s video gaming commission is not resistant from questions about the process.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby is under investigation by the State Ethics Commission over allegations that he might have had a conflict of great interest when reviewing the Wynn Resorts proposition to create a resort in Everett.
The problem is that the Everett resort was being built on land that was owned by an old friend of crosby’s, Paul Lohnes.
Sworn Statement Prompted Research
Apparently, the ethics commission established the inquiry after finding a sworn statement suggesting that Crosby ‘actively participated’ within the state video gaming commission’s work with evaluating the Everett bid even from being a part of the process to award the Greater Boston casino license after he had officially recused himself.
‘Crosby earnestly took part in the commission’s activities related to the award after claiming to have recused himself,’ the stat…