Editor’s note 3/08/2017: This article has been updated to convey a message from Wynn Resorts’ Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Michael Weaver, that contrary to what MGC Chairman Stephen Crosby is quoted as having said in a WAMC News broadcast, Wynn Resorts remains opposed to online gambling. Wynn Resorts’ position on the matter includes the belief that online gambling operators cannot effectively identify and authenticate end-users, “creating a risk of underage gambling and abuse.”

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