Wynn Resorts removing Steve Wynn’s name from new casino

BOSTON (AP) — Wynn Resorts has renamed the $2.5 billion casino it’s building outside of Boston to Encore Boston Harbor, as the company continues to take steps to distance itself from founder Steve Wynn after sexual misconduct allegations.

New CEO Matthew Maddox confirmed the long speculated change to state gambling regulators Friday as they considered the company’s request to remove Wynn’s name from its Massachusetts casino license.

Wynn resigned as chairman and CEO and later sold his company shares following the allegations, which he denies.

“This company is not about a man. Steve Wynn is not Wynn Resorts,” Maddox said. “Wynn Resorts is about the 25,000 employees that grow this company every day.”

Maddox said banners around the Everett waterfront site that once heralded the coming of “Wynn Boston Harbor” were being removed Friday and new ones bearing the “Encore” moniker also used at one of the company’s Las Vegas casinos were going up in their place.

Commission members didn’t comment on the change, which doesn’t require state approval. They’re expected to issue a decision next week on whether Steve Wynn should continue to be considered a part of the Massachusetts project for regulatory purposes.

The commission has stressed that even if Wynn’s name were removed from the company’s casino license, it would not interrupt the broader review of Wynn Resorts.