Press of Atlantic City – One of the casino industry’s biggest names appears eager to participate in New Jersey’s emerging Internet gambling market, even though he labeled Atlantic City as “the enemy” only seven months ago.
Las Vegas gambling mogul Steve Wynn’s Wynn Interactive LLC becomes the latest outfit hoping to grab a piece of the action when Internet gambling is scheduled to begin Nov. 26 on Atlantic City slot machines and table games.
Dozens of companies have filed applications with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for Internet gambling licenses. The division has declined to name them until they are approved and added to a list of active vendors, but several online gambling companies have already announced their partnerships with Atlantic City casinos.
Details about Wynn Interactive’s plans for New Jersey remain a mystery at this point.
Wynn spokeswoman Deanna Pettit-Irestone declined to comment “at this preliminary stage.”
Lisa Spengler, a spokeswoman for the Division of Gaming Enforcement, said Wynn Interactive’s petition for a casino service license is considered confidential and would not be released.
In a related matter, the division has granted the company’s request to seal the organizational structure of Wynn Interactive. The organizational chart and executive salaries at parent company Wynn Resorts have also been ordered sealed from public view, according to a document posted on the division’s website.
Wynn Resorts oversees Steve Wynn’s casino empire on the Las Vegas Strip and in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau. The company owns Wynn Las Vegas and the Encore resort on the Strip and Wynn Macau.
