An Our Philadelphia Blog Post
A look at new casino investor's donations
WHYY and the Inquirer reported yesterday that superstar casino creator Stephen A. Wynn has signed on to at least a 51% share in the troubled Foxwoods casino project planned for South Philadelphia on the Delaware waterfront. Wynn, who runs Wynn Resorts and has built casinos in Atlantic City, NJ, Macau, China, and the Mirage, Bellagio, and Treasure Island casinos and resorts in Las Vegas, will most likely add his name to the upcoming project, according to the Inquirer.
A look into campaign finance reports shows that Stephen A. Wynn made three donations to state candidates between 2001 and 2008. All three were to Governor Ed Rendell and each was for $25,000, totaling $75,000. He lists himself as Owner of Wynn Resorts with an address of 3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89109.
The dates of the contributions are listed as 08/01/2001, 05/16/2002, and 10/3/2002. Rendell, who was mayor of Philadelphia from 1992-2000, won the 2002 primary for governor without the Democratic party backing, which went to now senator Bob Casey, then Auditor General of Pennsylvania.