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U.S. casino operators Wynn Resorts Ltd and Chairman Steve Wynn are suing hedge fund short seller Jim Chanos for slander.
Media reports suggest that the company and Mr. Wynn falsely claimed that Mr. Chanos violated U.S. anti-bribery laws. 안전 슬롯사이트
The lawsuit comes after Chanos, head of New York-based Kinicos Associates LP, told an audience at an invitation-only event that Win Resort and Win violated U.S. overseas corruption practices laws in April.
"Win Resorts and Win Resorts have been thoroughly investigated in a public manner several times by agencies such as the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission and other government agencies," the company cited by Bloomberg said in its complaint.
"None of the plaintiffs or any of their official agencies has suggested that there is any credible evidence that the plaintiff violated the Foreign Corruption Prevention Act," the complaint added.
Wynn Resorts and Wynn are seeking unspecified compensation and punitive damages.
Mr Chanos has so far declined to comment on the lawsuit.
Wynn Resorts was investigated by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission as part of the process of applying for a gaming license in the U.S. state. Last week, the commission confirmed Wynn Resorts as the winner of Greater Boston's casino license.
The U.S. Department of Justice referred to an investigation into the 2013 donation of $135 million by Win Macau, a subsidiary of Win Resort, to the Macau University Development Foundation. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also investigated the case, but recommended there be no enforcement action against Win Resort.
U.S. authorities are also investigating Kazuo Okada, a former director, for allegedly making inappropriate payments to Philippine gaming regulators. The case has nothing to do with Win Resort, but it used the allegations to justify the forced repayment of Mr. Okada's 20 percent stake in the game operator in February 2012.