Steve Wynn could bid to build a casino on the site of a former chemical plant in the US state of Massachusetts.
The land is located in the city of Everett, near Boston, and Wynn's application will create competition for the sole Greater Boston casino licence, competition the state's gambling commission wants to encourage.
In May, Wynn pulled out of a deal with The Kraft Group that would have resuted in a $1bn casino resort in Foxborough. Suffolk Downs, in partnership with Caesars Entertainment, has already applied for casino development rights for the horse track north-east of Boston.
According to Massachusetts state law, the gambling commission can only issue up to three casino licences, no more than one in each of three regions in the state.
