Wynn Resorts confirmed Friday that it had executed a two-year option agreement to buy 30 acres of land in Massachusetts to build an urban gambling resort.
The waterfront parcel is located in the city of Everett, the Las Vegas-based company said. The site is known as the former Monsanto Chemical Co. property.
Terms of the deal signed Wednesday weren't disclosed.
Wynn Resorts' bid for the Greater Boston resort casino license puts the company in competition with Suffolk Downs, which has proposed a hotel-casino with partner Caesars Entertainment Corp
Under state law, the Massachusetts gambling commission can issue up to three licenses for resort-style casinos, no more than one in each of three regions. The panel has set a Jan. 15 deadline for casino applicants to submit financial documentation and a $400,000 nonrefundable fee.