EVERETT, Mass. (AP) — The mayor of Everett says he misspoke when he told a public meeting this week that Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn has secured a lease on a 37-acre parcel of land on the Mystic River in the city.

Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. on Thursday said in a statement that he understands there are exclusive negotiations ongoing between Wynn and the owners of the land. The land has been mentioned as a possible site for a $1 billion resort casino.

A spokeswoman for the state gambling commission tells The Boston Globe (http://b.globe.com/QYi3Ep ) the Wynn group is scheduled to meet with commission staff this week.

Any proposal for the Everett site would be in competition with a possible casino at the Suffolk Downs horse track on the Boston/Revere line.

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