Lawsuit against Harrah's restarted

23 Jul 2007

NEW YORK -- As reported by the Times Herald-Record: "The St. Regis Mohawks and a trust representing some major shareholders in Empire Resorts recently restarted a federal lawsuit attempting to bag $3 billion from the casino giant Harrah's.

"The suit, filed in the U.S. Northern District, dates back to 2001 and alleges that Park Place Entertainment (which was later bought by Harrah's) duped the Mohawks into bolting from the Raceway to pursue a casino at Kutsher's.

"This case has been batted around for years by the Mohawks tribal court, by top officials in the Interior Department and had one go in federal court.

"The plaintiffs are asking the federal court to uphold a tribal court judgment awarding $1.8 billion, and interest at 9 percent a year since 2001..."

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	Lawsuit against Harrah's restarted 23 Jul 2007 <a href='https://ad.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1'><img src='https://ad.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt='' /></a> NEW YORK -- As reported by the Times Herald-Record: "The St. Regis Mohawks and a trust representing some major shareholders in Empire Resorts recently restarted a federal lawsuit attempting to bag $3 billion from the casino giant Harrah's. "The suit, filed in the U.S. Northern District, dates back to 2001 and alleges that Park Place Entertainment (which was later bought by Harrah's) duped the Mohawks into bolting from the Raceway to pursue a casino at Kutsher's. "This case has been batted around for years by the Mohawks tribal court, by top officials in the Interior Department and had one go in federal court. "The plaintiffs are asking the federal court to uphold a tribal court judgment awarding $1.8 billion, and interest at 9 percent a year since 2001..."