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Catskill Development Sues Park Place for More Than $6 Bil

WHITE PLAINS-Catskill Development has charged gaming giant Park Place Entertainment Corp. with unlawful interference in its plans to develop a Native American casino at Monticello Raceway.

By John Jordan | Updated on November 16, 2000

WHITE PLAINS-Catskill Development and its partners in what is now the failed effort to build a Native American casino at the Monticello Raceway, filed suit on Nov. 13 in US District Court in White Plains against Park Place Entertainment Corp., seeking $6.3 billion in damages.

The suit charges that Park Place induced officials with the St. Regis Mohawk Indian tribe to terminate its contractual agreement with Catskill Development to build and manage a $500 million casino at Monticello Raceway. Officials representing Park Place say that they have yet to see the lawsuit and therefore have no comment on the charges.

In addition to Catskill Development, also listed as plaintiffs are Mohawk Management LLC and Monticello Raceway Development Company LLC. Alpha Hospitality, a publicly traded gaming company, has ownership interest in all three entities, according to Alpha Hospitality executive vice president Thomas Aro.

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