The suit charges that Park Place induced officials with the St.Regis Mohawk Indian tribe to terminate its contractual agreementwith Catskill Development to build and manage a $500 million casinoat Monticello Raceway. Officials representing Park Place say thatthey have yet to see the lawsuit and therefore have no comment onthe charges.
In addition to Catskill Development, also listed as plaintiffsare Mohawk Management LLC and Monticello Raceway DevelopmentCompany LLC. Alpha Hospitality, a publicly traded gaming company,has ownership interest in all three entities, according to AlphaHospitality executive vice president Thomas Aro.
Catskill Development, which is represented in the court actionby noted attorney Thomas Puccio, states in its suit that shortlyafter the Bureau of Indian Affairs approved its application tobuild a casino at the Monticello Raceway site on April 6, 2000,Park Place officials lured the St. Regis Mohawks away from theproject.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
