LawsuitBroken Arrow Casino
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Casino fight moves to federal court (5/16/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The battle over a proposed casino in Broken Arrow has moved to a federal courtroom. Testimony got underway Wednesday morning before Judge Gregory Frizzell.
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Fight Over Broken Arrow's Red Clay Casino Is Now In Federal Court (5/16/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The battle over a Broken Arrow casino is now being fought in a federal courtroom in Tulsa. Oklahoma's Attorney General is asking federal Judge Gregory...
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Future of Kialegee Casino in Federal Court this Week (5/16/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The Red Clay Casino has made it to Federal Court. Today was the first of several days of a hearing. The State is trying to prove that the Kialegee tribe...
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Hearing on Kialegee casino begins today (5/16/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- A hearing before U.S. Chief District Judge Gregory Frizzell began Wednesday in the state’s effort to stop construction of an Indian casino that is...
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Judge to hear opening statements of controversial Broken Arrow casino case (5/16/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- Opening statements are taking place Wednesday in the controversial case involving a casino in the town of Broken Arrow.
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Kialegee town king won't testify in casino lawsuit hearing (5/15/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- Tiger Hobia, the town king of the Kialegee Tribal Town, will not have to testify in hearings this week in the state's effort to stop construction of...
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Okla. tribal casino fight moves to federal court (5/15/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- A months-long feud over whether a small American Indian tribe can legally build a casino in a Tulsa suburb moves to federal court.
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Future of Kialegee casino to be decided this week (5/14/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The fate of an Indian casino that is already under construction in Broken Arrow will be in the hands of U.S. Chief District Judge Gregory Frizzell this...
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Hearing Delayed On Injunction To Stop Kialegee Casino (5/2/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- A hearing has been rescheduled in a lawsuit filed by the state of Oklahoma against the Kialegee tribe and its casino development project in Broken Arrow.
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Federal judge says IGRA abrogated tribal sovereign immunity (4/30/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- Congress has waived tribal sovereign immunity through the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
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Judge rejects Okla. tribe's motion to dismiss suit (4/29/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- A tribe seeking to build a casino in Broken Arrow can't use sovereign immunity as an argument to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Oklahoma Attorney...
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Judge rejects Okla. tribe's motion to dismiss suit (4/28/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- A judge has ruled a tribe seeking to build a casino in Broken Arrow can't use sovereign immunity as an argument to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the...
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Kialegee sovereign immunity argument rejected in casino lawsuit (4/28/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- A federal judge has rejected a sovereign immunity argument presented by the Kialegee Tribal Town and its town king in an effort to dismiss Attorney General...
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Federal judge says State of Oklahoma can proceed with casino suit (4/27/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- A federal judge has given the green light for the state to proceed with its lawsuit against the Kialegee Tribe, who is building the controversial Red Clay...
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Mining & Drilling
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Environmental groups file suit against Navajo Mine (5/16/2012)
(New Mexico) -- A coalition of environmental groups has filed suit against BHP Billiton's plans to expand mining activities at Navajo Mine, saying an environmental...
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Both sides file suit over new dredging regulations (4/26/2012)
(California) -- Even as a moratorium continues to prohibit suction dredge gold mining in California waters, groups on both sides of the issue have sued the state over...
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Tribe sues over suction mining (4/26/2012)
(California) -- In response to the potential return of suction dredges to mine for gold in California’s rivers, the state’s Karuk Tribe, salmon fishermen and...
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Groups Win Chance To Intervene In Lawsuit Over Uranium Mining Around Grand Canyon National Park (4/22/2012)
(Arizona) -- Five groups, including the National Parks Conservation Association and the Sierra Club, are being allowed to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the Interior...
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Duluth Casino
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Interior Department calls Duluth's casino contract invalid (5/15/2012)
(Minnesota) -- The city of Duluth’s efforts to hold on to a casino revenue-sharing agreement with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have been dealt...
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Massachusetts Gaming
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Deval Patrick says gambling commission is distracted by McGee controversy (5/11/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- The state gambling commission has become bogged down in “distractions’’ that have hobbled it in its main mission to license up to...
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Santa Ysabel Casino
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San Diego County Acted Illegally in Attempting to Seize Non-Gaming Funds, Tribe Says (5/9/2012)
(California) -- The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel said today that San Diego County officials acted illegally in attempting seizure of the tribe’s governmental funds...
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San Diego County starts collecting $3 million judgment from Santa Ysabel Casino (5/3/2012)
(California) -- The county recently began collecting a $3 million judgment against the Santa Ysabel Casino in rural North County after the tribe failed to pay quarterly...
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Snowbowl
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Snowbowl owners seek $270,000 for wastewater suit (5/9/2012)
(Arizona) -- Owners of the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort outside Flagstaff asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to award them nearly $270,000 in attorney's fees...
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Wynn Resorts
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Okada tries again to pry records from Wynn Resorts (5/9/2012)
(Nevada) -- In another clash between casino billionaires Kazuo Okada and Steve Wynn, Okada’s attorneys have gone back to Nevada state court in hopes of prying...
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Fifth shareholder suit filed against Wynn directors (4/18/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Shareholder lawsuit No. 5 was filed Tuesday against Wynn Resorts Ltd. board members over allegations of potential violations of the federal Foreign...
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Fighting Sioux
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UND nickname: Judge tosses Spirit Lake suit against NCAA (5/3/2012)
(North Dakota) -- U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson has granted the NCAA’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, a major setback to...
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Fight over UND nickname has cost taxpayers more than $46,000 (5/2/2012)
(North Dakota) -- A dispute over whether North Dakota voters should decide if the University of North Dakota should keep its Fighting Sioux nickname cost taxpayers more...
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Judge throws out tribes' lawsuit on Sioux nickname (5/2/2012)
(North Dakota) -- A judge has thrown out a federal lawsuit by a committee of tribal members trying to save the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
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MORON ALERT: Disappointed by dismissal of NCAA lawsuit, Spirit Lake lawyer turns back to nickname referendum (5/2/2012)
(North Dakota) -- The attorney who argued the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe’s case against the NCAA in federal court said he is “obviously disappointed by the...
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Judge tosses Spirit Lake lawsuit against NCAA (5/1/2012)
(North Dakota) -- U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson has granted the NCAA’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, a major setback to...
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Fighting Sioux nickname argued in federal court; Spirit Lake seeks access to sealed records in 2007 state court case (4/20/2012)
(North Dakota) -- The Spirit Lake and Standing Rock Sioux tribes “were not and are not indispensable parties” to the 2007 settlement agreement between UND...
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Nickname backers defend NCAA lawsuit (4/20/2012)
(North Dakota) -- An attorney representing American Indians who favor the University of North Dakota keeping its Fighting Sioux nickname appealed to a federal judge here...
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Tribal members want voice in Fighting Sioux debate (4/20/2012)
(North Dakota) -- An attorney for an American Indian group suing the NCAA in hopes of saving the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname said Thursday...
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Old debate, new venue: Merits of tribal lawsuit against NCAA to be discussed in federal court (4/18/2012)
(North Dakota) -- The ongoing dispute over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname has shifted venues from the state Supreme Court to federal court.
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Mohegan Sun
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Judge's ruling in I-395 fatal reinforces tribal immunity (5/3/2012)
(Connecticut) -- A Hartford Superior Court judge's decision in a suit brought by the estate of a Connecticut College student killed in a 2009 highway crash...
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Poarch Creek
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Most commenters say court justified in ruling jackpot suit at Indian casino a tribal matter (5/3/2012)
(Alabama) -- In response to a local judge's dismissal of a lawsuit that claimed an Indian casino refused to pay out a $1 million jackpot he won on a 25 cent bet, our...
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Whiteclay
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Beer Companies, Retailers Seek Dismissal of Indian Lawsuit (5/2/2012)
(Nebraska) -- Arguing that beer retailers would be forced to discriminate against American Indians if a $500 million lawsuit filed by the Oglala Sioux Tribe is...
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Beer companies seek dismissal of reservation suit (4/30/2012)
(Nebraska) -- Beer companies are asking a judge to dismiss a $500 million lawsuit by an American Indian tribe that accuses them of knowingly contributing to alcohol-...
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Florida Gaming
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Palm Beach County asks judge to toss suit that would prevent slot machine vote (4/30/2012)
(Florida) -- Palm Beach County lawyers are asking a judge to toss a lawsuit challenging a November referendum about whether slots should be allowed at the Palm Beach...
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Fla. Supreme Court says Legislature can OK slots (4/28/2012)
(Florida) -- The Florida Supreme Court effectively ruled Friday that slot machines can be allowed anywhere in the state. The high court let stand a lower court ruling...
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State's top court empowers lawmakers to expand gambling anywhere in Florida (4/28/2012)
(Florida) -- Florida's highest court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to expand gambling anywhere in the state, whether by putting slot machines in more...
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Gun Lake
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Argument recap: Searching for a middle ground in Indian casino case (4/30/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- On Tuesday, April 24, the Court heard arguments in Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak, consolidated with Salazar v....
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U.S. Supreme Court debates tribal casino lawsuit (4/30/2012)
(Michigan) -- Several U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed troubled last week at the thought of letting a lawsuit move forward that aims to shut down an already opened...
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Tribal Taxation
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Northern Arapaho push federal appeal of taxation (4/30/2012)
(Wyoming) -- The Northern Arapaho Tribe continues to press its legal claim that tribal members shouldn't be subject to taxation by the state of Wyoming or Fremont...
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Internet Cafes
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City takes action against two Internet cafes (4/26/2012)
(Ohio) -- Columbus filed lawsuits today against two storefront gambling businesses, also known as Internet cafes, accusing them of engaging in illegal gambling.
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Sheldon Adelson
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Plaintiffs agree to arbitration, suspend lawsuits against Adelson (4/26/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Agreements have been reached to suspend legal proceedings in three bitterly fought federal lawsuits against casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his...
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Rhode Island Gaming
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Challenge to RI casino referendum moves forward (4/20/2012)
(Rhode Island) -- A legal challenge in Rhode Island seeking to block this fall's casino referendum is moving forward. The owners of the Twin River slot parlor in...
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R.I. Superior Court to hear arguments in tribe's casino referendum challenge on May 30 (4/20/2012)
(Rhode Island) -- The Rhode Island Superior Court will hear oral arguments on May 30 in the Narragansett Indian Tribe lawsuit challenging the November ballot referendum...
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Seminole Tribe
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Coconut Creek mayor says the Isles behind lawsuits over Seminole hotel (4/19/2012)
(Florida) -- Three residents have sued Coconut Creek over permission the city gave for a 1,000-room or bigger hotel at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek.
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Full Tilt Closure
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New class-action suit filed against Full Tilt Poker directors (4/15/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Two Full Tilt Poker directors were hit with another class-action lawsuit Thursday by online poker players upset because they can’t withdraw funds...
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Other News
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Tribe Seeks Injunction To Stop Desert Wind Energy Project (5/16/2012)
(California) -- The Quechan Indian Tribe filed a complaint in federal court on Monday asking a judge to halt the Ocotillo Express Wind Project slated for western...
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DC Circuit dismisses challenge to Western Shoshone trust bill (5/16/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit that challenges the distribution of a $185 million trust fund.
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The ancient American bones at centre of two lawsuits (5/16/2012)
(California) -- They may have been dead for more than 9000 years, but the future looks uncertain for two early Americans unearthed in 1976 below the University of...
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Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hit with wage, discrimination lawsuit (5/15/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Officials with The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas declined to comment Tuesday on a lawsuit filed by a former hourly employee, who alleges the Strip hotel-...
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The Cosmopolitan sued over wages (5/15/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- The Cosmopolitan Hotel Casino in Las Vegas is facing a lawsuit from a fired worker. Melodee Megia claims she and other employees weren't paid for...
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Tribe files restraining order to stop wind power project (5/15/2012)
(California) -- The Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation sued the federal government Monday and demanded construction of a large wind turbine facility near...
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Former tribal employee's lawsuit is rejected (5/15/2012)
(Idaho) -- A Nez Perce Tribal Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former employee against the tribe, stating it is immune to such actions.
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Ruling that blocked Montana bison moves appealed (5/15/2012)
(Montana) -- Environmental groups say they will ask the Montana Supreme Court to overturn a district court ruling that temporarily halts transfers of Yellowstone...
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State appeals court blocks on bison transfers (5/15/2012)
(Montana) -- Montana will appeal a district court ruling that blocks further transfers of bison out of Yellowstone National Par
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Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas facing wage, overtime lawsuit (5/14/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- A fired worker is suing the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, claiming she and other employees weren’t paid for all hours worked and were shorted on...
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Appeals panel rules FMC must pay E. Idaho tribes (5/14/2012)
(Idaho) -- An Idaho Court of Appeals Panel has ruled that Philadelphia-based FMC Corp. must pay the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes $1.5 million annually for waste storage at...
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Court of Appeals Panel Votes in Favor of the Tribes (5/14/2012)
(Idaho) -- The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes claimed that FMC owed them millions of dollars and a unanimous court panel agreed and soon that money could be pouring into the...
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Judge blocks helicopter hazing of wild bison (5/14/2012)
(Montana) -- A federal judge on Monday blocked Montana officials from driving wild bison back into Yellowstone National Park with a helicopter after wildlife advocates...
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Tribes sue business for allegedly dumping trash on Reservation (5/11/2012)
(Idaho) -- The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Land Use Policy Commission filed a judicial enforcement action against Ideal Roofing, its owners Dale Owen and Karen...
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$7.5M casino lawsuit tossed (5/10/2012)
(Ontario) -- A group of high rollers who lost a $7.5-million lawsuit claiming the Niagara Fallsview Casino was running an illegal roulette game are contemplating an...
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Another Imperial County Project Dies from Litigation (5/9/2012)
(California) -- The County Board of Supervisors rescinded the Wind Zero project at their Tuesday meeting since the property went into foreclosure.
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Ancient Bones Won't Be Reburied Until California Lawsuit Settled (5/9/2012)
(California) -- Officials at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have agreed to prevent the reburial of two 9000‑year‑old skeletons until the settlement of a...
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Patent enforcer sues over slot machine feature (5/9/2012)
(Nevada) -- Slot machine maker WMS Gaming Inc. and four casino operators were sued Wednesday over allegations certain of their slots infringe on a Virginia company...
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$7.5M casino lawsuit tossed (5/9/2012)
(Canada) -- A group of high rollers who lost a $7.5-million lawsuit claiming the Niagara Fallsview Casino was running an illegal roulette game are contemplating an...
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Fertitta unit to settle claims over Xyience (5/8/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- A Fertitta entity will pay $525,000 to settle claims that a bankruptcy trustee had hoped would reap millions of dollars for creditors of the Xyience Inc....
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