PENN GAMING IS APPARENTLY ALREADY TALKING WITH ANOTHER NON PROFIT GROUP THAT COULD POTENTIALLY REPLACE MRHD AS THE LICENSE HOLDER FOR A LAND BASED CASINO IN WOODBURY COUNTY.
PENN HAS ASKED THE IOWA RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION
TO LET IT ESTABLISH AN OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH A NEW GROUP, BECAUSE MRHD IS SUING PENN IN THEIR DISPUTE OVER A NEW OPERATING AGREEMENT.
KAREN BAILEY OF PENN SAYS HER COMPANY WILL LIKELY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO OPERATE THE NEW LAND BASED CASINO:
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MRHD PRESIDENT MARK MONSON SAYS HE EXPECTS THE TWO GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP THE CASINO BOAT OPEN, BUT SAYS MRHD WILL ALSO LOOK AT OTHER COMPANIES TO OPERATE A DOWNTOWN BASED CASINO:
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PENN GAMING IS ALREADY TALKING WITH A NEW NON PROFIT GROUP CALLED FRIENDS OF WOODBURY COUNTY.
MAYOR BOB SCOTT SAYS HE BELIEVES THOSE TALKS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR AWHILE:
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ANOTHER PENN EXECUTIVE TOLD STATE REGULATORS AT THEIR MEETING THAT WITHOUT DISMISSAL OF THE LAWSUIT BY MRHD THAT THE TWO CAN’T HAVE A PARTNERSHIP AND KEEP OPERATING THE SIOUX CITY RIVERBOAT CASINO.
MRHD’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS SCHEDULED A CLOSED SESSION TO MEET NEXT MONDAY EVENING IN SIOUX CITY.
RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT.
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