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Mohegan Sun, a popular Connecticut -Casino, sues a former Universal Studios director about almost $ 2.8 million in gambling debt.
Ronald Meyer, the former president and COO of Universal Studios, co-founder of Creative Artists Agency and vice-chairman of NBCuiversal, is accused of achieving a large gambling debt.
On October 13, 2017, Meyer lost $ 5 million in a one -day gambling spree in the Massive Connecticut Casino.
Now Mohegan Sun sues him to repay the remaining debt, which is almost $ 2.8 million.
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Ronald “Ron” Meyer, vice -chairman of NBCUIVERSAL, the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference attends in Sun Valley, Idaho on 6 July 2016. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images / Getty Images)
Mohegan Sun claims in a complaint that was submitted in New London Superior Court that Meyer spent “markers” of a total of $ 5 million in November 2017, but they bounced because of “insufficient funds on the account they were drawn.” From submitting the application, the casino that Meyer made payments of a total of $ 2,217,500 said, leaving a balance of $ 2,782,500.
In a motion to stop in August 2024, Meyer’s lawyers claim that “Connecticut prohibits enforcement of contracts who facilitate any type of gambling on credit.”
A man plays an electronic slot machine. (Minerva Studio / Getty Images / Getty images)
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“The tribal is compact between the Mohegan tribe and the state of Connecticut requires that all payments for deployment in class III gaming of the tribe must be made on its reservation by cash, kasquivalent, check or credit card,” said the motion.
The motion was refused in October 2024, so the suit would continue.
The former director was reportedly entered into a payment plan with the casino under which he has made monthly payments of $ 60,000, According to Casino.orgHe said the payments stopped in September 2023. Now a judge must decide whether Meyer has taken his right to a jury rights and has agreed to enter into the agreement with Mohegan Tribal Law.
Two gamblers playing blackjack in a luxurious casino. (Gorodenkoff / Getty Images / Getty images)
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Meyer resigned from his position in 2020 in the midst of an alleged extortion attempt about an affair with actress Charlotte Kirk, according to reports. The then NBCUIVERSAL Chief Executive Jeff Shell, who was later driven out about accusations of sexual harassment, informed the company of Meyer’s departure.
“At the end of last week, Ron Meyer announced NBCUIVERSAL that he had acted in a way that we think is not consistent with our company policy or values,” wrote Shell in an e -mail of 2020 to employees, According to NBC News.
