 Wynn
Sues NBA
Wynn Las Vegas was
recently successful
in recouping
gambling debts owed
to it by Charles
Barkley and now they
are going after the
entire National
Basketball League
(NBA). Well,
not the players per
se, but the league
itself.
It seems the NBA is
allegedly delinquent
in paying for
conference space at
the hotel, money
owed since the 2007
NBA All Star
Weekend.
This week, the Strip
resort filed an
amended $50,000
lawsuit against NBA
Entertainment, NBA
Properties and
co-defendant Alonzo
Mourning Charities,
seeking payment for
convention and
meeting space and
related services
used during the 2007
NBA All-Star Weekend
according to a
report in the
Las Vegas Review
Journal.
According to the
latest lawsuit,
which was filed in
Clark County
District Court, Wynn
Las Vegas and NBA
Entertainment
entered into an
agreement for use of
the resort's hotel
and convention space
during the Feb.
11-19, 2007, sports
event.
At some point, NBA
Entertainment
authorized Alonzo
Mourning Charities
to use some of the
convention and
meeting space for a
fundraiser,
according to the
lawsuit.
Payment for the
facilities used by
the charity are the
only bills in
dispute, and the
Wynn contends the
NBA is responsible
for paying those.
Maureen Coyle, NBA
vice president of
communications, said
the league could not
comment on the
lawsuit because its
attorneys have not
seen it.
Representatives for
Wynn Las Vegas
declined to comment
on the litigation.
The Alonzo Mourning
Charities event is
among the most
anticipated features
of the NBA All Star
Weekend.
Everyone from
Shaquille O'Neal to
LeBron James to
Michael Jordan
appeared at the 2006
event in Houston,
held at a Jillian's
giant video sports
cafe.
Gambling911.com was
in attendance that
year along with its
sponsor
BetUS.com,
which also sponsored
Mourning's next day
luncheon.
----
Dan Shapiro,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
June 28, 2008 12:06
pm EST
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