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Indiana Casino Fined $40 000 As Timberlake Cancels - Poker News
��Indiana Casino Failed To Announce Timberlake Cancellation
July 17, 2009 10:58
An Indiana casino learnt the heavy cost of keeping a celebrity cancellation to itself when it was slapped with a $40,000 fine. Indiana Live Casino, close to Shelbyville, admitted it was mindful a day in advance that Justin Timberlake was unable to attend the casino's opening night but determined to maintain that news quiet all the exact same. Actress Jessica Biel was due to appear on the same billing but also cancelled prior to the event.
The grand opening noticed 1000's of disappointed followers turn out to see the stars, as nicely as triggering the site visitors to back up along Interstate 74 close to Shelbyville. At the time the casino stored up the pretence by acting amazed the celebrities hadn't shown up.
The incident took spot back in March, and the Indiana Gaming Commission levied the $forty,000 fine for not announcing the cancellation and continuing with the promotion all the same. The commission claimed the pretence could have broken the popularity of the gaming market in the state.
Despite the fact that the casino now entirely admits their misconduct, and that the information should have been announced when they knew Justin Timberlake would not be there, it nevertheless would seem the move worked for them as there was a record turn out of visitors on the night.�
Final month the Indiana Gaming Commission fined the casino $84,000 for four other violations,which incorporated failing to hold precise revenue records on which its taxes are based. Though they had been fined $75,000 for that error alone, J. Lee McNeely, the Indiana Dwell lawyer stated these sorts of mistakes are not all collectively uncommon in casinos and were unintentional.
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