Jul 18, 2007 10:53 pm US/Eastern
Majestic Star Charts New Timetable For Casino
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ―
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Don Barden says his Pittsburgh casino will be twice the size of the Majestic Star in Gary, Indiana.
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Don Barden of PITG Gaming says he is ready to get started building the Majestic Star Casino on the North Shore
KDKA
Casino developer Don Barden appears to have overcome his last major obstacle in his plans to build a casino on Pittsburgh's North Shore, after the State Supreme Court upheld the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's decision to award him a slots license.
Both Isle of Capri and Station Square Gaming tried to stop Barden with an appeal to the high court, but in a 36-page opinion, the court said the gaming board did not err when they gave him the license.
The court found, "at bottom, IOC and Station Square's argument, is that they would have weighed the factors differently than the Board. [State law] does not grant us authority to act as a super board, employing our own discretion in determining which applicant we believe was the best applicant … IOC and Station Square have not established that the Board acted arbitrarily or in a capricious disregard of the evidence."
Next Tuesday, PITG Gaming will begin the process of getting approval to pour concrete and set up steel.
Word on that could come August 7. They also need an actual building permit. Groundbreaking and construction could begin in August or September.
They say it will take 14 to 16 months to complete, which means it could open by fall or early winter of next year.
Meanwhile, there are still two lawsuits pending against Barden, brought by the Steelers and the Pirates. But he hopes these can be resolved without a court battle.
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