AMERICAN GAMING ASS'N v. RIVERBOAT GAMING

No. 2000 CA 2864.

838 So.2d 5 (2002)

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GAMING ASSOCIATION, INC. v. The LOUISIANA RIVERBOAT GAMING COMMISSION and the Riverboat Gaming Enforcement Division of the Gaming Enforcement Section of the Office of State Police, Public Safety Services, Department of Public Safety and Corrections

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin R. Slater, III, New Orleans, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Alvin C. Copeland.

Michael A. Patterson, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Appellee The Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Commission and the Riverboat Gaming Enforcement Division of the Gaming Enforcement Section of the Office of State Police, Public Safety Services, Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Paul S. West, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Intervenor Treasure Chest Casino, L.L.C.

Before: GONZALES, KUHN, and CIACCIO, JJ.


KUHN, J.

In this appeal, we examine whether the trial court properly dismissed various claims asserted against the State of Louisiana by Alvin C. Copeland, the sole shareholder of a corporation that unsuccessfully applied for a riverboat gaming license. We also address whether the trial court properly sustained exceptions and a motion to dismiss raised by a competing applicant, Treasure Chest Casino Inc. ("Treasure Chest"), who intervened because this suit challenged...

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