Some of the shareholders in the parent company of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, including a prominent Schererville Republican, are bristling at new Indiana Gaming Commission rules requiring greater disclosure of their financial records and business interests.
Two weeks ago, seven of the 18 known shareholders in Spectacle Entertainment Group LLC filed a lawsuit in Marion County asking a judge to immediately halt implementation of the emergency rules for privately owned casino companies unanimously adopted March 23 by the IGC.
The plaintiffs include two entities, Laelaps LLC and MD Twenty-Twenty LLC, that business records at the Indiana secretary of state’s office show are registered to Daniel Dumezich, a retired attorney, former state representative and town court judge for Schererville, and past treasurer of the Indiana Republican Party.
