Two men accused through their company of wrongfully taking more than $2 million in casino management fees have won a court victory on the matter.
Pottawatomie County District Judge John Canavan ruled in favor of David J. Qualls and Tony D. Holden, who were defendants in a civil lawsuit brought by the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, according to court records.
Canavan, in a July 17 order, rejected various claims by the Peoria Tribe that were levied against the pair, whose jointly owned company Direct Enterprise Development LLC managed the tribe’s Buffalo Run Casino & Resort in Miami.
The judge determined that the case should be dismissed in favor of Holden and Qualls because the tribe’s gaming commission, which levied the fine against the pair, was not authorized by tribal ordinance or the commission’s bylaws.
