Red Hawk Casino wins appeal in $30M judgment
By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee
Red Hawk Casino hit a jackpot of its own Friday, fending off a $30 million court judgment that once threatened its existence.
Nearly six years after a jury said Red Hawk’s tribal owners owed millions to its former business partner, a state appeals court wiped the verdict off the books.
The 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled that the ex-partner’s claims weren’t valid because his contract with the tribe was never approved by the federal agency that oversees Indian casinos.