Indian Gaming > Pauma Band says Hard Rock asked for more money

August 24, 2005

Pauma Band says Hard Rock asked for more money

John Osuna, the vice chairman of the Pauma Band of Mission Indians, says a deal with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino collapsed when Hard Rock "wanted more money than what they had started out with," The North County Times reports.

Osuna said the tribe went to Las Vegas for a final meeting with Hard Rock. That's when executives sought to change the terms of the original deal, he said.

"We were like, 'wait a minute, how can you trust somebody when they tell you one thing and then (change)'" he told the paper.

The tribe is now working with another developer to build a casino. The tribe signed a new compact with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) that allows more than 2,000 slot machines in exchange for a larger share of gaming revenues.

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Pauma blames Hard Rock for deal collapse (The North County Times 8/24)