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Judge dismisses claim by Rinaldo Corp.

CALIFORNIA – As reported by the Hesperia Star: "The fact that there's no casino on Main Street, just west of the Interstate 15 interchange in Hesperia isn't the fault of a Houston-based casino development firm, according to a Bakersfield judge.

"Superior Court Judge Arthur Wallace granted a motion for summary judgment by Nevada Gold & Casinos, dismissing a claim of tortuous interference by the Chicago-based Rinaldo Corporation.

"The Rinaldo Corporation was the original developer attached to a proposed Timbisha-Shoshone tribal casino to be located in Hesperia. But after months of heated political debate, culminating in the Measure X special election in March 2004, and political fallout that arguably ended the political career of the city's longest-serving councilman, Dennis Nowicki, Hesperia still has no casino, more than three years after it was originally discussed by the city council.

"Back in October 2004, the Rinaldo Corporation sued Nevada Gold for $50 million after the latter company announced that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding with the tribe, despite the tribe already having an agreement with the Rinaldo Corporation…"

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