The developer of a highly contested casino near the Arundel Mills Mall in Anne Arundel County is filing a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a slew of horse racing industry interests, including the owner of three of Maryland's four racetracks.
Baltimore's Cordish Co. and two of its gaming subsidiaries are claiming it was severely harmed and spent millions of dollars defending itself against false allegations made by opponents to its Arundel Mills casino. Cordish and its affiliates are asking for $300 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
The Maryland Jockey Club, which operates Laurel and Pimlico racetracks; MI Developments, which co-owns those tracks; and Penn National Gaming, co-owner of Laurel and Pimlico and the recent buyer of harness racing track Rosecroft Raceway, are named in the suit.
According to Cordish, the lawsuit will be filed Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Baltimore.
Cordish subsidiary PPE Casino Resorts Maryland broke ground on its Arundel Mills casino this month after months of fighting a lawsuit filed by the jockey club and others that sought to kill the development.
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