One Partner Quits Card Casino Project
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COMPTON — One of two developers hoping to build a card casino in Compton has pulled out of the project, because of a possible appearance of impropriety.
Mike Aloyan, partner in the newly formed Compton Entertainment Inc., will not be involved in the proposed casino because his employer, Murcole Industries, holds a city contract for rubbish removal, said attorney Jerry Neuman. Since Aloyan is general manager of Murcole, both Aloyan and Murcole were concerned that his application for a city gaming license might appear improper, Neuman said.
The remaining partner in Compton Entertainment, Rouben Kandilian, intends to continue pushing the proposed $9-million card casino. The city’s first public hearing on the contentious issue will be Nov. 12.
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