Pauma Band says Hard Rock asked for more money

Wednesday, August 24, 2005  

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)