Posted on 09/06/2025 1:25:09 AM PDT by xxqqzz
Mohegan Sun, a popular casino in Connecticut, is suing a former Hollywood bigwig for failing to pay his gambling debts.
Ronald Meyer, 80, the former President and COO of Universal Studios, co-founder of the Creative Artists Agency and vice chairman of NBCUniversal, has an alleged $2.8 million in outstanding debt to the casino.
A judge must decide if Meyer is entitled to a jury trial before the case can proceed.
Recovering lost debt Meyer resigned from his position and $25 million annual salary at Universal in 2020 after he was supposedly blackmailed over an affair he had with then-20-year-old actress Charlotte Kirk, now 33.
Meyer lost $5 million while gambling at Mohegan Sun on Oct. 13, 2017. Court documents state that he covered the losses with casino markers, the majority of which could not be cashed.
He began a repayment plan in April 2018, agreeing to pay $60,000 monthly to the casino. He paid back $2.2 million but stopped the plan in Sept. 2023, $2.8 million short of his total losses.
One of the key questions that must be answered is if Meyer waived his right to a jury trial by agreeing to and participating in the repayment plan for five years. Under Mohegan Tribal law, disputes are settled by judges and judicial officers instead of juries composed of community members.
“[Meyer] had a choice not to apply for credit at Mohegan Sun; he was not forced to come to Mohegan and gamble; and he was represented by very prominent Las Vegas, Nevada legal counsel in the negotiation of the Installment Payment Agreement that he signed, and which provides for the application of Mohegan law,” the lawsuit read.
(Excerpt) Read more at casino.com ...
Debtor Ronald Meyer, 80, is the ex-President and COO of Universal Studios, .......co-founder of the Creative Artists Agency and vice chairman of NBCUniversal.......
Meyer resigned from his position and $25 million annual salary at Universal in 2020 after he was supposedly blackmailed over an affair he had with then-20-year-old actress Charlotte Kirk.
Meyer: "Well, she sure looked hot to trot."
Yeah, we just read that.
Sounds like Charlotte was quite the player.
Related Background:
Affair With Actress Charlotte Kirk Led to Ron Meyer’s Resignation From NBCUniversal
Insider tells TheWrap Kirk’s boyfriend had tried to extort Meyer and force him to disclose to NBCU
Tim Baysinger and Sharon Waxman
August 18, 2020
Of course, if he had enough money to buy a democrat judge, he might have enough to make the payments and avoid this whole mess in the first place.
$5 million in one night. Wow!
Usually involving guys with no necks and their last names ended in vowels.
You should see the size of the native American’s that Mohegan Sun has as security!
No doubt they have an effective response team, but if this guy has money they want the money not him dead — that’s for later.
Looks harsh, angry, and masculine ...
On tribal land, tribal law is supreme and tribal due process is often different from what “White Men” would expect. Don’t “eff around” on tribal land ... you WILL “find out”.
I guess the pit bosses at M.S. don't kick you out for being too good at losing?
“$2.8 million in outstanding debt to the casino ... blackmailed over an affair he had with then-20-year-old actress”
a real prince amongst men, right?
Indeed.
Where can one go to be a powerful CEO of a major Hollywood studio? Asking for a friend.
“Kirk is the same actress whose later affair with Kevin Tsujihara between 2013 and 2014 led to his own ouster as Warner Bros. CEO last year after word of the relationship and Tsujihara’s subsequent efforts”
“In March of 2019, text messages between Tsujihara and Kirk were revealed and indicated a sexual relationship between the two, and that she asked him to help with her career.”
If they expected discretion they made a big mistake.
TRIBAL AFFAIRS ARE HANDLED BY TRIBAL COURTS & RULES.
NO US JUDGE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY AT ALL.
CASINO IS TRIBAL TERRITORY, IIRC.
HE IS SCREWED.
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