Legal Opinion
Donovan v. Grand Victoria Casino & Resort, L.P.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided September 30, 2010No. 49S02-1003-CV-00124PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
An owner of an Indiana business has long had the absolute right to exclude a visitor or customer, subject only to applicable civil rights laws. This long-standing common law right of private property owners extends to the operator of a riverboat casino that wishes to exelude a patron for employing strategies designed to give the patron a statistical advantage over the ca-gino. The Riverboat Gambling Act, which gives the Indiana Gaming Commission exclusive authority to set the rules of licensed casino games, does not abrogate this common law right.
Background
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Lloyd Corp. v. TannerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Caesars Riverboat Casino, LLC v. KephartIndiana Supreme Court · 2010
- Marrone v. Washington Jockey ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Uston v. Resorts International Hotel, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Campione v. Adamar of New Jersey, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Thomas P. Donovan v. Hoosier Park, LLC d/b/a Hoosier Park, Racing & Casino, Centaur, Inc., Hoosier Park, L.P., Centaur Holdings, LLC, and Terrance SollarsIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
- Valentine v. Cedar Fair, L.P.Ohio Supreme Court · 2022
- Caesars Riverboat Casino, LLC v. KephartIndiana Supreme Court · 2010
- Caesars Riverboat Casino, LLC v. KephartIndiana Supreme Court · 2010
- Com. v. Hyland, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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