LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) — A luxury casino on the Las Vegas strip is suing the National Basketball Association over what it claims are unpaid bills during the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday.
The Wynn Las Vegas named NBA Properties, NBA Entertainment and Alonzo Mourning Charities in the lawsuit.
The casino says it is owed 50,000 dollars in unpaid bills for meetings and convention space as part of an agreement it had with NBA Entertainment and the player's charity.
NBA Entertainment is described by the league on its website as one of the world's largest providers of sports television and internet content. The NBA refused to comment on the lawsuit, the Times said.
Las Vegas police said they made over 500 arrests in a 48-hour period during the NBA's "All-Star Weekend" in the gambling city.
The arrests of unruly fans were the result of drinking, fighting and shootings with many coming during post-game partying on Monday morning, police said.
The most infamous incident was the arrest of NFL star Adam 'Pacman' Jones for his involvement in a melee and triple shooting at a Vegas stripper club.
The shooting outside the Minxx club left bouncer Tommy Urbanski paralyzed from the waist down.
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