It goes to fairness,” said Sean Kali-rai, a spokesman for M8trix, which wants to be treated “like very other business in San Jose.”Ĭity Attorney Rick Doyle said it’s still up to the casino owners to satisfy concerns from the police and City Hall about top-floor gaming.

If the city allows for top-floor gambling, among other changes council members outlined, M8trix says it will likely drop its suit - and its demand for financial damages it claims are tied to the city delaying its opening by four months. A month ago, council members asked city regulators to work with M8trix to open up its vacant eighth floor for gambling by the end of April, though a final decision hasn’t yet been made.Įncouraged, the casino owners on Monday filed a request in Santa Clara County Superior Court to put their lawsuit against the city on hold for 90 days. That’s been a sticking point for card-room owners who want to wow high rollers with poker games 135 feet up against the backdrop of sweeping views of the Santa Clara Valley.īut in recent months council members have become concerned that they might be overregulating an industry that provides $18 million in annual tax revenue to the city via M8trix and the city’s other card room, Bay 101 Casino. The latest development could finally end the long-running legal battle between the casino and the city, which initially banned eighth-floor gaming when M8trix opened next to Mineta San Jose International Airport on Aug.

SAN JOSE - Casino M8trix on Monday put its ongoing lawsuit against the city on hold after San Jose leaders appeared primed to grant the eight-story card room a prize it has long coveted: top-floor gambling.

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