UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2012
Lakes Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Minnesota | 0-24993 | 41-1913991 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 130 Cheshire Lane, Suite 101, Minnetonka, Minnesota | 55305 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 449-9092
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 17, 2012, Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (“Lakes”) received service of a breach of contract lawsuit filed in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County, Ohio by Quest Media Group, LLC (“Quest”) with respect to an agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into between Lakes Ohio Development, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Lakes) and Quest on March 9, 2010. The Agreement relates to Quest assisting Lakes Ohio Development in partnering with Rock Ohio Ventures, LLC and Penn Ventures, LLC with respect to funding the proposed citizen-initiated referendum in November, 2009 to amend the Ohio constitution to permit one casino each in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo and Columbus, Ohio. The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that Lakes breached the Agreement by selling Lakes Ohio Development’s interest in Penn Ventures, LLC to Penn, failing to pay the proper fee to Quest as a result of such sale, and incorrectly calculating the costs that are to be offset against Quest’s fee. The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory damages in excess of $25,000, punitive damages, declaratory and injunctive relief. The lawsuit names as defendants Lakes Entertainment, Inc., Lakes Ohio Development, LLC and Lyle Berman, Chairman and CEO of Lakes. Lakes believes the suit to be without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself in this lawsuit.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| LAKES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: May 22, 2012 | /s/ Timothy J. Cope | |||||
| Name: Timothy J. Cope | ||||||
| Title: President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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