Aug. 13—On Oct. 13, 2017, Ron Meyer, the former Hollywood mogul who headed Universal Studios for 18 years, gambled at Mohegan Sun.
“He did not win.”
So says a revised complaint the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority filed in late June in New London Superior Court, alleging Meyer owes the casino $2,782,500.
That’s after the casino had extended Meyer $6 million in credit to gamble, $5 million of which he lost that October day nearly seven years ago. He eventually repaid $2,217,500 of the debt in accordance with the terms of a payment plan the parties signed in April 2018.
Meyer, 79, a resident of Santa Monica, Calif., hasn’t made a payment since Sept. 1, 2023, according to the lawsuit.
Now Meyer, in a motion to strike the gaming authority’s…
