Denson told The Clarion-Ledger the FBI's search warrant mentioned Atlanta-based Mercury Gaming Group and its marketing arm, the Titan Agency, but said he has no idea what the investigation is examining.
Mercury manages the Choctaws' Pearl River Resort in Philadelphia and Bok Homa casino in Jones County. The tribe pays Mercury CEO Doug Pattison more than $2.4 million a year and has inked multimillion-dollar marketing deals with the firm.
How did the Choctaws' ties to Mercury/Titan get the FBI's attention?
The FBI investigation is exploring the relationship between the tribe and Pattison. On Mercury's website, Pattison takes credit for growing revenues as CEO of the Silver Star Casino to more than $250 million.
Denson said Paul Harvey is the current CEO. Neither Harvey nor Pattison could be reached Tuesday for comment.
"It's untimely," Denson, 61, said of the probe. "A business has to go through difficult situations. We're no different than any other business. We maintain a good operation."
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