Dan Lee, the CEO and chairman of Pinnacle Entertainment, stepped down as head of the Las Vegas-based casino company today, a week after reportedly threatening a St. Louis County Councilman. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Lee told a council member who voted in favor of allowing another company to build a casino complex in the county that “he just made the worst move in his political career.” Pinnacle owns two casinos in St. Louis and is developing a third. The Missouri Gaming Commission and Missouri State Police are investigating Lee’s comments. Lee had been head of Pinnacle for seven years. The company has named an interim CEO and plans a search for Lee’s replacement. Pinnacle plans to build a casino resort on River Road.
Pinnacle CEO resigns after outburst
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