Mike Ensign, casino magnate and father of Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), has dropped out of plans to develop a casino in Kansas.
Ensign’s firm was one of three with vying proposals before the Kansas Lottery until last week, when it dropped its proposal in order to back another one presented by Foxwoods.
But now, according to lottery officials, Ensign and a fellow former executive of the Mandalay Group have left the project entirely.
Mike Ensign’s involvement came under public scrutiny after he and his wife admitted to paying $96,000 to his son’s mistress and her husband, both of whom worked for the senator.
Lottery officials at first said they would investigate the payment, but later said it wasn’t an issue.
Mike Ensign was an executive at the Mandalay Group, which owned the Mandalay Casino in Las Vegas. Ensign sold his shares for around $300 million at the beginning of the decade.
