Casino states interest in owning Cavaliers

Internet gambling firm says it would outbid prospective owner Dan Gilbert

Even though it's likely nothing more than a publicity stunt, an Internet casino reportedly made an offer to purchase the Cavaliers on Wednesday.
Casino Fortune, which bills itself as the world's oldest online gambling site, said it made a bid to buy the Cavaliers from owner Gordon Gund.
"We have no comments regarding the potential sale of the team other than the statement from Gordon Gund that was released last Thursday night," Cavaliers spokesman Tad Carper said.
Michigan millionaire Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans, has offered Gund a reported $375 million for the Cavaliers and Gund Arena.
Casino Fortune spokesman Kevin Mercuri said his company wants to meet with the Cavaliers next week.
"We will make it clear that we want this team, by outbidding Mr. Gilbert," Casino Fortune president Dennis Rose said. "Whenever we seek to buy a team, our efforts are repeatedly rope-a-doped by the NBA. Today, we have our own bankers and backers. We are a global casino operation, we have the money, and we want the team."
Casino Fortune, which runs eight casinos in the Caribbean, Africa and Europe, wants to buy a professional sports team to raise its profile in the United States.