Overview

• Gene Bicknell filed a federal racketeering lawsuit on July 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma accusing Mansion Entertainment Group and its partners of defrauding him of $60 million.
• Court documents assert defendants impersonated divine messages to pressure the 91-year-old investor into successive payments toward the $2 billion American Heartland park.
• Since the 2023 announcement the development has produced no progress beyond a faded sign and fence on the rural Vinita site.
• Bicknell claims the deal cost him family relationships and contributed to a stroke even as defendants collected hefty salaries on the stalled project.
• The pending litigation highlights risks in financing billion-dollar theme park ventures and could determine whether investors recover losses or if the American Heartland project ever proceeds.