COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — Cherokee County commissioners have signed an agreement with a Missouri company that will pay legal bills the county amassed while fighting a proposed casino for nearby Crawford County.

The Joplin Globe reports the commissioners and Penfield’s Business Centers signed an agreement on Oct. 26. The company will pay the county’s legal fees, which total close to $150,000. The agreement says the county has two years to repay the money if the state-owned casino is shifted to Cherokee County.

If no casino is built, the county does not have to reimburse the money.

The funds to cover legal fees will come from company managing partner Gary Hall, who owns land that would have been purchased if Cherokee County won the contract.

Cherokee County has filed a lawsuit, saying state regulators arbitrarily awarded the casino contract to Crawford County.