With seventeen casinos, Moneyland operates the most casinos in a certain state. Although intent on expanding, it was outmaneuvered by Apex Casinos in negotiations to acquire the Eldorado chain. To complete its acquisition of Eldorado, Apex must sell five casinos to comply with a state law forbidding any owner to operate more than one casino per county. Since Apex will still be left operating twenty casinos in the state, it will then have the most casinos in the state.

Which of thefollowing, if true, most seriously undermines the prediction?

A) Apex, Eldorado, and Moneyland are the only organizations licensed to operate casinos in the state.

B) The majority of Eldorado's casinos in the state will need extensive renovations if they are to continue to operate profitably.

C) Some of the state’s counties do not permit casinos.

D) Moneyland already operates casinos in the majority of the state’s counties.

E) Apex will use funds it obtains from the sale of the five casinos to help fund its acquisition of the Eldorado chain.