I don’t believe in coincidence.

Two months before Mount Airy Casino Resort owner Louis DeNaples was charged with perjury and his gaming license was suspended, he asked permission to hand the reins — and finances — of his slots parlor to family members.

A grand jury was investigating whether he lied about ties to organized crime as he filed the reorganization papers. But DeNaples told state slots regulators his request was based on business reasons, not legal concerns.

‘‘This was for succession planning … not because of anything happening with the Dauphin County grand jury,’‘ DeNaples’ spokesman Kevin Feeley said. ‘‘The timing was more coincidental.’‘