by - August 12, 2019 12:44 pm
After five days of teaser ads, Cherokee Nation Businesses and Legends unveiled their plans for a proposed resort and casino in Pope County. The $225 million Legends Resort & Casino…
by - December 3, 2018 1:35 pm
The investment of millions of dollars to help pass an amendment expanding Arkansas’ casinos may pay off in a bigger way for a Quapaw Nation-based gaming operator. Local leaders in…
by - October 11, 2016 8:48 pm
Passage of an amendment legalizing three casinos would have a total statewide annual impact of $1.2 billion, create 3,200 direct jobs and create 3,432 direct construction jobs, according to a…
by - October 3, 2016 7:05 pm
Backers of an amendment that would grant constitutional authorization to three casinos failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for an initial “cure period,” according to a report released Monday…
by - September 27, 2016 1:22 pm
Eighty-seven of the state’s 135 legislators, or 64.4%, have announced their opposition to Issue 5, which would create a constitutional amendment authorizing its sponsors to open three casinos in Arkansas….
by - September 14, 2016 6:51 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday (Sept. 14) appointed former Court of Appeals Judge John Jennings as a special master in a lawsuit filed by opponents of a proposed amendment…
by - September 14, 2016 7:25 am
The group that opposes a voter-initiated act to authorize three casinos in Arkansas has received $109,500 in campaign donations from Oaklawn Racing and Gaming and Southland Park Gaming and Racing….
by - July 8, 2016 3:54 pm
Supporters of an amendment that would authorize casinos in Boone, Miller and Washington counties submitted 92,120 signatures Friday (July 8), while supporters of a medical tort reform amendment submitted 131,000…
by - November 13, 2012 7:20 pm
With October’s monthly report, electronic games of skill wagering at Arkansas’ two racetracks and casinos cleared $2.25 billion as the calendar year heads into the homestretch. The cumulative total of…
by - August 23, 2012 1:36 pm
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin (R) rejected a substitute ballot title for a casino gambling proposal and the measure’s main proponent vowed a court challenge. Martin ruled that Nancy…
by - July 7, 2012 10:31 am
Four citizens’ initiatives are likely to join two legislative-referred proposals for consideration on the November ballot. Friday (July 6) was the deadline to submit petition signatures to Secretary of State…
by - May 17, 2012 2:35 pm
A coalition of elected officials, law enforcement and religious leaders calling themselves Stop Casinos Now! have joined forces to oppose two ballot initiatives seeking to legalize more casinos in Arkansas….
by - February 12, 2012 3:38 pm
Hundreds of people indulged their vices at Trinity Junior High School on Saturday (Feb. 11) without the need to go to confession because it was for a benevolent and charitable…
by - February 8, 2012 7:50 pm
Offerings at Trinity Junior High’s Casino Royale fundraiser run the gamut of interests. Who wouldn’t want new kitchen or bathroom countertops and sinks? Or a guided trout-fishing trip on the…
