by - June 29, 2023 3:22 pm
The Oaklawn Jockey Club announced Thursday (June 29) that William “Bill” Cravens, who joined the Oaklawn Jockey Club Board of Directors in 1976, is retiring from the board. Cravens is…
by - September 23, 2019 9:03 pm
Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort will be increasing minimum wage for non-tipped staff from $9.25 per hour to $13.00 per hour starting at the end of September, it announced on Monday…
by - April 15, 2019 3:46 pm
Let the games begin on April 1 at the state’s two race tracks, decreed the Arkansas Racing Commission last month. The two, as anybody who’s been around here even a…
by - November 19, 2018 1:20 pm
Less than two weeks after Arkansas voters approved a constitutional amendment to expand casino gambling in Arkansas, Oaklawn Racing and Gaming on Monday (Nov. 19) announced plans for a $100…
by - February 7, 2018 1:44 am
Wagering at Arkansas’ only two casinos – Oaklawn and Southland – hit the proverbial jackpot in 2017, topping $5 billion in gambling revenue. The dollar figures only reflect electronic games…
by - December 6, 2017 6:03 pm
Charles Cella, the longtime president and chairman of the board of the Oaklawn Jockey Club, has died of complications from Parkinson’s disease at the age of 81. “At this time…
by - March 1, 2015 6:25 pm
Eric Jackson, the longtime general manager of Oaklawn Park at Hot Springs, vividly remembers that trip across the Chesapeake Bay more than 17 years ago. It was February 1998, and…
by - July 23, 2014 12:00 pm
Electronic games of skill (EGS) wagers at the state’s two racinos continued to climb with Oaklawn topping more than $100 million in wagers monthly every month during the first half…
by - March 26, 2013 4:16 pm
May, 1999: Oaklawn had a major problem. The season had just wrapped up, and once again, numbers were bleak. What’s more, the crown jewel of Oaklawn, the Arkansas Derby, had…
by - March 12, 2013 2:25 pm
The latest statistics released by the Arkansas Racing Commission show that casino-style gambling at Oaklawn and Southland set new all-time monthly records in February. Both tracks saw nearly 14% increases…
by - January 12, 2013 5:03 pm
It wasn’t even a photo finish. Casino-style gambling at Arkansas’ two racetracks crossed the finish line in December setting a new annual record for electronic games of skill (EGS) wagers….
by - December 10, 2012 8:01 pm
With one month to go, casino-style gambling at Arkansas’ two racetracks is poised to top $2.5 billion for the year. According to the latest statistics released by the Arkansas Racing…
by - May 9, 2012 4:43 pm
After two months of record or near-record gambling numbers, the two casinos in Arkansas saw lower wager totals at its electronic gambling games. Still, the numbers are far above year-ago…
by - March 22, 2012 5:55 pm
What do you after your best month of electronic gambling revenue? Bet the house that you’d beat it. Arkansas’ two legal casinos posted their best months in history for electronic…
