by - March 20, 2024 10:25 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday (March 20) modified and approved a potential constitutional amendment that would allow Arkansas voters to repeal a Pope County casino license that has been…
by - January 11, 2024 6:09 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday (Jan. 11) it will not rehear a lower court decision that blocked granting of a casino license in Pope County to Cherokee Nation Businesses….
by - October 30, 2023 4:46 pm
Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) looks to have an advantage in what will be a new process to grant a casino license in Pope County thanks to an endorsement letter from…
by - October 26, 2023 11:57 am
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (Oct. 26) affirmed a lower court ruling that said Cherokee Nation Businesses was not a qualified applicant when granted a casino license in Pope…
by - January 13, 2023 12:24 pm
The contentious path to building a casino in Pope County took yet another turn Thursday (Jan. 12) when Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Tim Fox ruled that Arkansas officials “unconstitutionally”…
by - August 8, 2022 3:04 pm
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston, R-Ark., told supporters of an amendment to strike Pope County as a destination for a casino that they did not qualify for consideration due…
by - March 8, 2022 2:06 pm
A committee formed to oppose efforts to remove the Pope County casino from the Arkansas Constitution is starting with $1.1 million cash on hand provided by Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation Businesses,…
by - October 21, 2021 10:30 am
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (Oct. 21) ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation Businesses and against Gulfside Casino Partnership in a long-running controversial series of legal and regulatory…
by - August 10, 2021 8:17 am
Will Gulfside Casino get to keep its Pope County license? It depends on what the meaning of the word “the” is. Gulfside, which operates a casino in Gulfport, Miss., was…
by - January 28, 2021 2:39 pm
The Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) on Wednesday (Jan. 27) affirmed granting a gaming license to Gulfside Casino Partnership for a casino complex in Pope County, but a competing gaming operator…
by - July 30, 2020 6:33 pm
Gulfside Casino Partnership remains the Pope County casino license holder after a three-hour meeting on Thursday (July 30), but don’t expect a groundbreaking anytime soon. In Thursday’s meeting, the Cherokee…
by - June 22, 2020 4:59 pm
Not so fast on placing your bets. Gulfside Casino Partnership, which on June 18 was awarded a license for a a $254 million casino resort in Pope County, must now…
by - April 14, 2020 4:22 pm
Former Russellville Mayor Randy Horton is again pushing his belief that Gulfside Casino is the best option in the controversial effort to build a casino in Pope County. Horton’s remarks…
by - August 15, 2019 5:04 pm
The proposed $225 million Pope County casino parlay is back on again, so says the seven commissioners at the Arkansas Racing Commission. The Arkansas Racing Commission on Thursday (Aug. 15)…
by - August 13, 2019 8:56 pm
With one vote to spare, the Cherokee Nation Businesses received the blessing of the Pope County Quorum Court on Tuesday night (Aug. 13) for a license to open a casino…
