Casinos
Arkansas casinos won a total of $177 million dollars during the first three months of the year, up 23% for the same period a year ago.
by John Magsam April 24, 2023Arkansas Racing commissioners broke the law -- as inscribed in the state constitution -- when they awarded the Pope County casino gaming license to a company t…
by John Lynch , Daniel McFadin January 14, 2023Arkansas Racing commissioners broke the law — as inscribed in the state constitution — when they awarded the Pope County casino gaming license to a company tha…
by Daniel McFadin , John Lynch January 13, 2023A Pulaski County circuit judge on Wednesday announced he's close to deciding whether Legends Resort & Casino is constitutionally entitled to the Pope County ca…
by John Lynch January 5, 2023The Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis announced Thursday construction has been completed on its $320 million expansion project.
by Daniel McFadin December 15, 2022Two motions seeking to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of a casino license in Pope County granted to Legends Resort and Casino by the Arkansas Rac…
by Dale Ellis September 29, 2022The Arkansas Racing Commission on Thursday authorized Arkansas' casinos to contract with companies that offer multistate, progressive jackpot games on slot mac…
by Michael R. Wickline September 23, 2022A prosecuting attorney in Russellville said the state's petition fraud law doesn't address the behavior of a person offering canvassers working for a ballot co…
by Michael R. Wickline August 26, 2022The committee promoting a proposed ballot measure aimed at axing Pope County as a state-licensed casino site failed to submit enough signatures of registered v…
by Michael R. Wickline August 9, 2022The committee promoting a proposed constitutional amendment that would ax Pope County as a state-licensed casino site failed to submit enough signatures of reg…
by Michael R. Wickline August 8, 2022The state Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday declined to certify the popular name and ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at r…
by Michael R. Wickline August 4, 2022The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday voted to decline to certify the ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at removin…
by Michael R. Wickline August 3, 2022Proponents and foes of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at removing Pope County as a state-licensed casino site are at odds about whether the state Bo…
by Michael R. Wickline July 29, 2022Proponents of a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove Pope County as a site for a casino raised more than $1 million in June.
by Stephen Simpson July 19, 2022Proponents of a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove Pope County as a site for a casino said they turned in about 103,000 signatures of register…
by Michael R. Wickline July 9, 2022