#Fair Play for Arkansas 2022

The Arkansas Democrat

Commission gives Arkansas casinos OK to pursue multi-state, progressive jackpot games on slot machines

The Arkansas Racing Commission on Thursday authorized Arkansas' casinos to contract with companies that offer multistate, progressive jackpot games on slot machines. The commission's action clears the way for the Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff to contract with IGT for the multijurisdictional wide area progressive system MegaJackpots. With the…

Winnings ・ 30 September 2022

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Arkansas: Choctaw-backed ballot seeking to halt Cherokee’s Pope County casino project fails to submit required signatures

Casino opponents proposing a constitutional amendment intended to remove Pope County as a state-license casino site have failed to submit enough signatures of registered voters that would have granted them an additional 30 days to gather the needed signatures to get on the ballot. The news was confirmed by Secretary of State John Thurston on…

Law ・ 30 August 2022

The Arkansas Democrat

Casino opponents in Pope County fail to submit enough signatures for 30-day extension; measure would have removed area as site

The committee promoting a proposed constitutional amendment that would ax Pope County as a state-licensed casino site failed to submit enough signatures of registered voters to qualify for 30 more days to collect more signatures to get on the ballot, Secretary of State John Thurston said Monday. Thurston said the Fair Play for Arkansas committee…

Law ・ 08 August 2022

The Arkansas Democrat

Commission rejects casino amendment ballot title; proposal would have removed Pope County as site

The state Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday declined to certify the popular name and ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at removing Pope County as a state-licensed casino site. In a voice vote with no audible dissenters, the board approved a motion by commissioner Bilenda Harris-Ritter not to certify the ballot…

Law ・ 04 August 2022

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The Arkansas Democrat

Casino opponents in Pope County raise more than $1M in June

Proponents of a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove Pope County as a site for a casino raised more than $1 million in June. The Fair Play for Arkansas 2022 committee reported raising $1.2 million in contributions and spending $946923.12 in June. According to the report, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma contributed $1.2 million to the…

Politics ・ 19 July 2022

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Push to remove Pope County as casino site on ballot gets 103,000 signatures, backers say

Proponents of a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove Pope County as a site for a casino said they turned in about 103000 signatures of registered voters Friday in their attempt to qualify their proposed measure for the Nov. 8 general election ballot. James Knight, president of the Fair Play for Arkansas 2022 committee, certified in…

Politics ・ 09 July 2022

Arkansas Times

Pope County casino repeal campaign reports meeting first hurdle to get on ballot

Fair Play Arkansas, the Choctaw Tribe-financed effort to repeal the Arkansas Constitution's legalization of a casino permit in Pope County, said it submitted 100000 signatures on its proposed constitutional amendment today. That's about 11000 more than needed, if all are qualifying registered voters and distributed among 15 counties. But stiffened…

Travel ・ 08 July 2022