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Arkansas Casino Seek iGaming Approval

An Arkansas casino is seeking approval to operate an iGaming app, allowing people within the state to go online to play casino games such as slots, blackjack, craps and more. On March 13, Carlton Saffa, chief market officer at Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, wrote to Arkansas Racing Commission Chairman Alex Lieblong asking for a change in the…
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New application period for final Arkansas casino license coming this summer

Arkansas will again accept applications as early as May to open the state's fourth and final casino, pending legislative approval. The state Racing Commission approved a set of rules Monday to govern a new 30-day application period for the fraught Pope County casino license. Those rules must be approved by the Legislature - likely next month -…
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New application period for final Arkansas casino license coming this summer
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Arkansas Racing Commission defers vote on new Pope County casino license process

The issuance of Arkansas' fourth and final casino license will be delayed - again - likely for months. And if the litigious history of the Pope County casino permit is a guide, the wait could be far longer. The Arkansas Racing Commission, which oversees the state's casinos, met for a half hour on Wednesday, but it took no action, instead deciding…
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Arkansas Racing Commission defers vote on new Pope County casino license process
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Pope County judge endorses Cherokee Nation for casino license

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 Pope County Judge Ben Cross. An Oct. 26 Arkansas Supreme Court decision sent the casino license process back to the Arkansas Racing Commission, an agency of the Arkansas Department…
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Supreme Court ruling results in new application process for Pope County casino license

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 County. The decision opens anew the application process. Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Tim Fox ruled Jan. 12 that Arkansas officials "unconstitutionally" granted…
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Arkansas casinos report 23% first quarter jump in winnings

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. Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis brought in the most cash at $84.4 million for the January through March period, up 25% from $66.7 million last year. Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff won $46.6 million for…
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The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Revenue up almost 9% at Ark. casinos in 2022

The combined total win for Arkansas' casinos in 2022 was $614 million, up nearly 9% from $564.79 million in 2021, according to information provided by Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis reported the largest total win with $292.78 million last year, up nearly 11% from $264 million in 2021.…
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Arkansas’s Gambling Laws: Past, Present and Future

Previously known as one of the most popular gambling destinations throughout the United States, Arkansas is a state that gamblers today tend to avoid. This boycott is due to the state's strict and often outdated gambling laws. Opened in 1905, Oaklawn was the first venue that could be classified as a casino. It offered racing and a few gaming…
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Arkansas’s Gambling Laws: Past, Present and Future
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Arkansas judge voids casino license granted to Cherokee Nation

The contentious path to building a casino in Pope County took yet another turn Thursday when Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Tim Fox ruled that Arkansas officials "unconstitutionally" granted a casino license to Cherokee Nation Businesses. Gulfside Casino Partnership had appealed a November 2021 decision by the Arkansas Racing Commission to…
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Arkansas judge voids casino license granted to Cherokee Nation
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Judge voids Pope County casino license granted to Cherokee Nation

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" granted a casino license to Cherokee Nation Businesses. Gulfside Casino Partnership had appealed a November 2021 decision by the Arkansas Racing…
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Judge voids Pope County casino license granted to Cherokee Nation
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Enduring Lawsuit on Arkansas’ Legends Resort and Casino License Close to an End

According to Arkansas Advocate, Judge Timothy Fox is expected to rule on the matter of Legends Resort and Casino and their entitlement to open a new casino in Pope County. The ruling will be made public in the upcoming days, putting an end to the four-year controversy regarding who should be the rightful operator of the fourth authorized casino in…
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Lottery officials anticipate consideration of digital platform to sell tickets, remain competitive with demand

In its strategic plan for the next five years, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery says it will be necessary for the Arkansas General Assembly to strongly consider authorizing the lottery to launch an iLottery digital platform to sell tickets to remain competitive and current with consumer demand. Of the 46 lotteries currently operating in the United…
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Lottery officials anticipate consideration of digital platform to sell tickets, remain competitive with demand
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Southland Casino Expansion Raises the Stakes for Arkansas Tourism

On A Roll: Southland Casino Expansion Raises the Stakes for Arkansas Tourism Local officials are betting a $320 million expansion project at the Southland Casino in West Memphis will continue generating huge tax benefits and attract more businesses. The 113000-square-foot complex near the junction of Interstates 40 and 55, in the heart of the…
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Southland Casino Expansion Raises the Stakes for Arkansas Tourism
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Southland Casino Hotel Completes $320M Expansion

Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis has completed a $320 million expansion, including a brand new 300-room, 20-story hotel with 12 penthouse suites, and a 113000-square-foot gaming floor that features 2400 slot machines, 50 live table games and a variety of bars and dining options. Three years in the making, the completion of the project brings…
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Southland Casino Hotel Completes $320M Expansion
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Southland Casino Hotel Finalizes $320M Expansion

Image Source: GamblingNews The Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Arkansas, has just wrapped up a huge expansion of its property. The renovations cost the company $320 million as it seeks to turn the venue into a true Las Vegas-styled gambling destination. The spectacular expansion took three years to complete. What once began as a racetrack…
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Southland Casino Hotel Finalizes $320M Expansion
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Arkansas: Southland Casino Hotel announces completion of $320 million expansion

Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Arkansas, is celebrating the completion of a $320 million dollar expansion. The development adds a brand-new 300-room, 20-story hotel with 12 penthouse suites, and a 113000-square-foot gaming floor that features 2400 slot machines, 50 live table games, and a variety of bars and dining options. The property…
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Arkansas: Southland Casino Hotel announces completion of $320 million expansion
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Southland West Memphis casino construction expansion completed

Southland said it aims to draw visitors from areas such as Memphis, Little Rock, Nashville, northern Alabama and St. Louis. WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - Construction has been completed on the Southland Casino Hotel's $320 million expansion project in West Memphis, Southland announced Thursday. According to a press release, the expansion includes a…
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Southland West Memphis casino construction expansion completed
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Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Arkansas Completes $320 Million Expansion Including 320 Room Hotel

Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Ark., is celebrating the completion of a $320 million dollar expansion, including a brand-new 300-room, 20-story hotel with 12 penthouse suites, and a 113000-square-foot gaming floor that features 2400 slot machines, 50 live table games and a variety of bars and dining options. The three-year project…
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Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Arkansas Completes $320 Million Expansion Including 320 Room Hotel
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Expanded Southland casino complex to open in April

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (WMC) - Moody lights... high end touches... all coming together for a brand new casino experience in West Memphis, Arkansas! West Memphis Mayor Marco McClendon tells Action News 5, the expanded Southland casino complex will open at the end of April. The first seven floors of the hotel will open in June. City leaders toured the…
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The Arkansas Democrat

Arkansas Problem Gambling Council will work as state racing commission’s treatment provider for Arkansans with gambling disorders

The Arkansas Problem Gambling Council will start work as the Arkansas Racing Commission's provider of educational and treatment services for Arkansans with gambling disorders next week, nearly four years after voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring the commission to provide at least $200000 a year for gambling disorder and treatment…
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Arkansas Problem Gambling Council will work as state racing commission’s treatment provider for Arkansans with gambling disorders
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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…
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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…
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Arkansas: Choctaw-backed ballot seeking to halt Cherokee’s Pope County casino project fails to submit required signatures
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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…
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Casino opponents in Pope County fail to submit enough signatures for 30-day extension; measure would have removed area as site
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Arkansas: Choctaw-backed ballot measure to halt Cherokee’s Pope County casino project rejected by election commissioners

The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners will not certify the ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment intended to remove Pope County as a state-license casino site. The decision was taken on Wednesday through a vote. The commissioners said the Choctaw Tribe-funded ballot title lacked a reference to the existing license held…
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Arkansas: Choctaw-backed ballot measure to halt Cherokee’s Pope County casino project rejected by election commissioners
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…
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Commission rejects casino amendment ballot title; proposal would have removed Pope County as site
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…
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Casino opponents in Pope County raise more than $1M in June
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Southland Casino opens first phase of new hotel

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) - Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Ark., has opened the first phase of its new hotel, with rooms now available for purchase by the public. According to a press release, Southland opened 89 rooms on six floors, including six of the hotel's 60 suites, on July 1 and has been booking them daily for players. The…
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Southland Casino opens first phase of new hotel
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Southland Casino Hotel opens new guest rooms

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (WMC) - The Southland Casino has opened the first phase of its new hotel. Rooms are available for purchase by the public and by members of the Lucky North player rewards club, who are eligible for discounts. "Our staff has had an opportunity to fine-tune the high level of service we are providing, and now we can accommodate other…
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Southland Casino Hotel opens new guest rooms
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First guest rooms open at Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis

Southland opened 89 rooms on six floors, including six of the hotel's 60 suites, on July 1 and has been booking them daily for players. WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Ark., has opened the first phase of its new hotel, with rooms now available for purchase by the public and by members of the Lucky North player rewards…
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First guest rooms open at Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis
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…
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Push to remove Pope County as casino site on ballot gets 103,000 signatures, backers say
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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…
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Pope County casino repeal campaign reports meeting first hurdle to get on ballot
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Southland Casino Hotel in Arkansas Takes Players Club Mobile with Playersoft

Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Arkansas, has selected the Playersoft Mobile Enrollment application to enhance players club registrations. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES, July 7, 2022 / EINPresswire.com / -- Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Arkansas, has selected the Playersoft Mobile Enrollment application to enhance players club…
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Southland Casino Hotel in Arkansas Takes Players Club Mobile with Playersoft
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Smoking bans in casinos studied

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- For decades, it was accepted wisdom in the casino industry that eliminating smoking would automatically lead to revenue declines and customer losses. But a new report examining how the coronavirus pandemic has changed gamblers' habits says that may no longer be the case. The report issued Friday by Las Vegas-based C3 Gaming…
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Smoking bans in casinos studied
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Arkansas’ Southland Casino Racing opens expanded gaming floor amid $320M renovations

In 2019, Delaware North's Southland Casino Racing began construction of a $320 million casino expansion project. After years of planning, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson was present on Tuesday at the opening of its revamped casino floor, a key part of the millionaire endeavor. The expanded 113000 square feet casino, features an ambiance that mirrors a…
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Arkansas’ Southland Casino Racing opens expanded gaming floor amid $320M renovations
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Southland opens expanded casino

Southland, the West Memphis casino, cut the ribbon for a casino expansion today with help from the governor. Since casino gambling, already well underway in West Memphis, was finally officially protected by a constitutional amendment in 2018, Southland, owned by Delaware North, has embarked on a $320 million expansion. The new casino will have 2400…
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Southland Casino raises thousands for Hattiloo Theatre

MEMPHIS, Tenn.- Southland Casino Racing presented a big check to the Hattiloo Theatre in Memphis on Tuesday. The Hattiloo Theatre is the only freestanding Black repertory theatre in five surrounding states and offers free programming and performances staged throughout the Mid-South. "We support the Hattiloo Theatre's vision to develop a modern…
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Southland Casino raises thousands for Hattiloo Theatre
The Arkansas Democrat

Group formed to keep casino in Pope County

A ballot question committee formed in February to thwart another group's efforts to remove through a statewide ballot measure the provision in the Arkansas Constitution permitting a casino in Pope County. The Arkansas Tourism Alliance has $1.1 million in cash on hand, according to its first campaign finance report filed with the Arkansas Ethics…
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Group formed to keep casino in Pope County
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Inside Southland Casino Racing's big expansion project

Southland officials said the construction on the new casino complex is on schedule to open in the spring. The hotel will follow later in the year. WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - Southland Casino Racing is expanding, and Friday they gave a behind-the-scenes look at what's being done at the popular destination. Southland officials said the construction on the…
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Inside Southland Casino Racing's big expansion project
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Southland Casino to have weekly job fairs until March

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - Southland Casino is looking for people for their new casino complex that is opening in the Spring. They will hold weekly job fairs through March 9th and will be immediately hiring for part-time and full-time positions. Qualifying hires will receive on-the-spot offers given the required licenses can be received. "This is an…
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Southland Casino to have weekly job fairs until March
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Oaklawn officially a casino, debuts live craps and blackjack

Oaklawn Racing Casino and Resort officially a casino operating with live dealers HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - It's a big day at Oaklawn Racing Casino and Resort in Hot Springs as they are now officially calling themselves a casino and operating with live dealers. Oaklawn debuted two live Craps and six Blackjack tables to the casino Monday at noon. The…
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Oaklawn officially a casino, debuts live craps and blackjack
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Lawsuit filed over casino license for Pope County, contending Cherokee firm lacks experience

A roulette wheel spins in 2018 at Cherokee Casino & Hotel in West Siloam Springs, Okla. (File Photo/NWA Democrat-Gazette/Ben Goff) LITTLE ROCK -- A lawsuit filed Tuesday asked the Pulaski County Circuit Court to issue a temporary restraining order halting any movement on a casino in Pope County until the question of whether Legends Resort and…
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Lawsuit filed over casino license for Pope County, contending Cherokee firm lacks experience
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Illegal-exaction lawsuit targets lack of Arkansas funding for programs on problem gambling

The Arkansas Racing Commission and the state Department of Finance and Administration have not fulfilled their constitutional duty to establish compulsive-gambling-disorder treatment and educational programs, a lawsuit filed Wednesday claims. Amendment 100 to the Arkansas Constitution requires the Racing Commission to provide at least $200000…
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Illegal-exaction lawsuit targets lack of Arkansas funding for programs on problem gambling
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Cherokee Nation’s plan for $225 million resort wins battle for Arkansas’ final casino license

Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation Businesses has won the latest battle in a contentious fight to secure Arkansas' final casino license, potentially clearing a path for construction of a $225 million resort. The Arkansas Racing Commission voted 3-2 on Friday to award the license to the tribe, voiding an earlier decision that gave the last of four…
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Cherokee Nation’s plan for $225 million resort wins battle for Arkansas’ final casino license
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Disastrous Arkansas decision for Gulfside Casino Partnership

In Arkansas and the contest to pick the operator for a proposed Pope County casino has reportedly hit another stumbling block after the successful licensee had its winning bid effectively invalidated by the state's highest court. According to a Thursday report from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper, an entity known as Gulfside Casino…
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Disastrous Arkansas decision for Gulfside Casino Partnership
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Foes pressing their bet on Pope County casino

A Pope County anti-casino group is moving full steam ahead on a petition drive to place a proposed constitutional amendment on the state's general election ballot next year that would remove the county as one of the locations for a casino. The effort by the grassroots group Fair Play Arkansas continues despite an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling…
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Foes pressing their bet on Pope County casino
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State justices overturn decision on Pope County casino

From left, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox and Ben Cross, the current county judge of Pope County, are shown in this undated combination photo. Actions by the state Legislature and the Arkansas Racing Commission to add rules and requirements to the casino amendment were in line with the Arkansas…
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State justices overturn decision on Pope County casino
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Southland Casino in Arkansas Offering More in its Hiring Efforts

Southland Casino Racing in Arkansas has increased its hiring bonus to $2, 000. The casino resort is located in West Memphis, across the Mississippi River. Last month announced a $1, 000 bonus for certain jobs. The casino and the race track had also extended on-site interviews through 11th November. Apart from bonuses, the casino resort is also…
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Southland Casino in Arkansas Offering More in its Hiring Efforts
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Pope County officials signaling split with exec on casino filing

Some members of the Pope County Quorum Court say they want the public to know that the county judge does not represent them when it comes to the casino controversy there. Meanwhile, one of the contenders vying to operate a casino there announced that it is joining forces with an Arkansas-based contractor to break ground at its Russellville site. A…
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Pope County officials signaling split with exec on casino filing
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JPs signaling split with exec on casino filing

A roulette wheel spins in 2018 at Cherokee Casino & Hotel in West Siloam Springs, Okla. (File Photo/NWA Democrat-Gazette/Ben Goff) Some members of the Pope County Quorum Court say they want the public to know that the county judge does not represent them when it comes to the casino controversy there. Meanwhile, one of the contenders vying to…
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JPs signaling split with exec on casino filing
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Complete Review of Southland Casino Racing

Southland Casino Racing is yet another racino in the Southeast United States, this one coming to you from West Memphis, Arkansas. Today's post will cover all of what makes Southland Casino Racing such an attractive vacation venue, given its resort-style amenities immersed within old-fashioned greyhound racing. Let's begin today's post with an…
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Southland Casino in Arkansas Offering Immediate Jobs and Bonuses

Southland Casino Racing in West Memphis, Arkansas, is offering job positions, with some applicants getting immediate jobs and bonuses. The resort has scheduled interviews starting on 12th August and going through 2nd September. The casino resort is located across the great Mississippi River. Interviews will be conducted between 11 to 3 pm in the…
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Southland Casino in Arkansas Offering Immediate Jobs and Bonuses
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Group wants casino kept out

The Fair Play for Arkansas committee has proposed once again a constitutional amendment to remove Pope County as a location for a casino. Larry Walker, a committee spokesman, said in an email Thursday morning that the group filed its petition to the Arkansas secretary of state's office for an amendment to remove Pope County as a location for casino…
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Gaming Wins Are Still Low at Arkansas Casinos

While casino revenue across states continues to improve, that of Arkansas casinos is still low. The Saracen Casino Resort is the only gaming facility in the state with better results than other casinos. The profit accumulated in May was better than April's, making this casino the only one with good improvement. Ideally, Saracen casino collected…
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Southland Casino Racing Pushes Back Launch of $250mn Expansion to 2022

Southland Casino Racing has pushed back the opening of its $250 million expansion due to construction and other delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The property's planned new amenities were originally expected to open doors for visitors and guests in early 2021, but their launch has now been postponed to mid-2022. Located in West Memphis,…
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Southland Casino Racing Pushes Back Launch of $250mn Expansion to 2022
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The gamblers are back at Arkansas casinos

If casino numbers are any indication, the pandemic recession is over. The latest state Racing Commission report indicates total gambling at the three casinos has, in sum, more than regained ground lost when the emergency was declared in March 2020. Some key comparisons: OAKLAWN IN HOT SPRINGS In February 2020, before the pandemic hit, it reported…
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The gamblers are back at Arkansas casinos
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Casinos Reopening with Restrictions

Casinos in the region have begun to reopen or will do so within a few days with limited access to gaming and restaurants. Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Fitz Casino and Hotel, Hollywood Casino Tunica, 1st Jackpot Casino Tunica, and Horseshoe Tunica Hotel and Casino will all open Thursday, May 21st. Gold Strike Casino Resort will open Monday,…
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Monthly numbers show a drop in gambling at two of three casinos in Arkansas

The state Racing Commission's monthly figures on casino gambling show an overall dip in play over the previous month, with the Saracen Casino in Pine Bluff showing a gain with drops at Southland in West Memphis and Oaklawn in Hot Springs. The period covers Saracen's first full month of operation of a full casino, after beginning its operation with…
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Monthly numbers show a drop in gambling at two of three casinos in Arkansas