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ARC Deemed Commissioner Butch Rice’s Vote on Pope County Biased

Monday’s ARC meeting found commissioner Butch Rice’s vote as biased and now the ARC will need to find a way to resolve the situation for the race of casino license in Pope County. While the race between the Gulfside Casino Partnership and Cherokee Nation continues, commissioner Rice said he: “did not cast anything intentionally to […]
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Pope County Casino Decision, Casino Far from Being Decided

When something starts with a controversy, there is every chance that it will end in one, a bold statement, yet proved again by the outcome of the casino application process in Pope County, where the Arkansas Racing Commission approved the Gulfside Casino Group for the project. The gaming regulator in the state, after several hours […]
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Arkansas: Pope County Casino Application Process Enters The Final Round

While almost 1000 commercial and tribal casinos in the US are being closed to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the battle for the last available casino license in Arkansas continues. The Arkansas Racing Commission approved two measures to allow Gulfside Casino Partnership and Cherokee Nation/Legends to proceed to the final round of scoring that […]