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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 […]
ARC Deemed Commissioner Butch Rice’s Vote on Pope County Biased
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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 […]
Pope County Casino Decision, Casino Far from Being Decided
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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 […]
Arkansas: Pope County Casino Application Process Enters The Final Round
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AR Racing Commissions Delays Pope County Licenses

Arkansas Racing Commission to wait on Pope County License Three lawsuits presently ongoing against the Racing Commission Voters disagree with the license-awarding process The Arkansas Racing Commission has put license-awarding procedure for Pope County on hold while lawsuits look into the process of issuing permits. Pope County License Put on Hold Pope County will need […]
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Russellville City Council Casino Bidding Process Faces Trouble

Arkansas Racing Commission open bidding process for Pope County casino. Controversial causes a huge delay in the process. The application window is still open until November 18. Late last month, the Russellville City Council in Arkansas approved gave the state’s casino operators the go-ahead to submit their proposals for a license to operate a casino […]
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Cherokee Nation Businesses Fight Pope County Lawsuit

Anti-casino group files lawsuit against Cherokee Nation in a Pulaski County court in Arkansas This comes just after Pope county officials gave approval to a Cherokee casino project Cherokee Nation project entails a $255 million large-scale casino and hotel complex In light of a recently announced partnership between Cherokee Nation Businesses and the hospitality company […]
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Dallas Cowboys Boss Eyes Arkansas Casino Project

Photo credit: Legends Arkansas Jerry Jones’ Legends Hospitality most likely winner for casino site in Pope County Cherokee Nation Businesses could contribute $39 million in economic development fees Legends still needs to obtain a license first Dallas Cowboys’ owner, Jerry Jones, is teaming up with the Cherokee Nation Businesses to launch a casino in Pope […]