Arkansas judge voids Cherokee Nation license to build casino

January 15, 2023 10:28 AM

Arkansas judge voids Cherokee Nation license to build casino

Photo: Cherokee Nation Businesses/Rendering of Legends Resort & Casino (courtesy)
  • Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
January 15, 2023 10:28 AM
  • Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
  • Arkansas
  • Commercial Casinos
  • Tribal Gaming

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas judge voided a state panel’s decision to allow the Cherokee Nation to build a casino in the state, ruling on Thursday that the license was issued in violation of the state’s constitution.

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox struck down the license issued in 2021 to Cherokee Nation Businesses, and Legends Resort and Casino – the company set up by the Cherokee Nation – to build a casino in Pope County.

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