A casino won’t be built in Pope County after all, thanks to Arkansas voters’ passage of a constitutional amendment Tuesday to revoke the casino’s license.
In an ironic twist, voters Pope County themselves voted against Issue 2 — meaning they voted in favor of keeping the casino on track. Local Voters in Charge, the sponsor of the amendment, had said the measure’s only purpose was “to ensure that casinos won’t be forced into any local community that does not want one.”
Here’s what all that means: On Tuesday, Pope County residents voted in favor of a casino but Arkansas voters said they can’t have it because it wasn’t fair that it was forced upon them six years ago.
