The Arkansas Racing Commission’s revisions of its casino gambling rules cleared an Arkansas legislative panel Wednesday.
The racing commission’s revisions of its casino gaming rules are aimed at clearing the way for the commission to set a 30-day application period for the Pope County casino license.
The Joint Budget Committee’s Administrative Rule Review Subcommittee on Wednesday reviewed and approved the racing commission’s revised casino gaming rules and sent the rules to the full Joint Budget Committee for further action.
The commission approved revising its casino gaming rules March 11 after the Arkansas Supreme Court on Jan. 11 denied a petition from Legends Resort and Casino and Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation Businesses seeking a rehearing in the case in which the court ruled the Arkansas Racing Commission’s award of the Pope County casino license to the consortium violated Amendment 100 to the Arkansas Constitution.
