Arkansas will again accept applications as early as May to open the state’s fourth and final casino, pending legislative approval.
The state Racing Commission approved a set of rules Monday to govern a new 30-day application period for the fraught Pope County casino license.
Those rules must be approved by the Legislature — likely next month — setting up an application window that could open in May but certainly before summer’s end, Deputy Attorney General Doralee Chandler told commissioners.
This will be the commission’s third go at issuing a casino [license] in Pope County since Arkansans voted to allow four full-fledged casinos in the state.
