Location: Arkansas
Arkansas: Leslie Jones, Kool & The Gang among first acts at Saracen Casino’s new Event Center
Officials with Saracen Casino and Resort announced the first groups of entertainers for its soon-to-open new Event Center. Officials said... more
Arkansas casino tax revenue up more than 5% in 2025
The three casinos in Arkansas generated almost $116 million in tax revenue in 2025, with the three counties and towns in which the... more
Arkansas’s Saracen Casino achieves record revenue ahead of hotel and entertainment center opening
The Saracen Casino Resort Hotel and Entertainment Center is scheduled to open soon, and on Wednesday, Saracen Casino Resort Chief Market... more
Arkansas: Saracen Casino CFO dies in golf cart accident at Pine Bluff Country Club
James “Jim” Burns, the chief financial officer for the Saracen Casino and Resort, is dead after he was involved in a golf cart... more
Arkansas: Southland Casino hotel donates $180,000 to support food pantries
Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis, Arkansas, on Thursday announced it will provide up to $180,000 over three years to the Mid-South... more
Arkansas Attorney General: Prediction markets ‘violate the law’
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin writes in an opinion that prediction markets like Kalshi “violate the law” by offering what is simply... more
Choctaw Nation, Fort Smith police cross-deputized, improving security at state-line casino
For the first time, an Oklahoma tribal police department will be able to enforce laws on tribal land located in Arkansas. A new memorandum... more
Arkansas vote blocking Cherokee Nation casino license upheld in federal court
An announcement from Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Thursday said the amendment passed by voters that blocked the Cherokee Nation... more
Arkansas: Saracen Casino says it delivers $236M per year to local economy
Saracen Casino Resort is not only exceeding expectations in the gambling and hospitality industry but also proving a monumental force in... more
Saracen exec claims federal tax change won’t impact casual gamblers
Saracen Casino Resort Chief Market Officer Carlton Saffa has said he doesn’t believe that the new federal gambling tax change limiting... more

