Location: Arkansas

09/05/24 3:18 PM

Arkansas: Saracen Casino to challenge Arkansas law on online gambling

  • Andrew Mobley, KATV
The Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff is seeking a rule change by the Arkansas Racing Commission that would allow online casino gambling... more
08/28/24 3:45 PM

Arkansas: Anti-casino ballot measure lawsuit begins in Supreme Court

  • Mary Hennigan, Arkansas Advocate
A lawsuit challenging the certification of an anti-casino ballot measure began Tuesday at the Arkansas Supreme Court. The lawsuit boasts an... more
08/19/24 12:20 PM

Arkansas: Saracen Casino to open $250 million hotel and events center in 2025

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
Saracen Casino Resort owner The Quapaw Nation Monday announced that its $250 million hotel and event center will open in the Fall of 2025.... more
08/15/24 3:03 PM

Arkansas: Cherokee Nation Businesses to challenge petition against casino

  • D. Sean Rowley, Cherokee Phoenix
During the regular monthly meeting of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council, no actionable items were on the agenda but councilors did hear... more
08/14/24 8:40 PM

Saracen, Oaklawn in opposing camps over Arkansas gambling expansion

  • Griffin Coop, Arkansas Times
Two of Arkansas’s three casinos are fighting over a proposal to expand online gaming and send a portion of the revenue to funds that funnel... more
08/13/24 8:59 PM

Saracen Casino pushing for legal 50/50 raffles in support of Arkansas NIL

  • Brooke Buckner, KTHV-TV
An Arkansas casino is pushing for what it calls change and has been causing a stir online. Saracen Casino is hoping to legalize a type of... more
08/11/24 2:26 PM

Arkansas Supreme Court to expedite hearing on casino ballot question

  • Alex Kienlen, KARK-TV
The Arkansas Supreme Court has agreed to expedite its review of the ballot initiative aiming to remove the Pope County casino. The court... more
08/01/24 8:06 PM

Cherokee Nation asks Arkansas Supreme Court to disqualify ballot measure that would block planned casino

  • Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Opponents of a proposal to block a planned casino in Arkansas asked the state Supreme Court Thursday to disqualify... more
07/31/24 3:46 PM

Arkansas: Yet another lawsuit filed over casino

  • D. Sean Rowley, Cherokee Phoenix
It seems burial with a stake through its heart couldn’t kill the Pope County, Ark., casino saga – now into its second half-decade. With... more
07/31/24 3:40 PM

Arkansas secretary of state approves casino ballot measure

  • Alex Kienlen, KARK
The November 2024 Arkansas ballot will include a question impacting the planned casino for Pope County. Arkansas Secretary of State John... more