Arkansas Casinos

A federal judge on Tuesday denied a temporary delay in the implementation of an anti-casino constitutional amendment that Arkansas voters approved last week.

Arkansas voters' approval of Issue 2 could result in the revocation of Cherokee Nation Entertainment's Pope County casino license.

A full accounting of the proposals voters will see on the ballot this year.

In an opinion released Thursday, the Court overruled a lawsuit objecting to the amendment’s ballot title and signature collections.

Another decision is expected to determine if votes cast on the initiative should count.

The special master submitted his report to the Arkansas Supreme Court Monday

The high court will decide how their previous Arkansas abortion amendment decision will impact an anti-casino measure.

After the secretary of state agreed to put it on the November ballot, a group is challenging an amendment that could stop the casino proposal in Pope County.

An amendment to regulate the casino licensure process got enough signatures to appear on the ballot, while one about medical marijuana gets 30 extra days to collect more.

Proposed constitutional amendments regarding casinos and marijuana are expected to make it onto the November ballot, along with an amendment to legalize abortion in Arkansas.