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The Arkansas Racing Commission awarded the state’s final casino license to Cherokee Nation Entertainment following years of court challenges that have delayed the process. Although commissioners ...
The Cherokee Nation is moving closer to building a new casino behind the 'Welcome to Bartlesville' sign. The United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) informed the ...
POPE COUNTY, Ark. — The mission to bring a casino to Pope County remains alive as Cherokee Nation Businesses, Cherokee Nation Entertainment and Pope County resident Jennifer McGill filed a ...
An Arkansas judge voided a state panel's decision to allow the Cherokee Nation to build a casino in the state, ruling on Thursday that the license was issued in violation of the state's constitution.
Oklahoma’s attorney general says the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians “has not entered into a valid gaming compact” ...
Nov. 6—The Cherokee Nation's effort to build a casino in Russellville, in Pope County, Arkansas, received a blow by voters who approved Issue 2, an amendment to revoke the license.
Cherokee Nation Businesses and Entertainment denied "any coercion" in the issuing of Pope County's casino license and asked the U.S. District Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by its main ...
The plaintiff, Gulfside Casino Partnership, also is suing the vendor that won the bid -- Cherokee Nation Entertainment. Also named in the lawsuit are the 14 elected officials in Pope County -- the ...
Issue 2 would repeal a license for a planned Cherokee Nation casino in Pope County. The court's decision ensures that Arkansans will be able to decide whether or not they want a fourth casino in ...
A Pulaski County circuit judge ruled against Cherokee Nation’s license to put the state’s fourth casino in Russellville, according to Arkansas Business. The decision came after Pulaski County ...
WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS. A NEW LAWSUIT AIMS TO STOP ARKANSAS' ISSUE 2 FROM GOING INTO EFFECT. ON TUESDAY A MAJORITY OF ARKANSAS VOTERS APPROVED REQUIRING VOTER APPROVAL FOR CASINO LICENSES ...