On Thursday, May 22, 2025, Arkansas State Police apprehended 40-year-old Richard Dewayne Pope of Oak Grove, La., in Eudora, ...

from opening the casino in Pope County. The casino would have been located about an hour drive from Little Rock, the state capital and most-populated city. Arkansas voters approved a 2018 ballot ...

The issue, while passed in the state election, failed overwhelmingly in Pope County. Arkansas voters passed a casino amendment in 2018 that allowed four casinos in the state, including Pope County.

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a lower court ruling that nullified a state permit for a casino in Pope County, paving the way for a new round of applications in the long-running ...

filed a complaint against the state in federal court Friday, along with Pope County resident Jennifer McGill. The measure is scheduled to go into effect Nov. 13. The Arkansas Racing Commission awarded ...

As of now, the future of the Pope County license is unclear. The state Supreme Court has final say on matters of Arkansas law, but Gulfside can request a rehearing. Cherokee Nation Businesses ...

POPE COUNTY, Ark. (KATV) — The Arkansas Attorney General approved a ballot title on Wednesday that would change the process casinos follow to set up business in Arkansas. Back in 2018 Arkansans ...

And if the litigious history of the Pope County casino permit is a guide, the wait could be far longer. The Arkansas Racing Commission, which oversees the state’s casinos, met for a half hour on ...

The Cherokee/Legends consortium challenged Fox's ruling to the state Supreme Court. In November 2021, a divided Arkansas Racing Commission issued the Pope County casino license to the Legends ...