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Late, dark money: Questions and conflicts, including a lawsuit, on spending on ballot issues and legislative races

Dark money in ballot issues and legislative races draws attention and a lawsuit today.
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Southland will end greyhound racing in West Memphis by the end of 2022

The Racing Commission today approved a plan by Southland Gaming to end greyhound racing by the end of 2022.
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Legislators go to the dogs tonight for drinks. It's a good time to talk about dog racing

Legislative freebies today are courtesy of the Arkansas Greyhound Kennel Association, which races dogs at the Southland track in West Mempis and just got a boost from voters thanks to the casino expansion amendment that not only lowered the state tax on gambling at the racino but pumped money into the dogr racing purse fund. Here's a topic for legislators to ask about: Dog injuries.

Casino group cash investment up to $7 million

Driving Arkansas Forward, the group formed to advocate Issue 4 to expand casino gambling in Arkansas, reported today an additional $2.7 million in contributions to push total contributions for the campaign to more than $7 million. Most of the money has already been committed to advertising.
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Attorney general rejects casino amendment wording

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has rejected the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment to expand casino gambling in Arkansas.

Rewritten casino amendment now seems to bring Southland, Oaklawn on board

A group hoping to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2018 to legalize  more casinos in Arkansas and devote tax revenues to highways has submitted an altered proposal to the attorney general's office.A significant change seems to have brought support from the existing casino duopoly at Southland Park in West Memphis and Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs.
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Senator proposes to legalize local option gambling

Note a new legislative proposal from Sen. Scott Flippo of Bull Shoals: It's nothing more than a proposal to legalize certain forms of gambling in Arkansas.

Casino opponents claim measure was headed for defeat

The group that successfully fought a proposed constitutional amendment to allow three more casinos in Arkansas said today that its polling showed the measure would have been decisively defeated had it reached the ballot.
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Cherokee Nation poured $6 million into defunct casino amendment; Oaklawn and Southland spent near $1.5 million

Casino owners poured almost $6 million into campaigns for and against a casino expansion amendment for Arkansas that was struck from the ballot by the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Correcting the record on the casino gambling proposal

Correcting the record on casino gambling: Passage of a proposed amendment would not bring sports wagering to the state. And, PS: They are already gambling with real cards at Oaklawn and Southland.
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Casino v. Casino: The fight on Issue 5

The latest debate on more casino gambling in Arkansas is more likely to be decided by public attitudes about gambling in general rather than some of the legal questions raised by opponents, casino operators themselves.

Casinos vs. casinos: The fight over Issue 5

The campaign against a casino gambling amendment begins with a news conference this morning at the Capitol. There's at least a touch of irony in the chief argument used by opponents of the measure.
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