Meanwhile, Gulfside is seeking an injunction from the courts that would prohibit the commission from approving any license before its case has been resolved.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit argues the commission does not have the authority to define the minimum qualifications for a license, and their rejection of the Gulfside application was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n
“Gulfside is the only Pope County applicant that timely complied with every requirement of [Issue 4],” said Gulfside attorney Casey Castleberry in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
“We are disappointed by the Racing Commission’s decision, but believe we have a strong case to appeal its denial during the judicial process,\u201d he added. \u201cWhen we receive the license, we look forward to building our first-class resort and fulfilling our commitment to be a strong partner to the River Valley.”<\/p>\n
The campaign to get Issue 4 on the ballot — called \u201cDriving Arkansas Forward — was largely bankrolled by the Cherokee Nation and the Quapaw Nation, which was the sole bidder on the Jefferson County casino. Both are Oklahoma-based tribes.<\/p>\n
Driving Arkansas forward sold the idea as a way of keeping gambling revenue in the state, while generating money to fund roads projects. This is also controversial, as Issue 4 did not earmark any casino tax revenues for roads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gulfside Casino Partnership, which wants to build a Pope County casino in Arkansas, is suing the state racing commission for rejecting its application for a gaming license. The Mississippi-based company filed its lawsuit swiftly in the Pulaski County Circuit Court after the commission denied its appeal to reconsider its application on Thursday afternoon. Arkansas residents […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":112471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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