LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Racing Commission on Thursday awarded Cherokee Nation Entertainment a license to build a casino in the state that’s been held up for several years by ongoing legal fights.
Pope County was one of four sites where casinos were allowed to be built under a constitutional amendment that voters approved in 2018. Casinos have already been set up in the other three locations. “With the license in hand, we are prepared to finalize the remaining permitting and administrative processes so we can commence construction,” Chuck Garrett, CEO of Cherokee Nation Entertainment, said in a statement.Arkansas man pleads not guilty to murder charges for mass shooting at grocery store