Four athletic directors from state universities joined forces to suggest edits to the sports betting rules proposed by the Arkansas Racing Commission in its draft rules for licensing and overseeing casinos.
But the majority of the comments received by Monday’s cutoff time for written public input into the proposed casino rules were from Pope County residents objecting to having any facility there.
Amendment 100, passed by Arkansas voters in November, would allow the state to have four casinos — one each in Pope and Jefferson counties, which now have no legal gambling facilities; one at Oaklawn Racing and Gaming in Hot Springs; and one at Southland Gaming and Racing in West Memphis.