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Amendment 100 requires that a letter of support from the judge or a resolution from the JPs accompany an application. It DOES NOT require the judge or JPs provide them. The only thing that can “require” it is thei
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Each casino licensee shall be subject to the same income, property, sales, gross receipts, use, employment, and other taxation as any for-profit business located in the county and city or town in which the casino
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It's like the state set a 250 million dollar potato down in a field. People are going to keeo trying to pick that potato up untils someone has it in their pocket.
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In 2018, Leslie Rutledge rejected 7 casino ballot title proposals by Driving Arkansas Forward.
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_Arkansans have decided to keep the jobs and tax revenues associated with casino gaming within the state... Our past experience has taught us that community input and involvement is critical to our succes
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“One of the reasons we restricted it to two licenses was to make sure that these were substantial, resort-style tourist attractions.”
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“We have not witnessed an increase in crime or criminal activities as a result of Southland. Instead, we have seen the positive impact that the additional jobs have provided to make our area safer.”
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Because this casino amendment is now written into the constitution, there's nothing stopping a casino from coming later on in the future if the support is there.-1
