commercial or tribal gaming<\/a> casinos. It does, however, have two parimutuel “racinos” where slots and electronic gaming machines are offered, as well as a state-run lottery.<\/p>\nBy all accounts, it will stay that way for the considerable future.<\/p>\n
While Emigh will almost certainly continue submitting casino ballot proposals, even if he can clearly word his referendum and get it past Rutledge, he would then still need over 84,000 signatures spread across at least 15 state counties to put the measure in voting booths. Assuming he can find enough pen to paper support, Arkansans would finally need to endorse the proposal at a two-thirds rate.<\/p>\n
The most recent state poll found that just 38 percent of residents would actually back gambling expansion, while 49 responded that they were opposed. Thirteen percent said they were undecided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge (R) has rejected a casino ballot referendum proposal authored by state citizen Barry Emigh of Hot Springs. Emigh has repeatedly presented her with casino authorization proposals, and she’s met his tenacity in striking the documents as consistently as he submits them.\u00a0It’s at least the fourth time Rutledge has vetoed his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":52360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,13,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge Again Strikes Casino Proposal<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n