ARKANSAS, USA — Issue 2 on the November 2024 ballot will allow Arkansans to make a decision on casino licensing in Arkansas.
If approved, it would revoke the Pope County casino license. It would also require any future casino licenses to be approved by local voters in a countywide election. This would allow residents to vote on whether they want gambling in their county instead of having the Arkansas Racing Commission make the decision.
Claims in political ads for Issue 2
#1 Voters in Pope County voted against a casino in 2018
One claim LVC makes is that while four casinos have already been authorized in four different counties, only three of the counties actually voted yes.
This comes from 2018, when Amendment 100 was approved statewide to authorize casinos in West Memphis to Southland Racing, one in Hot Springs to Oaklawn Jockey Club, one in Jefferson County, and one in Pope County…