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Casino Gambling (issue no. 5) Removed From Arkansas Ballots
Posted on 10/14/16 at 2:57 am
Posted on 10/14/16 at 2:57 am
... Due to wording that technically included sports gambling also.
Geezus, you knew Oaklawn and their "friends" would find a way to kill this... I can't believe the Indian Casinos, their lawyers, and their lobbyists were dumb enough include sports gambling in the text... Simply amazing.
I'll just continue to gamble in Louisiana.....
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Geezus, you knew Oaklawn and their "friends" would find a way to kill this... I can't believe the Indian Casinos, their lawyers, and their lobbyists were dumb enough include sports gambling in the text... Simply amazing.
I'll just continue to gamble in Louisiana.....
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The Arkansas Supreme Court today issued a batch of rulings in challenges to proposed ballot initiatives on casino gambling, tort reform and medical marijuana.
The Court has ruled ineligible for voter consideration the measures to 1) legalize three casinos in Arkansas and 2) severely limit damages in lawsuits against nursing homes and other health care providers. It turned down a petition to block a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana use.
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CASINOS: The Court said the amendment failed because the ballot title didn't adequately inform voters that the amendment allowed sports bookmaking, in conflict with federal law.
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.... defining casino gaming and gaming as dealing, operating, carrying on, conducting, maintaining, or exposing for play any game played with cards, dice, equipment, or any mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic device or machine for money, property, checks, credit, or any representative value, as well as accepting wagers on sporting events or other events....
This post was edited on 10/14/16 at 3:14 am
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Posted on 10/14/16 at 3:22 am to Jack Ruby
i think we've already pretty much established arkansas is arse backwards in just about every facet of everyday life
Posted on 10/14/16 at 3:35 am to Jack Ruby
Remember to vote issue 7 and say no to 6.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 10:58 am to Jack Ruby
Although I signed to have it included on the ballot I would have voted against it. It is just another in a series of amendments which would have created a casino monopoly while, ironically, the backers, as is the usual case, end up criticizing the other gambling monopolies for wanting to preserve their own monopolies. Pot meet kettle.
Maybe someday someone will actually have a proposal to set up a Commission like they have in NV or MS which have populations similar to ours where any person can go through the process to get a gaming license. Make it as much free market as you can and I think it would pass. People are always going to be skeptical of these line-your-own-pocket proposals. Of course the Lottery Amendment did pass but it was truly statewide and didn't seek to limit sales from particular places or stores.
The amendment concerning limitation of economic damages (Issue #4) was also kicked off the ballot; the medical marijuana amendment (Issue #6) was ruled that it would remain on the ballot for a vote.
Maybe someday someone will actually have a proposal to set up a Commission like they have in NV or MS which have populations similar to ours where any person can go through the process to get a gaming license. Make it as much free market as you can and I think it would pass. People are always going to be skeptical of these line-your-own-pocket proposals. Of course the Lottery Amendment did pass but it was truly statewide and didn't seek to limit sales from particular places or stores.
The amendment concerning limitation of economic damages (Issue #4) was also kicked off the ballot; the medical marijuana amendment (Issue #6) was ruled that it would remain on the ballot for a vote.
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