Joseph Byrd, the new Quapaw Nation business chairman, has not responded to repeated requests for comment. And he’s been equally silent with local and state officials on how plans for an Oct. 1 grand opening are proceeding for the 80,000-SF Saracen Casino Resort gaming floor. read more >
Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff will create about 800 new jobs in the next few weeks as it prepares to open in early October. read more >
John Berrey, the ousted longtime chairman of the Quapaw Nation, spoke with Arkansas Business by phone on Thursday about his time in office and what this transition means for the Pine Bluff project. read more >
John Berrey, longtime chairman of the Quapaw Nation that built the $350 million, 80,000-SF Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, lost his re-election bid on Saturday to Joseph Byrd. read more >
With the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort under construction in Pine Bluff, a federal lawsuit is just getting underway over who designed it. read more >
Knowing your customer is a business commandment, and for casinos, it may be the most crucial card game. read more >
To get the first phase of the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff open as soon as possible, crews are racing the clock on a work schedule that is essentially 24/7. read more >
In the last three months of 2019, Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff handled nearly $1.4 million in bets on sports. read more >
The Quapaw Tribe of Indians’ Downstream Development Authority LLC broke ground last month in Pine Bluff and expects a 300-room hotel and 80,000-SF casino complex to be fully built by the end of 2020. read more >
Leaders with Oklahoma's powerful Native American tribes are voicing frustration with the state's Republican governor, who wants to force renegotiations for a bigger piece of casino revenue. read more >
Pine Bluff gets ready to host the commercial return of Arkansas' "namesake" tribe. read more >
Local leaders in Jefferson County and Pine Bluff have signed off on Downstream Development Authority, owner and operator of Downstream Casino Resort, as the area's casino operator. read more >
Arkansas voters approved an amendment to the state's constitution allowing licenses for four casinos: two existing gambling facilities and two others that will be built. Now questions remain about where and when gambling will happen, and about how much revenue the casinos will generate. read more >
Two Native American tribes triumphed last week when the Arkansas secretary of state’s office said enough signatures had been gathered to put a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 6 ballot and let voters decide on legalizing casino gambling. read more >
The success of Downstream Casino Resort in Kansas and plans for expansion suggests that the Quapaw Tribe of Indians know how to run a casino — an expertise that might well worry Arkansas’ existing gambling venues. read more >
For the first time in 180 years, the Quapaw Tribe of Indians is the owner of Arkansas land with an 80-acre tract near the Little Rock Port Industrial Park. read more >
