Pine Bluff Gets a Sprucing Up
Led by the Saracen Casino Resort, which has a construction value of $215 million, Pine Bluff is seeing growth across the city unlike any in recent years. read more >
Tagged: Quapaw Nation
Ahead of Casino Opening, New Quapaw Leader Goes Quiet
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 to Hire 800 Ahead of October Open
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 Talks of Working on Pine Bluff Casino
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 Loses Re-Election to Lead Quapaw Nation
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 >
Marlon Blackwell Says Saracen Casino Design Was Hijacked
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 >
Players Seated: New Casino Industry Tracks, Rewards Regulars
Knowing your customer is a business commandment, and for casinos, it may be the most crucial card game. read more >
Will Arkansas Have Enough Gamblers?
When the Quapaw Nation opened its gambling parlor in Pine Bluff four months ago, the Saracen Annex created new competition for casinos in Hot Springs and West Memphis and raised a new question: Is Arkansas’ gambling market already saturated? read more >
Construction Flurry Advances Saracen Casino
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 >
Book It: Sports Betting Takes Off in Arkansas
In the last three months of 2019, Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff handled nearly $1.4 million in bets on sports. read more >
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