As Dice Roll, So Do Ads
With three casinos operating in Arkansas, marketing heats up and ads proliferate. read more >
With three casinos operating in Arkansas, marketing heats up and ads proliferate. read more >
Arkansas restaurateurs, already contending with a resurgent pandemic, are also wrestling with the challenge of inflation, which is putting pressure on thin profit margins and has caused some to raise menu prices. read more >
Nabholz Construction Corp. of Conway and AnderCorp LLC of Gulfport, Mississippi, formed a joint venture to oversee construction of the River Valley Casino Resort in Pope County. read more >
Ad man Gary Heathcott and marketing firm CJRW have settled Heathcott's $1.3 million breach of contract lawsuit from 2018. read more >
The Quapaw Nation Business Committee votes to kick off the ballot John L. Berrey, the former chairman who is facing criminal charges for abuse of office, conspiracy and embezzlement. read more >
The Quapaw Nation of Oklahoma filed criminal charges on Friday against its former long-time chairman, John L. Berrey, for abuse of office, conspiracy and embezzlement. read more >
The Quapaw Nation of Oklahoma, owner of the Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, says a forensic audit expected to be completed this month indicates that $34 million in tribal casino profits from Oklahoma were misspent by the previous tribal business administration. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic sent hospitality tax collections in Arkansas plummeting last year, and the blow to some tourism bureaus in the state, which rely on the taxes for revenue, was even worse than those figures show. read more >
Joseph Byrd and Guy Barker lead the government of the Quapaw Nation, which owns and operates Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff. They talk about casinos, business development and UA donations. read more >
The dogs have nearly had their day at Southland Casino Racing, the 1950s-vintage greyhound track that’s now a glittery full-fledged casino expanding to the tune of $250 million. read more >
A U.S. District Court judge ruled last week that a 2019 lawsuit can go forward over who designed the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff. read more >
Chef Todd Gold, director the food and beverage department at the Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, talks about his new job and the challenges of overseeing eight restaurants and a staff of 300. read more >
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 >
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 >
It’s been two years since Arkansas Business reported on the planned renovation of the historic Hotel Pines in Pine Bluff. read more >
Todd R. Gold will be the director of food and beverage for the new Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he will lift some COVID-19 restrictions on casinos on May 18. read more >
