Arkansas Embraces Expanded Gambling

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Citizens of Arkansas are all sorts of excited that election results have affirmed the public’s desire to add expanded gambling to their local dog and horse tracks. What qualifies as expanded? We’ll let the Crittenden County Evening Times fill in that blank:

Now that West Memphis voters have approved expanded gambling at Southland Greyhound Park, the process for determining what games will be allowed and what plans Southland has is getting clearer.

Southland General Manager Barry Baldwin said this morning that the next step is up to the Arkansas Racing Commission, which will make the decisions about what kind of games and how many will be allowed at Southland.

In consideration are games designed to attract gamblers with their flashy colors, noisy payouts, and blinking lights. Not likely to be included? Games that require spelling, counting above the number five, and any game that excludes those that have previously married a sibling.

What are the next steps with expanded gambling? [Crittenden County Evening Times]