CHEROKEE NATION v. GULFSIDE CASINO P'SHIP

No. CV-23-50.

676 S.W.3d 368 (2023)

2023 Ark. 153

CHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES, LLC; Legends Resort and Casino, LLC; and the Arkansas Racing Commission, Appellants, v. GULFSIDE CASINO PARTNERSHIP; and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Opinion Delivered: October 26, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McDaniel Wolff, PLLC, by: Bart W. Calhoun , Scott P. Richardson , and Dustin B. McDaniel , Little Rock, for appellants Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC; and Legends Resort & Casino, LLC.

Tim Griffin , Att'y Gen., by: Noah P. Watson, Sr. , Ass't Att'y Gen.; and Carl F. "Trey" Cooper III , for appellee Arkansas Racing Commission.

Castleberry Law Firm, PLLC, by: Kenneth P. "Casey" Castleberry , El Dorado; and Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan, Little Rock, by: Lucas Z. Rowan , for appellee Gulfside Casino Partnership.

Appellate Solutions, PLLC, d/b/a Riordan Law Firm, by: Deborah Truby Riordan ; and The Edwards Firm, P.L.L.C., by; Robert H. Edwards , for appellee Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.


This appeal arises from ongoing litigation concerning amendment 100 to the Arkansas Constitution, which provides for the issuance of the Pope County casino license. This third iteration of appeals concerns the Arkansas Racing Commission's ("ARC's") decision to award the license to Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC ...

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