A casino near <b>Branson</b>? Arkansas ballot measure would allow casino near state line
BRANSON MO NEWS: Buy PhotoA constitutional amendment slated to go before Arkansas voters in November would authorize a casino in three counties in the state. Boone County abuts the state of Missouri just south of Branson.(Photo: Andrew Jansen/News-Leader)Buy PhotoTwo southwest Missouri men are behind an effort that would allow a casino in the Arkansas county closest to Branson — a community that historically has voiced concerns that gambling could alter its reputation.Arkansas residents will vote in November on a proposed constitutional amendment that would award licenses for three casinos to companies owned by Bob Womack, of Branson, and Jim Thompson, of Blue Eye. One license would be specific to Boone County, which has its seat in Harrison, while the others would pertain to Washington County and Miller County.The seat of Washington County is Fayetteville. Miller County is in the southwest corner of the state.Arkansas state law currently doesn’t allow for stand-alone casinos, although it permits electronic “games of skill” at two racetracks, in Hot Springs and in West Memphis.A spokesman for Arkansas Wins — the group spearheading the casino push — told the News-Leader the effort is fundamentally “about bringing thousands of jobs and tens of millions of …
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