Arkansas News - Page 4

News Brief: Two communities in Arkansas would be allowed to vote on whether to expand gambling at horse and dog tracks under a bill passed Tuesday by the state House.

News Brief: A tour bus that crashed in Arkansas, killing 14 people, was unsafe and would not have been allowed on the road if it had been inspected before the trip, federal investigators said Wednesday.

News Brief: A bus trip from Chicago to a Mississippi gambling town for a group of friends and relatives ended in a tragic crash.

News Brief: The Crittenden County Quorum Court is expected to decide today whether to endorse casino development in the county.

News Brief: An Arkansas convenience store has been asked to stop selling pull-tabs that looked an awful lot like lottery tickets.

News Brief: Instant Racing had its best month ever at Arkansas’ Oaklawn Park when patrons poured $5.82 million through the machines in February.

News Brief: A measure that would have allowed electronic gaming at Arkansas racetracks failed to make it out of the state House Rules Committee.

News Brief: Arkansans for the 21 st Century spent almost $300,000 last month to fight an expansion in gambling.

News Brief: The man who’s trying to get casino-type wagering legalized in drinking establishments in Arkansas says he’s scratching his first proposed constitutional amendment and will start over with a retooled version.

News Brief: No measure that would allow casino gambling in Arkansas is under consideration by the Legislature in its current special session but that isn't keeping callers from flooding telephone lines with messages against gambling.

News Brief: Attorney General Mike Beebe has turned down a request for an opinion on the constitutionality of an Arkansas gambling law.