Saracen, Oaklawn in opposing camps over Arkansas gambling expansion
Regulation · 2024-08-15

Saracen, Oaklawn in opposing camps over Arkansas gambling expansion

Two of Arkansas’s three casinos are fighting over a proposal to expand online gaming and send a portion of the revenue to funds that funnel money to college athletes, according to a detailed report from Michael Wickline of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [Tuesday].

Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, led by Chief Marketing Officer Carlton Saffa, wants to create an online game similar to a raffle that would send some money to collegiate athletic collectives around the state. Collectives are the popular vehicle through which college athletic programs pay players for the use of their name, image and likeness.

The Arkansas Racing Commission, which regulates the state’s casinos and its games, has raised concerns about the proposal, saying the game amounts to a raffle, although the proposal doesn’t use the term.

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