Two years wasted. If the ARC would have accepted that there weren’t going to be any other applicants with a support document from Pope County and followed their own rules, this could have been over long ago.
Instead, they decided to “wing it” with a 90-day application period that wasn’t in the Casino Gaming Rules… and got called on it.
On August 15, 2019 (two days after getting the Resolution of Support), CNB/Legends submitted an application that said in the cover letter:
“In order to comply with Rule 2.13.4(b), and to avoid any confusion in the future, CNB requests that the Racing Commission officially accept CNB’s application “for good cause shown.” We respectfully suggest that good cause is demonstrated by the fact that in the initial thirty day window no applications were submitted with a letter or resolution of support from the Pope County Judge or Quorum Court holding office at the time of the application as required by Amendment 100, Ark. Code Ann. § 23-117-101, and Arkansas Racing Commission Rule 2.13.5.(b). This application now comes to you with that resolution.”