POPE COUNTY, Ark. — A federal judge has ruled in favor of Arkansas in a lawsuit challenging Amendment 104, the state’s constitutional amendment that eliminated casino gaming in Pope County and revoked Cherokee Nation Entertainment’s casino license.
U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. dismissed claims made by Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) that the amendment violated the Contract Clause, Takings Clause and Bill of Attainder Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Arkansas voters approved the amendment last November. Pope County voters originally opposed casino gaming in 2018, but in 2024 voted against the amendment’s passage…