WOMACK, Associate Justice This case is part of ongoing litigation for the sole casino license available in Pope County. AND ARKANSAS RACING COMMISSION APPELLEES SHAWN A. HONORABLE TIMOTHY DAVIS FOX, GULFSIDE CASINO PARTNERSHIP JUDGE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION REVERSED AND REMANDED. CV-20-211 Opinion Delivered: FebruCHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES, APPEAL FROM THE PULASKI LLC APPELLANT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTH DIVISION V. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that Cherokee was entitled to intervention as of right under Ark. Cherokee then moved for intervention to defend its right to have its application considered. The application period was reopened in August 2019, at which time Cherokee submitted its application. Gulfside filed the underlying suit asking the circuit court to reverse the Commission's denial of its application. The Commission denied each application on the grounds that each failed to include a letter of support from the county judge or a resolution from the county quorum court. The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the circuit court refusing to allow Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC to intervene in litigation brought by Gulfside Casino Partnership against the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration and the Arkansas Racing Commission, holding that Cherokee was entitled to intervention as a matter of right.įive applicants, including Gulfside and Cherokee, applied for a casino license during the May 2019 application period.

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