LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A judge has ruled the Arkansas Racing Commission erroneously rejected a casino application, concluding that the bases on which it was initially denied are unconstitutional. The Racing Commission initially rejected Gulfside Casino Partnership of Mississippi’s casino application because it lacked two endorsements from local officials who were in office at the time it was submitted. On Tuesday, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ordered that the commission must apply the state’s constitutional law and consider Gulfside’s application “on its merits.” The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Thursday the statconstitution doesn’t explicitly say when endorsements should be made or submitted.
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