According to reports filed with the Arkansas Ethics Commission, in December the group Arcade Arkansas spent $45,647 on its effort to bring more casino-style games to the state.
Virtually all of this money went toward the group’s petition drive.
Arcade Arkansas is collecting petition signatures for a ballot measure that would legalize gambling machines as part of the Arkansas Lottery.
As we said last summer, this amendment will bring casino-type gambling machines into convenience stores and eating places all over Arkansas.
It will turn the corner convenience store into a casino and create hangouts where people can gamble 24 hours a day.
The amendment allows up to 15,000 gambling machines statewide with little or no oversight to prevent fraud.
All told, the group has spent more than $280,000 on its pro-gambling effort since last August.
