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A judge has dismissed an illegal-exaction lawsuit filed against the Arkansas Racing Commission and its director and the state Department of Finance and Administration secretary over not providing at least $200,000 a year for compulsive gambling disorder treatment and educational programs in prior years under a 2018 constitutional amendment that authorized four full-fledged casinos in Arkansas.
The Arkansas Problem Gambling Council will start work as the Arkansas Racing Commission s provider of educational and treatment services for Arkansans with gambling disorders next week, nearly four years after voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring the commission to provide at least $200,000 a year for gambling disorder and treatment programs.
It's been almost 4 years since Arkansas allowed casinos in the state, but there's one thing that's still piecing: help for those battling gambling addiction.