Arkansas News Bureau - Bingo regulations still on track, lawmakers say: "Bingo regulations still on track, lawmakers say
Friday, Feb 9, 2007
By Rob Moritz
Arkansas News Bureau
LITTLE ROCK - New legislation intended to establish regulations for conducting charitable bingo and raffles addresses concerns raised in an attorney general's about a new constitutional amendment authorizing the games, legislators said Thursday.
In an opinion Wednesday, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said the constitutional amendment passed by voters in November does not allow a charity to hire someone to run bingo games.
Sen. Steve Faris, D-Malvern, asked for the opinion because of concerns that there was an loophole in the amendment that could lead to bingo halls and casinos.
'I felt like we needed some clear direction on whether the amendment passed by voters was written in a way that allows these groups to come in,' Faris said Thursday."
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