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Cherokees Push Arkansas Casino Legalization

This isn't a casino. It is the Tulsa Convention Center as it hosts the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association's trade show.
KWGS News file photo
This isn't a casino. It is the Tulsa Convention Center as it hosts the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association's trade show.

Campaign finance reports show the Cherokee Nation gave $6 million to the group behind a casino legalization proposal that was disqualified from the November ballot, while a dog track and horse track gave more than $1.4 million to the campaign opposing it.

Arkansas Wins in 2016 reported Monday the Cherokee Nation made up the bulk of $6.1 million in total contributions raised for its proposal to legalize casinos in Boone, Miller and Washington counties.