{"id":8795,"date":"2025-03-12T06:39:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T06:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/saracen-casino-resort-expansion-nears-completion\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T06:39:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T06:39:51","slug":"saracen-casino-resort-expansion-nears-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/saracen-casino-resort-expansion-nears-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Saracen Casino Resort Expansion Nears Completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"619\">More than half of the $250 million Saracen Casino Resort expansion in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is complete, with completion anticipated in the fall of 2025. A 13-story, 321-room hotel, an 84,000-square-foot event center that can accommodate 1,600 people, and retail establishments like a Starbucks and Sissy\u2019s Log Cabin jewelry store are all being added by the Quapaw Nation, the property\u2019s owner.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"898\">Saracen\u2019s chief marketing officer, Carlton Saffa, emphasized the scale of the upgrade. <em>\u201cWe are bringing the nicest hotel in Arkansas to Pine Bluff,\u201d he stated. \u201cIf you like what we\u2019ve done with the gaming floor and our award-winning cuisine, you are going to love our hotel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"1129\">Construction began in August and has now reached 57% completion, with projections to surpass 60% by the end of March. 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However, Saracen remains cautious about its impact. <em>\u201cHB1634 might help raise general funds for universities but cannot support NIL programs because of Amendment 84,\u201d<\/em> Saffa noted.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2014\" data-end=\"2230\">Saracen\u2019s push for iGaming has sparked concerns from competitors. Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs opposes expanding digital gaming beyond sports betting, fearing it could reduce physical casino traffic.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2501\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Meanwhile, Southland Casino in West Memphis, owned by Delaware North, and Oaklawn, owned by the Cella family, continue to grow. Both transitioned from racinos to full-scale casinos after the passage of a 2018 referendum allowing casino gaming in four Arkansas counties.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/saracen-casino-resort-expansion-nears-completion\/\">Saracen Casino Resort Expansion Nears Completion<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than half of the $250 million Saracen Casino Resort expansion in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is complete, with completion anticipated in the fall of 2025. 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