Professional Poker Player Nancy Todd Wants Control Over Arkansas Casinos
Professional poker player Nancy Todd is looking to control casinos in four Arkansas counties via a ballot proposal, the Associated Press was reporting on Monday.
Todd said that she was required to submit a new proposal after Secretary of State Mark Martin found that the measure improperly omitted a reference to a state gambling law that would be repealed.
The ballot wording was ruled to be “unfit” by Martin’s office last week and will issue a new ruling on the amended ballot wording within the next 15 days.
Todd faces a Wednesday deadline to submit 78,133 valid signatures of registered voters in order to qualify for the November ballot and gain exclusive control over casinos in Crittenden, Franklin, Miller and Pulaski counties.
News station KARK reported that, by adding the following language -" Such prohibition may repeal the Electronic Games of Skill Act, and thereby prohibit Oaklawn Racing and Southland Racing from continuing to operate electronic games of skill at their respective race tracks in Hot Springs and West Memphis" -- to the Ballot Title, Todd believes we have cured the deficiency as allowed by the Arkansas Constitution.
Ms. Todd has two first place finishes in her live poker tournament career including the Five Star World Classic Poker Classic / WPT World Championship-Season 6, Event #11 - Ladies - No Limit Hold'em WPT Championship in April 2008 and the 2009 LA Poker Classic.
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
