Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided May 25, 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Boyd Hickinbotham State Representative P.O. Box 326 Salem, AR 72576-0326
Dear Representative Hickinbotham:
You have requested my opinion concerning bingo. Your question is:
Can a fire improvement district play bingo for money?
RESPONSE
As an initial matter, I note that you have not specifically described the scenario under which the fire improvement district is playing bingo for money. I take it that you are referring to a scenario under which the fire improvement district hosts games of bingo in which the participants compete to win a pool of money. It is my opinion that such games…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Burks v. HarrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Scott v. DunawaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1958
- Shuffield v. RaneySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956
- Billy/Dot, Inc. v. FieldsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
- Masterson v. State Ex Rel. BryantSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997