Southwest Oklahoma native Carlton Saffa found himself immersed in the beauty of Arkansas for the first time while driving through the Bobby Hopper Tunnel on what is now Interstate 49. As a senior in high school, he ventured to Fayetteville…
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Work Underway to Build Hotel and Event Center at Saracen
Visitors to Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff can start betting on when they will be able to book a room at the new hotel or a conference at the event center (spoiler alert: in about two years). The long-awaited…
Online sports betting exploded in popularity across the United States following a landmark Supreme Court decision in 2018 that made the betting legal nationwide. Here in Arkansas, online wagering took off when the state’s three existing casinos debuted their online…
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Safe Bet? Casinos Counting on Sports Gambling Online to Generate Billions
Since the first Arkansas casinos opened in Hot Springs, West Memphis and Pine Bluff in 2019 and 2020, gaming’s popularity has grown at an impressive rate. 2021 gaming revenue reached $565 million, an increase of 32 percent from 2019, said…
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Saracen Casino Donates 400 Thanksgiving Turkeys to Pine Bluff Food Bank
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffCarlton Saffa, chief marketing officer for Saracen Casino Resort, recently donated 400 turkeys to a Pine Bluff food bank. Rusty Mathis and Yvette Parker from food distribution service Ben E. Keith located and delivered the turkeys to the food pantry.…
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Jackpot: Carlton Saffa Presides Over Saracen’s Successful Launch
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterIt makes sense that Carlton Saffa, Saracen Casino Resort’s chief market officer, feels like he’s hit the occupational jackpot. Still under 40 — he reaches that milestone in December — Saffa was the first Saracen employee when hired in 2019.…
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Faces of Arkansas: Face of Gaming, Saracen Development LLC & Saracen Casino Resort
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFace of GamingSaracen Development LLC & Saracen Casino Resort Carlton Saffa, Chief Market Officer Owned by the Quapaw Nation of Oklahoma, Saracen is something unique: It is the first purpose-built licensed casino in Arkansas history and the state’s first Las Vegas-style experience.…