The casino launching prior to March Madness could be Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff. The NCAA basketball tournament launches with the first four games on March 15-16. The department anticipates “at least one of the state’s three casinos” will have an app launched prior to March 13, the first day of March Madness. 'Casinos with sports betting apps ready may launch at that time,' he said in a written statement, retrieved by Arkansas Online. The proposal would become effective March 4, according to state Department of Finance and Administration spokesman Scott Hardin. A proposed rule by the Racing Commission seeking to allow casinos in the Natural State to start accepting online bets earned approval from the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee on Tuesday. Mobile sports betting is coming to Arkansas.
