(b)

1. (1) All casino applicants for a casino license in Pope County and Jefferson County are required to submit either a letter of support from the county judge or a resolution from the quorum court in the county where the proposed casino is to be located and, if the proposed casino is to be located within a city or town, are also required to submit a letter of support from the mayor in the city or town where the casino applicant is proposing the casino to be located.
2. (2) All letters of support or resolutions by the quorum court, required by this part and The Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 100, shall be dated and signed by the county judge, quorum court members, or mayor holding office at the time of the submission of an application for a casino gaming license.

(c) Prior to the submission of an application for a casino license, the owners, shareholders, board members, or officers of the casino applicant:

1. (1) If an individual, shall not have been convicted of a disqualifying felony offense;
2. (2) Shall not have previously had a casino license in any state revoked;
3. (3) If an individual, shall not be under twenty-one (21) years of age; and
4. (4) If an individual, shall not be a county judge or mayor that provides a letter of support, or a quorum court member that votes in favor of a letter of support as identified in Amendment 100.