LIE:

People in Pope County don’t want a casino.

TRUTH:

People in Pope County DO want a casino. A poll conducted this year showed that a majority of likely voters in Pope County, more than 55%, support having a casino there. The poll showed that Pope County residents welcome the thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic growth a casino will bring to the county, state and region. Meanwhile, the popularly elected Pope County Quorum Court, including County Judge Ben Cross and 12 of the court’s 13 members, have heard their constituents loud and clear and have supported efforts to bring a casino to the county.