Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast

Author: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

In this bi-weekly podcast, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette senior editor Rex Nelson sits down with fellow civic-minded Arkansans to discuss ways to foster growth in the Natural State. Along the way, Rex and his guests chat about all things Arkansas its people, places, food, music, history and more.
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Saracen’s Carton Saffa and the gamble of opening a casino
Friday, 17 April, 2026

In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Saracen Casino’s Chief Marketing Officer Carlton Saffa about his journey and how the casino came to be. Saffa discusses the casino's inception and reminisces about the initial efforts to bring the idea to fruition following the approval of the Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018. Podcast on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, or visit arkansasonline.com/podcast23 for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners