The Oaklawn Foundation for the Future of Hot Springs Board of Trustees says it has disbursed $372,000 in scholarships to 106 students since the foundation was created in 2006.

The Oaklawn Foundation was initially proposed by Oaklawn Park as part of a comprehensive Community Benefits Plan that would be derived from passage of expanded electronic gambling.

Hot Springs voters approved the gambling expansion in 2005, but the Oaklawn Foundation’s work was placed on hold until the vote’s outcome was affirmed by the Arkansas Supreme Court in September 2007.

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