It represents a prosperous future and renewed kinship between the Catawba Nation and the many communities that now occupy Catawba ancestral lands. “Catawba Two Kings Casino represents the righting of a historical wrong for the Catawba Nation,” tribal Chief Bill Harris said in a news release. But a federal judge sided with the Catawba tribe in April. It sued to block the new casino from opening. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, which operates two casinos in Western North Carolina, expects to lose millions of dollars in revenue. The Charlotte area's first casino officially opened Thursday as the Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain opened the doors to its temporary facility. "We're here to create jobs, to create opportunities for our citizens," Kings Mountain mayor Scott Neisler said.ĬHEROKEE, CATAWBA BATTLE OVER LUCRATIVE NC GAMBLING TURF The Charlotte areas first casino officially opened Thursday as the Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain opened the doors to its temporary facility. The casino off Interstate 85 between Charlotte and Spartanburg has 500 slot machines and is just a sample of the bigger Catawba Nation resort that is still being built. The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation opened a temporary version of its Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain on Thursday. (WLOS) - Gamblers have a new place to go in North Carolina - and it's not welcome news for Harrah's Cherokee Casino.
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