Lumbee Gaming Ordinance Certified, Referendum Expected in Decembe October 30, 2026 - The Lumbee Tribe's gaming debate is moving directly to voters. After Chairman John Lowery certified the Tribal Gaming Ordinance, a referendum is expected ... Read more 
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Lumbee Gaming Ordinance Certified, Referendum Expected in Decembe October 30, 2026 - The Lumbee Tribe's gaming debate is moving directly to voters. After Chairman John Lowery certified the Tribal Gaming Ordinance, a referendum is expected ... Read more 
Lumbee Tribe Approves Gaming Ordinance, Referendum Next October 21, 2026 -The Lumbee Tribe approved a gaming ordinance in a 14-2 Tribal Council vote. Explore the tribe's casino development process, federal recognition, referendum timeline, and latest project ... Read more 
What's Left Before Opening at Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort? September 25, 2026 - Nearly four months after the first phase opened to the public, construction crews continue working toward the permanent resort's completion in spring 2027 ... Read more 
North Carolina's Tribal Casino Future Splits in Two: Catawba Expands as Lumbee Reconsider Gaming< September 10, 2026 - North Carolina's tribal casino landscape is taking two very different paths. Catawba Nation is expanding aggressively while the Lumbee ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings Casino: No Grand Opening or Expansion in 2026 July 17, 2026 - Despite viral tabloid claims and recurring social media rumors, the Catawba Nation has not opened a permanent casino resort at Kings Mountain ... Read more 
Catawba Nation Plans Two More North Carolina Casinos After Kings Mountain Opening July 5, 2026 - Chief Harris said "We've Got Two More Casinos to Build." The Kings Mountain casino is only the first piece of a larger strategy ... Read more 
Two Kings Casino Resort Construction Advancing Smoothly; Permanent Resort Still Targeted for Spring 2027 July 2, 2026 - Early July 2026 update on the Catawba Nation's Two Kings Casino Resort following the opening of the Introductory Casino ... Read more 
Lumbee Leaders Call Emergency Meeting After Casino Amendment Rejected June 28, 2026 - The Lumbee Tribe has called an emergency meeting after members voted 62% against a gaming amendment tied to a proposed I-95 casino and resort project. ... Read more 
Lumbee Tribe Rejects Casino Amendment, Halting I-95 Gaming Proposal June 24, 2026 - Voters declined a constitutional change that would have enabled casino development on the tribe's I-95 property, halting the gaming proposal ... Read more 
Lumbee Tribe Casino Vote on June 23, 2026: What to Know About the Dark Water Resort Proposal June 19, 2026 - The Lumbee Tribe is set to hold a crucial vote on June 23, 2026 that could open the door to a Lumbee-owned casino ... Read more Two Kings Casino: What Could Affect the 2027 Opening Timeline June 7, 2026 - The Catawba Nation's permanent Two Kings Casino remains on track for a Spring 2027 debut - but one regulatory issue represents the only meaningful risk ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings Introductory Casino Opening Still Unannounced as Signs Point to Imminent Launch April 29, 2026 - One month after the Catawba Nation's initial target of late March 2026 for the opening of the new Introductory Casino ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings Casino | Countdown Begins to Grand Opening March 18, 2026 - Catawba Two Kings Casino is actively counting down to a late March 2026 grand opening of its new Introductory Casino, although the ... Read more Catawba Two Kings Casino prepares to open "Introductory Casino" March 13, 2026 - Although the opening date for the "Introductory Casino" is expected soon but still officially unannounced, both the Catawba Two Kings ... Read more Lumbee Tribe NC Casino Plans | Update March 2026 March 12, 2026 - In January the Lumbee Tribe purchased 241 acres of farmland along Interstate 95 south of Lumberton in Robeson County as a possible building site for the first NC ... Read more 
Sneak-Peek Video Inside Catawba Two Kings Casino February 10, 2026 - This sneak-peak video inside the Catawba Two Kings Casino shows the exciting progress achieved after two years of construction. The new ... Read more 
Lumbee Tribe acquires land for possible NC casino January 30, 2026 - The Lumbee Tribe has acquired 241 acres of land in Robeson County, NC that may become the future site of a new casino. This follows last month's major ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings Casino begins opening Feb-Mar 2026 January 24, 2026 - The $1 billion Catawba Two Kings Casino will soon be opening in phases. The first phase will open the ground-floor section of the permanent casino in ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings starts pre-opening hiring January 17, 2026 - The Catawba Nation is preparing to open an introductory casino in Kings Mountain, NC this Spring and has started the hiring process with a careers page on ... Read more 2025
Catawba Two Kings Resort | Construction Update (Dec. 2025) December 30, 2025 - This photograph of the Catawba Two Kings construction site was taken on Dec. 17 and shows the current progress of the casino in the foreground and the ... Read more North Carolina | Lumbee Tribe Casino is Now Possible December 19, 2025 - After 137 years of struggle, the Lumbee Tribe has finally received federal recognition, which is the esential prerequisite for owning and operating a casino ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings Casino celebrates major construction milestone October 26, 2025 - Catawba Nation will celebrate a major milestone tomorrow at the construction site of the Two Kings Casino when the final beam is hoisted into ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings | New Construction Photos - Oct. 2025 October 11, 2025 - The $1B Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort is in full-scale construction at Kings Mountain, NC, about 35 miles west Charlotte and 5 miles north of the South Car ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings Resort Construction | Update Oct. 2025 October 2, 2025 - Construction of the Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort celebrated a major milestone in September when the casino's steel framework reached its full ... Read more Catawba Two Kings Casino Construction Update | Sept. 2025 September 11, 2025 - Construction of the Catawba Nation's $1 billion casino complex is proceeding rapidly in multiple stages with the introductory casino on track to open in ... Read more Catawba Two Kings Casino Seeks Branding Partners August 11, 2025 - The Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort is actively seeking branding partners as another revenue source for the casino resort when it opens in Spring 2026 ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings Casino partners with Carolina Panthers July 23, 2025 - Catawba Two Kings Casino have announced a new multi-year deal with the Carolina Panthers beginning this coming season. The deal will include VIP ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings Casino Construction | June 2025 Update June 18, 2025 - Construction of the $1B Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort began one year ago this month and remains on-schedule for next spring to complete ... Read more 
Two Kings Casino | New Hotel Details June 15, 2025 - As the construction project at Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort continues into Summer 2025, the primary activity is focused on completion of the introductory casino by early ... Read more 
Two Kings Casino Construction Started One Year Ago Today! June 7, 2025 - One year ago today, Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort held a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of a full-scale, permanent casino to ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings Casino | Construction Update March 2025 March 9, 2025 - Construction of the Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort has made significant progress since starting last June. The 16-acre site has three major construction ... Read more 
Catawba Two Kings Casino Construction | Feb. 2025 Update February 2, 2025 - The Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort is nearing the midpoint in the construction of its permanent casino. The casino is scheduled to open in early 2026 ... Read more 2024
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino will add Ramsay's Kitchen November 19, 2024 - The $275 million expansion project, which is under construction at Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel, will include a new Ramsay's ... Read more 
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River | $275M Expansion Nears Completion October 18, 2024 - Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel issued a press release Wednesday to announce the progress achieved so far in construction of its new ... Read more 
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Expansion | July 2024 Update July 9, 2024 - Harrah's Cherokee Valley River reached a major milestone this month in the construction of its new 12-story hotel tower. The final beam was placed atop the steel-frame ... Read more 
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River | Valley Tower Opens Soon October 4, 2024 - The $275 million expansion project is nearing completion at Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Murphy, and a new 12-story hotel tower ... Read more 
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Completes Casino Expansion May 24, 2024 - The first phase of a $275M expansion project at Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino has been completed with the opening of 25,000 square feet of new casino space. ... Read more 
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino's $275M Expansion | March 2024 Update March 29, 2024 - Construction of a $275 million expansion project at Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino is ahead of schedule to open late this year ... Read more 
North Carolina's First Mobile Sportsbook is Launched Early on Tribal Land March 6, 2024 - Caesars Sportsbook has officially launched the first legal mobile sportsbook in North Carolina on the tribal lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. ... Read more 2023
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River $275M Expansion Update - Dec. 2023 December 12, 2023 - This flyover video of Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Resort in Murphy, NC shows the construction progress of the $275 million expansion project ... Read more 
North Carolina 2024 Gambling: What's Next? October 18, 2023 - What gambling changes will North Carolina see in 2024? There are two almost certainties coming: sports betting will launch by mid-2024 and talk of casino expansion will return as a hot political issue. ... Read more 
North Carolina Casinos Dropped from Budget Bill September 21, 2023 - The North Carolina General Assembly will vote on Thursday and Friday on a clean budget bill without casinos ... Read more 
North Carolina casino push paralyzes state budget September 18, 2023 - North Carolina budget negotiations became deadlocked last week over the push to include casinos. A consensus on the casino provisions remains elusive. ... Read more 
Rockingham County approves rezoning for casino August 24, 2023 - Rockingham County Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday night to approve the rezoning of 192 acres of land along US 220 from agricultural to commercial ... Read more 
North Carolina Casino Discussed in Nash County August 21, 2023 - Nash County officials met with local residents this month to discuss a potential casino and entertainment district under discussion in the state legislature. The plan is currently ... Read more North Carolina Casino Proposal for Lumbee Tribe August 20, 2023 - NC General Assembly is considering a budget plan that includes a Lumbee casino as one of four new casinos in the state. Each casino would be an entertainment district with hotel, restaurants ... Read more 
North Carolina casino vote aimed at mid-September September 6, 2023 - This week will be a very key in determining whether the North Carolina legislature proceeds with a vote to add four new casinos to the state. Republican lawmakers will hold a ... Read more North Carolina Casino Proposal Opposition August 22, 2023 - The proposal to allow four new casinos in North Carolina is under discussion in a conference committee of state representatives and senators, who are finalizing details in the 2023 Appropriations Bill ... Read more 
North Carolina Casino Proposal for Nash County August 10, 2023 - Last week Nash County Commissioners voted in favor of a requirement for a local referendum to approve a casino in their county if the state proceeds with a casino expansion plan. ... Read more 
North Carolina Casino Proposal for Rockingham County August 9, 2023 - North Carolina lawmakers have added a plan for four new casinos in this year's budget negotiations. If passed, one of the casinos will be built in Rockingham County off Hwy 220. ... Read more 
North Carolina Casino Proposal for Anson County August 8, 2023 - North Carolina state lawmakers are considering the authorization of a new $500 million casino in Anson County as part of a new program to promote tourism in rural counties and to compete with ... Read more 
North Carolina Casinos: Draft Bill August 7, 2023 - The North Carolina state legislature is discussing a draft bill or a budget resolution to legalize four casinos. Three casinos would be built in the counties of Anson, Nash and Rockingham and a fourth casino ... Read more 
North Carolina casino expansion supported by nearly half of residents August 4, 2023 - As North Carolina legislative leaders consider introducing a bill for four casinos in the state, a new poll released Wednesday finds that nearly half of state residents support the idea ... Read more 
North Carolina lawmakers consider opening four casinos July 24, 2023 - North Carolina lawmakers are developing a plan for adding four new casinos in the state. General Assembly leaders confirmed Thursday that discussions of a draft bill are ... Read more 
North Carolina approves online sports betting June 12, 2023 - Online sports and horserace betting are coming to North Carolina after final legislation was passed by the General assembly last Wednesday. Gov. Roy Cooper says he will sign it into law this week. ... Read more 2022
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River's $275M Expansion Project October 6, 2022 - Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel broke ground last week on a $275 million construction project to double the size of its casino and hotel by adding gaming space, a hotel tower ... Read more 
North Carolina: A timeline of casinos February 4, 2022 - Casino gambling began in North Carolina 25 years ago with the opening of the first casino in 1997. Since then two more casino have been added. All three casinos are Indian gaming casinos regulated by the federal ... Read more 
New Year 2022 Will See New States Add Sports Betting January 1, 2022 - Thirty three states have legalized sports betting since the Supreme Court removed the ban on May 14, 2018. Nine of these states legalized sports betting in 2021. Four more states will likely follow ... Read more 2021
NC Cherokee casinos will ban smoking December 17, 2021 - The Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians passed an ordinance last week to significantly limit smoking at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort and Harrah's Cherokee Valley River in Murphy. ... Read more 
U.S. House votes for full recognition of Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina November 9, 2021 - On the first day of Native American Heritage Month the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2758 titled "Lumbee Recognition Act". The bill would grant full federal recognition to the ... Read more 
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort opens new $330M hotel and convention center October 10, 2021 - The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 1 at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort to celebrate the grand opening of its its new ... Read more 
North Carolina Senate passes sports betting bill August 27, 2021 - The North Carolina Senate passed Bill 688 last week by a vote of 26-19. If passed by the House and signed by the governor, the legislation would authorize twelve more sports betting licenses including mobile ... Read more 
Indiana approves Cherokee (EBCI) purchase of Caesars August 23, 2021 - The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) last week approved the $250 million sale of Caesars Southern Indiana to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The deal is expected to close next month. ... Read more 
Cherokee approves $275 million expansion of Valley River Casino & Hotel in Murphy July 20, 2021 - The Cherokee Tribal Council has approved a $275 million master plan to add a second hotel tower and more gaming at Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino ... Read more 
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Will Open $250M Hotel Tower and Convention Center this Fall June 26, 2021 - Harrah's Cherokee Casino is completing construction of a $250 million expansion project that began with a groundbreaking in June 2018. The new additions include a hotel tower and convention ... Read more 
Cherokees appeals judge's ruling that favored Catawba Two Kings Casino May 27, 2021 - The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has appealed last month's ruling by a federal judge to allow the Catawba Nation from South Carolina to proceed with construction ... Read more 
Cherokee open first sportsbooks in North Carolina March 19, 2021 - The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opened "The Book" sports wagering venues yesterday inside their two casinos, Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee and Harrah's Cherokee Valley Casino in ... Read more 
Tribes are devastated after one year of COVID-19 March 18, 2021 - As the Covid-19 pandemic began spreading across our nation last year, its impact became the most deadly in our tribal communities. Tribal economies also collapsed as casinos were shut down ... Read more 
NC Cherokee casinos get federal approval for sportsbooks March 8, 2021 - This week the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians received the final approval needed to open "The Book" sportsbook at each of their two North Carolina casinos. An opening date is expected ... Read more 2020
North Carolina Tribe will purchase Caesars Southern Indiana Casino December 20, 2020 - The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have been negotiating with Caesars Entertainment to purchase Caesars Southern Indiana Casino in Elizabeth, IN near Louisville, Kentucky. ... Read more 
NC Governor approves sports betting at Harrah's Cherokee Casinos December 9, 2020 - After an excessively long delay, Gov. Roy Cooper signed a sports betting agreement with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to allow sports betting at Harrah's Cherokee ... Read more 
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians forms company to buy non-tribal casinos December 2, 2020 - Last month the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council approved a measure to create a limited liability corporation for the purpose of acquiring other casinos ... Read more 
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is negotiating purchase of Caesars Southern Indiana November 24, 2020 - The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is negotiating with Caesars Entertainment Inc. to purchase Caesars Southern Indiana casino across from Louisville, KY ... Read more 
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians fight two potential casino rivals November 23, 2020 - For 25 years the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has owned the only casinos in North Carolina. However, that may change in the next few years as new competition comes from ... Read more Harrah's Cherokee Casinos reopen May 28 May 28, 2020 - Both Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort and Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Hotel & Casino reopened today May 28. Both have been closed since May 18 when they were shut down against COVID-19 ... Read more 2019
Harrah's Cherokee Casinos partner with NFL Carolina Panthers November 12, 2019 - Harrah's Cherokee Casinos and the Carolina Panthers have signed a 5-year sponsorship and partnership agreement involving naming rights to the pre-game and post-game ... Read more 
North Carolina approves sports betting at Cherokee casinos July 26, 2019 - Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law the legalization of sports betting at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee, NC and Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Hotel & Casino in Murphy, NC. ... Read more 2018
Harrah's Cherokee Casino breaks ground on $250 expansion June 26, 2018 - A new $250 expansion prject has begun at Harrah's Cherokee Casino that will add 700 new hotel rooms, 83,000 square feet of meeting space and a new parking garage. ... Read more 
Harrah's Cherokee Casino reveals plans for retail areaApril 9, 2018 - Harrah's Cherokee Casino has released plans for a new area of shopping, entertainment, and restaurants. New artist renderings show the future look of the casino resort. ... Read more
Harrah's Cherokee Casino finds 2,000-year-old village at archaeology site 02.16.2018 - Harrah's archaeology site was discovered in the parking lot where diggings have found fire pits, shards of pottery, housing posts, and stone tools. ... Read more 
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