The tribe operates two gaming facilities in the western part of North Carolina. The board of commissioners in Buncombe County, located far to the west of Kings Mountain, also opposes the new development. The Catawba Nation, whose headquarters are located across the border in South Carolina, hopes to open the casino in the summer of 2021. A new tribal casino in North Carolina opened its doors on Monday. The property is a partnership between the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation and Caesars Entertainment. The $110 million casino. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. (Charlotte Observer) - After years of on-again, off-again efforts, the Catawba Indians plan to break ground Wednesday on a nearly $300 million casino 35 miles from Charlotte in Kings Mountain. A tribe official on Friday confirmed the plans that would bring Vegas-style gambling to the Charlotte area. The Catawba Nation held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 22, 2020, to mark the start of construction on its new $273 million casino in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The casino is expected to open by summer.
The Catawba Indian Nations’ newly-named North Carolina casino gained more backing from both Republicans and Democrats in Congress this week.
U.S. House members from the Carolinas introduced a bill called the Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act.
The legislation reaffirms a U.S. Interior department decision in March to put the casino land in trust. The designation gives the Catawba Nation the right to develop a casino, the Observer previously reported.
On Aug. 28, tribe officials announced the name of the casino as Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort.
Catawba Nation officials broke ground in July on the casino, which the Eastern Band of the Cherokees continues to contest in court. The Cherokees also operate casinos in Western North Carolina.
The Catawba Nation land is off Interstate 85 in Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, 35 miles from Charlotte.
“These are the lands of not just our ancestors, but also the hundreds of Catawba citizens that reside there today,” Catawba Nation Chief Bill Harris told Native Business Magazine in an article published Friday. Results of snooker final odds.
Members who introduced the bill were Reps. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C.; Jim Clyburn, D-S.C.; William Timmons, R-S.C.; Dan Bishop, R-N.C.; Joe Cunningham, D-S.C.; Alma Adams, D-N.C.; David Price, D-N.C.; and Joe Wilson, R-S.C.
The Catawbas also began efforts this summer for a compact from the state of North Carolina that would permit Vegas-style gaming at the casino, the Observer reported at the time. The $273 million casino could open next year, according to the tribe.
‘Two Kings’ casino
The two kings in the casino’s name are King Hagler and the city of Kings Mountain, Harris said in a video on the Catawba Nation Facebook page. Harris called King Hagler, chief of the Catawbas in the mid-1700s, “the greatest leader of our nation.”
“These are the lands of not just our ancestors, but also the hundreds of Catawba citizens that reside there today,” Catawba Nation Chief Bill Harris told Native Business Magazine in an article published Friday. Results of snooker final odds.
Members who introduced the bill were Reps. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C.; Jim Clyburn, D-S.C.; William Timmons, R-S.C.; Dan Bishop, R-N.C.; Joe Cunningham, D-S.C.; Alma Adams, D-N.C.; David Price, D-N.C.; and Joe Wilson, R-S.C.
The Catawbas also began efforts this summer for a compact from the state of North Carolina that would permit Vegas-style gaming at the casino, the Observer reported at the time. The $273 million casino could open next year, according to the tribe.
‘Two Kings’ casino
The two kings in the casino’s name are King Hagler and the city of Kings Mountain, Harris said in a video on the Catawba Nation Facebook page. Harris called King Hagler, chief of the Catawbas in the mid-1700s, “the greatest leader of our nation.”
According to the tribe’s Aug. 28 Facebook post, “Two Kings also represents our tribe’s long history of working with those around us, which King Hagler made a central part of his leadership.”
Harris said “two kings” also is a gaming name: “A pair of kings is a great hand,” he said in the video.
Also in late August, the tribe unveiled a casino logo that features a silhouette of King Hagler against an image of Kings Mountain.
The tribe developed the logo with Delaware North, its gaming business partner.
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The Cherokees, who have operated casinos since 1997, have called the Catawbas’ efforts “a modern-day land grab.”
The Catawbas say their right to the land stems from a 1993 agreement that gave them federal recognition. The agreement also gave them a “service area” in six N.C. counties, including Mecklenburg and Cleveland, the Observer previously reported.
Tribe members who live in those counties are eligible for the same federal benefits and services as those on the reservation. Their claim to the casino land is based on that.
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