gaming compact with Catawba officials<\/a> in January.<\/p>\nThat agreement awaits federal approval.<\/p>\n
Mayor Would Welcome Review<\/h2>\n
Neisler told the station that he would be fine with an investigation. His family owns about 700 acres of land a few miles away from the casino’s construction site. Because of mining work currently taking place at the property, the mayor said no one could build on the land.<\/p>\n
The mayor blamed EBCI for \u201cheavy-handed\u201d tactics. The Cherokees have opposed the Catawba project from the time it was announced.<\/p>\n
Leaders from EBCI have raised concerns about the process. They claim the Catawba is a tribe based in South Carolina and is only building a casino in North Carolina because South Carolina officials rejected the opportunity. The Catawba did not have any land in North Carolina before proceeding with its casino plans.<\/p>\n
EBCI is challenging the project, seeking to stop it in federal court.<\/p>\n
EBCI Opens First North Carolina Sportsbooks<\/h2>\n
On Thursday, EBCI\u2019s casinos celebrated the grand opening of their sportsbooks. Both Harrah\u2019s Cherokee and Harrah\u2019s Cherokee Valley River casinos opened brick-and-mortar venues.<\/p>\n
North Carolina lawmakers passed a law to allow sports betting at the tribal casino two years ago. However, negotiations between EBCI and the Cooper Administration on an amended Class III gaming compact languished for more than a year. Both sides finally reached an agreement<\/a> in December.<\/p>\nThe Bureau of Indian Affairs officially approved the compact on March 2.<\/p>\n
North Carolina law only allows retail sportsbooks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A group of North Carolina state lawmakers sent a letter to the state\u2019s Attorney General earlier this week raising questions about land deals tied to a tribal casino in the works near Charlotte. It appears Attorney General Josh Stein will likely pass on the request to check out the case involving the Two Kings Casino, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":168067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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