Thanks to a Thursday ruling by the US Federal Courts, the Catawba Indian Nation is moving forward with plans to build a casino in Kings Mountain, NC. The ruling will allow the Catawbas to open a $273 million casino complex in Cleveland County, NC. The ruling puts 16 acres in a trust which gives them the opportunity to build a Casino and resort. The Catawbas, however, will face opposition from the Eastern Band of Cherokees which argues that the Catawbas do not have a right to build a Casino in North Carolina since the Catawba Indian Nation is located in South Carolina. In a release from the Catawba Indian Nation, Chief William Harris said the following: “The Nation is very thankful for the Department’s decision to take this land into trust, enabling us to achieve the promise of self-determination though economic development.”
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