Casino stakes.

AuthorWilmot, Karen
PositionReadersWrite - Letter to the editor

A chart in the September edition (Statewide) indicated that visitor spending in Swain County declined between 2009 and 2013, citing U.S. Travel Association data. That information fails to reflect how the association changed its model regarding spending by visitors to Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort. Before 2012 the majority was allocated to Swain County, where the casino is located. As a result of more hotel-related data for Jackson, Haywood and surrounding counties, the model was adjusted and spending...

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