Cherokees fold on raising new casino.

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A bid by the Eastern Band of Cherokee to build a second casino and bring Las Vegas-style card games with live dealers to its reservation has collapsed. Chief Michell Hicks says Gov. Mike Easley demanded that the tribe contribute about $10 million a year in casino profits to state mental-health programs. Easley, in a statement, accuses Hicks of failing to bargain in good faith. The Cherokees say the...

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