Hitting the jackpot.

PositionWestern - Gambling in western North Carolina - Brief article

Gambling has paid off in spades for western North Carolina, according to a study by UNC Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School paid for by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The tribe wants to change its compact with the state to allow hand-dealt poker and blackjack at Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Hotel, which it owns. The General Assembly is expected to vote on the measure this month.

$300

MILLION

Direct economic impact in Jackson and Swain from the casino and hotel in 2009.

5%

Percentage of...

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