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Local areas want say in casino debate

August 2, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Proposals to add casino gambling in North Carolina are met with anticipation from state leaders and trepidation from some in the expected landing spots of the projects. Throughout the summer, details of state-sanctioned […]

New Jersey sets US sports betting monthly record at $668M

September 14, 2020 Wayne Parry, Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey gamblers set a nationwide record for the most money bet on sports in a singe month, plunking down almost $668 million in August on events including resurgent baseball, basketball […]

Lawsuit in tribal battle over North Carolina casino project

July 8, 2020 Michelle Liu, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A yearslong bid by the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation to build a casino and resort in North Carolina could stall once again following a lawsuit by North Carolina-based Eastern Band of […]

Vegas, baby! Casinos reopen after long coronavirus closure

June 6, 2020 The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Mask use was spotty among customers as casinos in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada reopened Thursday for the first time since March following a closure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. […]

Proposed Catawba Indian casino in King’s Mountain moves forward

March 18, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On March 12, the Catawba Indian Nation held a press conference to present renderings and construction plans for a new destination casino on a site in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. According to a […]