Casino in north carolina on indian reserve

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This opened the door for the Cherokee to build a casino in western North Carolina. Congress passed the Indian Gambling Regulatory Act, which allowed federally-recognized tribes to open casinos on tribal property, but limited the casino offerings to games that were already allowed under state law. The opening was the culmination of nearly a decade’s worth of negotiation and compromise between tribal, state, and federal officials. On November 13, 1997, the first major casino in North Carolina opened on the reservation of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the western part of the state.

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Detail from a brochure in the North Carolina Collection Swain County Ephemera Collection.

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