Related Stories Catawba Nation celebrates after Trump administration changes mind on casino project (March 16, 2020) The first phase of the Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort will include 1,300 electronic gaming machines, table games and restaurants, the tribe said in the news release. The Catawba Nation, whose headquarters are located across the border in South Carolina, hopes to open the casino in the summer of 2021. The board of commissioners in Buncombe County, located far to the west of Kings Mountain, also opposes the new development. The tribe operates two gaming facilities in the western part of North Carolina.

The decision is being fought by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, whose leaders claim the areas as their ancestral territory. The Trump administration reversed its position on the matter in April after initially telling the Catawbas they couldn't acquire land in North Carolina despite the service area definition. The tribe began seeking federal approval to have the parcel placed in trust almost seven years ago. Proposed Catawba Nation casino in North Carolina. The land falls within the service area that was defined by Congress through a land claim settlement act. The facility will be located at a 17-acre site near Kings Mountain in Cleveland County. It also symbolizes the unique relationship that the Catawba people have historically had – and will continue to strengthen going forward – with fellow residents of the region,” Harris said. “The name pays tribute to the 18th century Catawba Chief King Hagler and to the City of Kings Mountain, which will be home to the new casino resort. A Revolutionary War battle took place at Kings Mountain, with the Catawbas fighting alongside the colonists.

set against a representation of Kings Mountain. The logo for the Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort features a silhouette of King Hagler. “Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort celebrates our rich history and hopeful future in our ancestral lands in North Carolina – where our people were established hundreds of years ago, as the names Catawba River, Catawba County and Catawba College suggest,” Chief Bill Harris said in a news release on Monday. During his leadership in the mid-1700s, he allied his nation with the American colonists who revolted against the British at the time of the Revolutionary War. The Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort draws its name from Catawba Chief King Hagler. The Catawba Nation is reaching into history for its forthcoming, and still controversial, gaming facility on ancestral territory in North Carolina.

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