It plans gaming tables, 1,300 electronic game machines as well as restaurants, which it says will economically benefit the tribe and the area.Īlthough the Catawba’s headquarters are just across the border in Rock Hill, SC, the tribe claims the 17 acres in North Carolina as its ancestral land. The Catawba Indian Nation has been working for seven years to make the resort a reality. NC congressman raises questions about federal rules, potential conflicts of interestĬompeting tribal claims and cross-accusations over a proposed casino resort near Kings Mountain came to a head Thursday during a Congressional subcommittee meeting.Īt issue: the Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort, a proposed $273 million, 17-acre project in Cleveland County.
