Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel has long played sec shrink from to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, the tribe’s larger sister dimension in Second Earl of Guilford Carolina. But Caesars Entertainment and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) are ready to rain cats and dogs more than a canton of a 1000000000 dollars into the littler tribal cassino located inward the remote to the highest degree western parting of the state.

The federation of tribes and Caesars, the latter of which operates both Harrah’s properties, held a groundbreaking ceremony ceremonial occasion at the Murphy, NC, resort to fete the commencement exercise of the $275 jillion development. The investiture includes expanding the gambling casino storey by 25,000 lame feet to add together 400 one-armed bandit machines, 12 tabularise games, a 10-table World Series of Poker (WSOP) room, and a 22-seat exclude with 14 tabletop gaming units.

The task will also nearly duplicate the figure of hotel rooms at Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River with 296 additional guestrooms. The young hotel tower testament also include an indoor puddle and fitness center.

A unexampled eating place concept is inwards the works, as is a nearly 10,000-square-foot full-service spa and salon. Finally, 1,700 additional parking spaces, positive 6 electrical charging stations, are planned.

Second Expansion Phase

First opened inward 2015, Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel came 18 years after the Eastern Band Cherokees opened their foremost gambling casino — Harrah’s Cherokee — inwards 1997.

Valley River is just minutes magnetic north of the Empire State of the South run along and due east of the TN border. The gambling casino resort hotel is almost 40 miles sou'-west of Harrah’s Cherokee.

The EBCI has exceeded expectations with its 2 casinos, largely because both Sakartvelo and Tennessee River still make not hold commercial or tribal casinos. They are 2 of only if viii states that tin can pee-pee that claim.

Though lawmakers inwards GA once more considered legalizing casinos during their legislative session this year, the state’s General Assembly adjourned inwards April without action. With casinos remaining outlawed inwards the II neighboring states for the foreseeable future, the EBCI and Caesars are investment for the future with Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River.

Since opening day, we have continued to top all expectations go under for us,” said Tommy Lambert, chair of the EBCI’s Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise. “We are grateful for the continued reinforcement we make received and looking at frontward to welcoming guests to enjoy young experiences.”

This is the s expansion for Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River. The first, which was completed inward 2017, added 41,000 foursquare feet of non-gaming entertainment, including a bowling alley, arcade, and sports bar. That elaboration cost $13 million.

Jobs Expand With Casino

Caesars says the $275 zillion build will make more than 2,500 twist jobs. Once completed, expected sometime inward 2024, Harrah’s plans to wreak inwards 100 additional squad members to run the resort’s unexampled facilities.

Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River expanded its gaming trading operations before this twelvemonth with sports betting. Both ECBI casinos at present tender Caesars Sportsbooks.

North Carolina’s Class III gaming pack with the tribe only if permits in-person wagering. Legislative efforts to expand sports betting online are expected next year.