Harrah’s Cherokee is also trying hard to fuse the traditional glitz and glamour of a casino floor with the state-of-the-art gaming technology available today. The resort now features 150,000 sq ft of gaming space, with over 100 traditional casino table games now available to play 24/7 on the premises. An eye-watering $650m was spent on revamping and regenerating Cherokee in readiness for the next generation of casino gaming. As part of its celebration of 20 years of trading in North Carolina, Harrah’s Cherokee has recently undergone a magnificent expansion of its casino and the resort’s range of entertainmentand sports activities. Notable additions to the local area include a new hospital, residential housing and a brand-new high school for local teens.įrom video poker to 150,000 sq ft of casino floor spaceĪt the time of the Cherokee Casino Resort’s arrival to North Carolina, the state was the only one in the United States not to have a lottery game. Operated by global casino and entertainment giants Caesars Entertainment, Cherokee is actually owned physically by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who have used many of the revenues from the casino resort to improve the infrastructure in and around the Qualla Boundary. Open since 1997, the Cherokee has become a leading gambling hub for the state since opening with only video poker for their guests to play some 20 years ago. Set on the Qualla Boundary of Cherokee is the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, one of only two casinos in North Carolina.

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