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New federal law affirms Catawba casino in North Carolina

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Two Kings Casino operated by the Catawba Indian Nation FILE - In this Friday, April 26, 2019 file photo, a sign welcomes people to the Catawba Indian Nation’s reservation near Rock Hill, S.C. The South Carolina-based tribe has received federal and state approvals to build and run a casino near Kings Mountain, North Carolina. (AP Photo /Jeffrey Collins, File) (Jeffrey Collins/AP)

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. — A new federal law affirms the operation of a casino in North Carolina by the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation, ending a yearslong dispute between the tribes.

President Joe Biden signed the The Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act, which was included in a larger piece of legislation authorizing military spending, on Monday.

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The Catawba Indian Nation will oversee the $273 million Catawba Two Kings Casino with plans for 2,600 permanent jobs and revenues for the tribe. There is already a temporary, preliminary operation up and running at the site off Interstate 85 in Kings Mountain, about 35 miles west of Charlotte.

Spurned by South Carolina in previous efforts to offer gambling other than bingo in their home state, Catawba members sought to build a casino in North Carolina, citing what they call its historical and ancestral ties to land in the state. The U.S. Interior Department agreed in early 2020 to put 17 acres in Cleveland County into trust for the project.

(WATCH BELOW: You can now gamble at the new Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain)

You can now gamble at the new Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain

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