Gambling is open only to guests at the resort’s hotel, resort members or those playing golf or tennis at the resort. But it is the country’s only private casino. The FanDuel Sportsbook at the Casino Club at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia is 236 miles from Raleigh. But it is technically not the closest legal sportsbook to there. The Cherokee Valley River Casino is 357 miles from downtown Raleigh, and the Cherokee casino is 294 miles away. These two casinos are a long way from the Triangle. Roy Cooper signed the bill into law on July 26. Harrahs Cherokee Casino Resort is a casino and hotel on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort 777 Casino Drive Cherokee, NC 28710 (828) 497-8550 email protected Sunday-Thursday 9 am 4 pm Friday-Saturday 9 am 6 pm. The North Carolina General Assembly took a partial step this year when it passed a bill allowing sports betting only on the two existing tribal casinos run by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. That left it up to legislatures in individual states to decide if they wanted legal sports gambling in their states. An expansion is due for completion sometime in 2024. There’s a hotel, an entertainment center, restaurants, shops and more. Today the property features 60,000 square feet of casino space offering slots, table games and sports betting. Supreme Court removed the ban on legal sports gambling in the other 49 states and the District of Columbia. Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River first opened in 2015 and has since undergone two significant expansions. Prior to May 2018, Nevada was the only state where legal sports betting was allowed in the U.S. The only horse wagering will be off-track betting.
