North Carolina News

Despite the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, many casinos and resorts across the U.S. have powered through the rough times over the last few years and have even shown signs of growth.

An expanded pre-launch facility with an additional 500 gaming machines – including electronic table games offering blackjack, roulette, craps and baccarat – opened last week at the Catawba Two Kings Casino.

While some resorts are changing operators, others are opening up new venues, or are even being built from the ground up.

The events are underway and the cards are being dealt around Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for this year’s edition of the World Series of Poker.

The North Carolina resort held a ceremonial ribbon cutting Friday to celebrate the opening of its fourth hotel tower, The Cherokee, and 83,000 square-foot Cherokee Convention Center.

There are never too many places for food and drinks when visiting a casino, so as more new venues open up across the U.S., we take a look at 10 new restaurants, lounges and sports bars.

Guy Fieri’s Cherokee Kitchen + Bar will begin taking guests at the North Carolina resort to Flavortown with tasty twists on comfort food this fall.

While the Resorts World Las Vegas stole many of the headlines in recent weeks, we have plenty if other openings and expansions to report on from across the U.S. since our last edition.

The Las Vegas Strip has a different look to it now as Resorts World Las Vegas officially opened its doors yesterday to the public.

The $250 million development, which broke ground June 2018, includes a brand new 725-room hotel tower, 83,000-square-foot convention space, new food and beverage offerings and more.

Yesterday morning, North Carolina welcomed its first two sports betting venue to the public. The Book opened at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort and Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel.

The “Responsible Hospitality” plan addresses entertainment operations protocols including casino gaming, food and beverage offerings, hotel, retail, golf and live entertainment.

Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort and Harrah's Cherokee Valley River in North Carolina will begin to reopen with extensive health and safety precautions in place on 18 May.

Cherokee Nation announced today that it will extend the suspension of its casino and gaming operations through 15 May.

Cherokee Nation announced today that it will extend the suspension of its casino and gaming operations through 1 May.

Due to coronavirus concerns, Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort and Harrah's Cherokee Valley River in North Carolina have extended the closure date but will continue to pay its team members and benefits will not be interrupted.

Due to the recent developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Series of Poker Circuit, both domestic and international, have made changes to events after consultation with the host properties.

The WSOP International Circuit has confirmed seven additional stops for the 2020 portion of its schedule, including a new stop at the Casino Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, and a return to Paris, France.

With the NFL season opener on the near horizon, it's an exciting time for sports bettors in the U.S. now that several states have legalized sports gambling and are accepting wagers.

On Friday, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law a bill that will exclusively allow Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel and Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort to offer sports betting, but no mobile or online wagering provision was included.