Openings and Closings
Eastern Cherokees welcome guests to casino hotel


The Eastern Band of Cherokees celebrated the opening of a $60 million addition to its casino in western North Carolina.

The Soco Tower, a 15-story hotel with 324 rooms, took 18 months to build. It doubles the number of rooms at the casino to nearly 600.

The tribe hopes to expand the casino in other ways with the addition of some Class III games. Negotiations are underway with the state.

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Movers and shakers get private tour of latest addition to tribe's casino (The Asheville Citizen-Times 7/16)
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