Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are voting today on a casino alcohol referendum.
A majority of at least 30 percent of the tribe's 6,489 voters must approve the measure for it to pass, The Asheville Citizen-Times reported. The last time the issue came up for a vote in 1980, it was rejected by a 2-1 margin. Supporters say alcohol sales will increase revenues at the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino by as much as $70 million a year. Business has dropped amid the national recession. Opponents worry about the social impacts of alcohol. Get the Story: