While casinos are spreading throughout the country, there are only three casinos in the entire state of North Carolina.Īdding to Charlotte’s casino isolation is the fact that neighboring states to the north (Virginia) and south (South Carolina) do not have casinos either, (at least not yet). Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort is 165 miles from Charlotte
The Catawba Tribe does have plans for a massive 1/4 billion dollar plus casino resort on this site (more on that below). The recently-opened Catawba Two Kings Casino in King Mountain is just 35 miles west of downtown Charlotte, however for now it consists only of 29 modular trailers containing 500 electronic games (with 500 more on the way).
Residents or visitors to Charlotte wanting to get their gamble on will have to hit the road, as there aren’t any “real” casino resorts in the immediate area.
