It’s a project being run by the Catawba Indian Nation, and it will result in what looks like it could be a true casino in the image of Las Vegas resorts outside of Charlotte. Most notably, work on a new casino in the Charlotte area has been approved and defended by a judge. With that said, however, some speculation is warranted because there have been little hints of expansion in North Carolina casino entertainment. Until that changes, there will be no meaningful talk of this sort of establishment opening up downtown. This, of course, is because casinos are prohibited in North Carolina, save for on American Indian reservations in the western part of the state. But there’s never a whisper of casino activity joining the downtown scene. We see new bars, restaurants, and breweries emerging seemingly on a monthly basis there are new parks, galleries, and public squares there have even been proposals for new sports stadiums of late (even if it look as if it will be a while before Raleigh has any new professional teams). Amidst all of the change and growth we’ve seen in Raleigh in the last decade (and Durham too, for that matter), casinos never come up.
