![]() The Cherokees do operate one bingo parlor and one full casino/resort in partnership with Harrah’s. As it turned out, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians did want to do so, and they negotiated with the state for a full gambling compact that allowed them to offer everything from slot machines to table games, video poker, and keno. When Congress passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, the North Carolina was forced to work with the Native American tribes in its state that wanted to offer some form of gambling on their reservations. It wasn’t until 2005 that the state even legalized the lottery, one of the latest in America to do so. However, even the number of games and prizes allowed to be awarded are minimal. Charitable gambling has been legal for some years but it very limited and includes bingo and raffles. North Carolina has never been very friendly to gambling or open to legalizing many forms of it. ![]() ![]() Population Estimate: 10.27 million (9th).State Motto: To be rather than to seem.
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