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Casino right outside Charlotte?

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Yea this has been going on for years. I think it’d be awesome and would bring more people and revenue for Charlotte. I understand why Cherokee is but hurt, if this happened, the Cherokee casino would become a ghost town and that tribe/area would suffer big time.

But in a fair market, if Cherokee was allowed to build one so should Catawba. The issue is supposedly NC land but honestly if Catawba built it on their land in SC, Cherokee would still suffer.

Cherokee is a a Casino out in the middle of no where, hard to compete with a Casino an hour outside of a city. 

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21 minutes ago, Lumps said:

Yea this has been going on for years. I think it’d be awesome and would bring more people and revenue for Charlotte. I understand why Cherokee is but hurt, if this happened, the Cherokee casino would become a ghost town and that tribe/area would suffer big time.

But in a fair market, if Cherokee was allowed to build one so should Catawba. The issue is supposedly NC land but honestly if Catawba built it on their land in SC, Cherokee would still suffer.

Cherokee is a a Casino out in the middle of no where, hard to compete with a Casino an hour outside of a city. 

I don't think that's true. The Great Smoky Mountains are the number 1 visited National Park year after year. People who are vacationing in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge or anywhere in the smokies, love to take that short drive to the casino. Not everyone going to the casino is from the Charlotte area

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1 hour ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

I don't think that's true. The Great Smoky Mountains are the number 1 visited National Park year after year. People who are vacationing in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge or anywhere in the smokies, love to take that short drive to the casino. Not everyone going to the casino is from the Charlotte area

 

At this point you’re mixing leisure activities. People vacation at the smokies, Gatlinburg and Forge for scenery. Camping. Hunting. Wildlife. Relaxation. You think people like that say well let’s hit up a casino and have a good time before our hungover hike in the smokies?  And the people who do stop in to just the ‘see’ the casino isn’t what makes it successful. 

When I say I’m the middle of no where, I’m talking about for what it is, a Casino. And I don’t know about you but it feels out of place every time I go there. No night life, no nice restaurants or activities outside the casino that are casino related. And anyone from a city is going to drive hours to it. Just enough hours that you will stay  the night and if you’re staying the night, more attractions are needed.

I get it, that’s because it’s on Indian land and no where else they could build it. Also, every time I go there I’d say half or more people are from Charlotte or very close to it. I have never talked with someone in the Casino that was vacationing in the mountains, no once.

But a Casino outside a city is more desirable for more of those very reasons. Not only is it closer, meaning you can day gamble and not have to stay the night, it means you also have access to all the city has. And for those with a Casino mindset, that’s important.

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^^

Not everyone goes to the Casino to get drunk and spend money.  Some just go to relax and not worry about anything and Cherokee is a nice retreat for that.  Many people will still visit Cherokee no matter what pops up between there and Charlotte.   If anything, perhaps a casino closer to Charlotte will build up some lucky winners, who take that money out to Cherokee, who might not have been able to afford it otherwise.

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20 minutes ago, Still Brooklyn said:

No matter what, just make sure it's not ghetto as hell. We have one here in Queens that brings in the dregs of society. Horrible, horrible place.

I’d doubt it’d be ‘ghetto’ lol

If anything, in the Carolinas, it’d be trashy, if done wrong. It’d look like Cherokee.

Cherokee Casino is filled with ages 60+ playing the slots, wasting away retirement and dying of lung cancer. It’s nothing like a Vegas casino.

And despite it’s best efforts bringing events to the place that are catered towards younger generations (concerts that are appealing even to me), I’ve never seen that place filled with an attractive, night life type population.

That would change with one close to Charlotte, I believe. And Charlotte is no Queens lol. You’d get some redneck and trashy clientele but you’d get an exiting environment, something I have never seen at Cherokee after years of going there just because for the night life in Charlotte it’s be something else to do. There is literally nothing to do in Charlotte past 11pm.

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31 minutes ago, Lumps said:

I’d doubt it’d be ‘ghetto’ lol

If anything, in the Carolinas, it’d be trashy, if done wrong. It’d look like Cherokee.

Cherokee Casino is filled with ages 60+ playing the slots, wasting away retirement and dying of lung cancer. It’s nothing like a Vegas casino.

And despite it’s best efforts bringing events to the place that are catered towards younger generations (concerts that are appealing even to me), I’ve never seen that place filled with an attractive, night life type population.

That would change with one close to Charlotte, I believe. And Charlotte is no Queens lol. You’d get some redneck and trashy clientele but you’d get an exiting environment, something I have never seen at Cherokee after years of going there just because for the night life in Charlotte it’s be something else to do. There is literally nothing to do in Charlotte past 11pm.

This one is called Resorts World Casino. Just imagine your average Wal Mart shopper ... but since it's Queens you get diversity. So, a Wal Mart shopper but every nationality under the sun. If you've ever asked the question: What does a redneck look like in (insert country), just stop on over.

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I've always heard the Cherokee like to throw their political clout/weight around to keep other tribes down, wonder if that is going on here.    I've heard about it when the Lumbees wanted to do something like this.

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On 5/25/2019 at 6:50 PM, Zaximus said:

I've always heard the Cherokee like to throw their political clout/weight around to keep other tribes down, wonder if that is going on here.    I've heard about it when the Lumbees wanted to do something like this.

They have been trying for years, but while recognized federally, they don't have all the benefits of other recognized tribes.

Last time they went for full recognition, the bill had a no gaming clause in it.

 

Either way, I'm in for another casino closer to a city.

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