Artist's rendering of proposed Catawba Nation casino in North Carolina. Image from Catawba Nation Project Brief
A group that's fighting the proposed Catawba Nation casino in North Carolina is holding a public forum tonight. Les Bernal, the national director of Stop Predatory Gambling, will speak at the event. He said the $600 million casino will drain the local economy even though most local officials and business leaders support it. "Local citizens here, they're not pounding the table for a place to go lose their rent checks, their mortgage and their college tuition dollars," Bernal told WBTV. The event is being hosted by the Kings Mountain Awareness Group. Get the Story:
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