The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has joined with Caesars Entertainment to build the new $650 million Caesars Virginia in Danville, VA. News Headlines Eastern Band of Cherokee partners with Caesars Virginia Aug. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians also own Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Hotel & Casino in Murphy, North Carolina, and Caesars Southern Indiana in Elizabeth,Indiana. The hotel tower, conference center and parking garage opened in October 2021. The entertainment center named Ultrastar Multi-tainment Center opened in August 2017. In 2017 Harrah's announced plans to add a fourth hotel tower, a convention center, an entertainment center and a parking deck. It expanded the casino floor and added a 3rd hotel tower, luxury spa, a 3,000-seat Events center, new parking garages and food and retail outlets. It lies on a 56-acre property located 50 miles SW of Asheville at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Ī $650 million construction project was completed in July 2012. The casino has one full-service restaurant, The Landing Café, and a food court that includes the Earl of Sandwich, co-branded Nathan's Famous/ Arthur Treacher's, Moe's Southwest Grill, Panda Express, and Starbucks.Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort opened November 13, 1997. The casino has 50,000 square feet (4,600 m 2) of gaming space, where it has over one thousand video poker and gaming machines traditional table games including blackjack, roulette, baccarat, and craps and a sportsbook. The hotel is seven-story tall and has 300 rooms.

On July 8, 2021, the EBCI approved a $275 million expansion that will include an additional hotel tower, a new restaurant, a hotel lobby café, a spa and indoor pool, and additional gaming space JCJ Architecture was designated to design the expansion. In 2018, a $13 million expansion added a 41,000 square foot (3,800 m 2) entertainment area that includes bowling, arcade games and a full-service restaurant. Proposed in 2014 and at a cost of $110 million, Harrah's Cherokee Valley River opened on Septemdesigned by Cuningham Group Architecture Inc., the facility included a gaming floor, hotel and food court. It is owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and operated by Caesars Entertainment. Harrah's Cherokee Valley River is a casino and hotel on the Qualla Boundary in Murphy, North Carolina.

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