North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue has approved a bill that would sanction the Harrah's Cherokee Casino
to offer Vegas-style card games like poker and blackjack. Perdue signed
the bill into law about an hour after the measure was given final
approval by the Senate on Wednesday, according to CBS News.
Live-dealer games are illegal everywhere in North Carolina, but
Harrah's Cherokee Casino has been seeking permission to offer live card
games since the casino opened in 1997. The new legislation will bring up
to 400 additional jobs to the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel. A
percentage of the revenues from the casino will be sent to the North
Carolina education department.
"It's a deal that I think puts money in the classroom of North Carolina for our kids," Perdue said, according to CBS News. "It helps us get 400 new jobs in the west. And the derivatives from the economic development activities from the tribe will be remarkable to us. I'm happy with the deal."
Many of the video machines offered by Harrah's Cherokee Casino will be replaced by live dealers. Chief Mitchell Hicks says he hopes the live games to be up and running by July 4.
CBS News has more.
"It's a deal that I think puts money in the classroom of North Carolina for our kids," Perdue said, according to CBS News. "It helps us get 400 new jobs in the west. And the derivatives from the economic development activities from the tribe will be remarkable to us. I'm happy with the deal."
Many of the video machines offered by Harrah's Cherokee Casino will be replaced by live dealers. Chief Mitchell Hicks says he hopes the live games to be up and running by July 4.
CBS News has more.
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