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News Brief: The vice chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians said Wednesday that Governor Mike Easley has said ‘no’ to allowing Las Vegas-style card games at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, an account disputed by the tribe’s principal chief.

Harrah's Entertainment reports that Darold Londo will be named senior vice president and general manager of Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Hotel.

News Brief: A debate over whether to sell alcohol at Harrah"s Cherokee Casino has pitted conservative tribal members against the economic interests of the casino, which generates r

News Brief: Before a packed Council House, the Tribal Gaming Enterprise Board withdrew a request today to have a referendum on selling alcohol at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino.

News Brief: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise board is spearheading the effort to permit sales of alcohol at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino.

News Brief: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians must offer the right amount of money before winning permission to have card dealers at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Gov. Mike Easley said in an interview.

Like a spinning planet jolted by the gravity of a nearby emerging star, High Point's nearly century-old furniture market has in many ways come off its axis.

A political aide to House Speaker Jim Black is no longer working with a gambling company that may be interested in becoming a vendor for the new North Carolina lottery.

News Brief: Gamers hankering for a smoke-free casino experience are in luck. Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel will host a grand opening Monday, including a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting, for its nonsmoking game room.

Promotional game pieces packaged with telephone long-distance cards aren't part of an illegal lottery as state agents allege, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

News Brief: North Carolina became the 42st state with a lottery Wednesday when Governor Mike Easley signed a lottery bill into law.

When the 2005 legislative session began seven months ago, House members agreed to a bipartisan power-sharing arrangement, while Senate Democrats approved rule changes to quash Republican dissent.

News Brief: North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black says he also wants to give the Senate more time to consider a lottery bill.

A North Carolina lottery effort survived a stonewall of opposition but never quite gaining the support necessary to burst fully to life as the Senate wrapped up its work this week.

News Brief: Before the legislature took a break Aug. 13, it was thought that lottery supporters only needed one more vote to win a key vote in the North Carolina Senate. As legislators return for what could be their final week, it's unknown whether they've found it.

Democrats worked Tuesday to settle differences over pay raises, cigarette taxes and a lottery so they can close a budget deal for state government.

News Brief: Gambling opponents are mounting opposition to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ request to bring Las Vegas-style gaming to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino.

News Brief: The Cherokees say they need the new card games to fight off new competition.

News Brief: North Carolina is one of just two states that don't offer programs to help problem gamblers, and senators crafting a bill to create a state lottery say that a program to help compulsive gamblers should be included.

News Brief: Somewhere in Georgia, lottery officials have got to be smiling as North Carolina inches closer to starting a lottery.