There are only two other forms of gambling that are legal in North Carolina. The casino is much smaller than the sprawling resort in Cherokee. A North Carolina casino opened on that property on September 2015. The Cherokee Indians put a plot of land into trust near Murphy. Harrah’s Cherokee casino expanded into a massive resort with full table games in August 2012. The original Harrah’s Cherokee casino only offered slots that required skill, video poker, and electronic table games. Each resort is on land belonging to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. There are two North Carolina casinos located in the Smoky Mountains. North Carolina gambling is almost non-existent. North Carolina Online gambling: No forms are legal.Smoking ban: North Carolina bans smoking in all indoor business.North Carolina Gambling Age: 18 for lottery, 21 for casinos, no minimum for bingo and raffles.Estimated Gambling Revenue: $1.85 billion.Estimated Tax Revenue from Gambling: $506 million.Year North Carolina Regulated Gambling: Bingo (1945), Cherokee Casino (1997), Lottery (2005).
