Lumbee Tribe to vote on permitting casinos, playing :: WRAL.com

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina took one other step towards permitting casinos and different playing on tribal lands. 

Now it is going to be as much as your complete tribe to vote on the problem after the tribal council accredited placing a constitutional modification earlier than voters. If accredited by a majority of voters, the modification would give the council authority to approve any gaming compacts and enact ordinances to allow, license and regulate gaming actions. No date has been set for the vote.

“The Tribal Council finds it in the best interest and welfare of the Tribe to authorize gaming activities on Tribal lands,” in keeping with the decision that was handed on April 16.

After a long time of makes an attempt, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina earned federal recognition in December. Among the advantages of federal recognition is the power to have gaming on tribal lands. North Carolina’s different federally acknowledged tribes — the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Catawba – have casinos within the western a part of the state. The EBCI’s casinos have led to an financial turnaround in these counties and surrounding areas.

The Lumbees bought about 240 acres of land for no less than $6 million off Interstate 95 in early December.

“If and when our people vote for gaming, this 241-acre tract could serve as the site of a casino and resort, accompanied by a shopping outlet and additional amenities such as a golf course, a high-end driving range, a water park, or similar attractions,” Lumbe Tribal Chairman John L. Lowery stated in an announcement.

He stated if individuals vote towards gaming, the property will be developed right into a enterprise and industrial half to draw main employers.

Lumbees largely dwell in Robeson, Hoke, Cumberland, Scotland, Bladen, Columbus and Sampson counties in southern North Carolina.