Last summer, the Wall Street Journal also published a report linking influential people to financial ties with the casino. Last March, the National Indian Gaming Affairs Commission alerted Chief Harris that a lease agreement between the Tribe and the casino’s developer had violated the Indian Gaming Act.Īccording to Chief Compliance Officer Tom Cunningham, a ground lease between the Catawba Tribe and Kings Mountain Sky Boat Partners LLC gave the company “management authority” over the casino operation and had not been approved by the gaming commission.Ī letter sent by Cunningham to the tribe said that the violation “may result in the issuance of a notice of violation, a civil fine assessment, and/or an order of temporary closure to the Nation and Sky Boat as the manager of the Tribe’s gaming”. Concerns over Catawba’s Financial Dealsįederal regulators raise serious concerns over Catawba Two Kings Casino financial deals However, the issue of whether the Catawba Nation would hold sufficient ownership of the gaming operations of the Cleveland County casino looks still unresolved, and the Tribe is still going back and forth with the commission.

The investigation is ongoing and per a report from the Charlotte Observer, an official from the commission revealed last Friday that the proceedings could be completed by the end of the year. Right now, the commission is looking into two main issues: whether the Tribe has retained a proprietary interest in the casino and whether they got the approval for management contracts related to the construction and operation of the casino.īoth are key requirements of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, which protects Native American Tribes from “organized crime and other corrupting influence and ensure that tribes are the primary beneficiary of gaming operations” The Federal investigation on the Catawba Nation’s Two Kings Casino could be coming to a close but the tribe has not reportedly satisfied regulators.

Construction of the permanent casino has been delayed because of the ongoing investigation.

The National Indian Gaming Commission is investigating financial dealing between the Catawba Nation and Kings Mountain Sky Boat Partners.

The investigation on the Two Kings casino could be completed this year.

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