By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League June 17, 2022 The issue of gambling may not be as emotionally charged as abortion, critical race theory, or drag queen story days. Still, the increased support for gambling is indicative of a major shift in American culture. Although North Carolina has generally been opposed to gambling, the […]
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Governor Signs Gambling Compact with Catawba Indians
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 28, 2021 Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday signed a compact with the Catawba Indian Nation that will allow the South Carolina-based tribe to conduct Las Vegas-style gambling, sports betting and more at its planned $273 million, 17-acre casino project in Kings Mountain as soon as this fall. The […]
Gambling Bills in Washington Would Proliferate Tribal Casinos in N.C.
CAL Ex. Dir. says these gambling measures are ‘bad business, bad recreation, bad religion, bad politics, bad economics and bad morality’ By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 3, 2020 It’s estimated that over the next eight years, the American people will lose more than $1 trillion to government-sanctioned gambling. A growing portion of that […]
US Department of Interior Gives the Go-Ahead on Catawba Indian Casino in Cleveland County
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 19. 2020 Kings Mountain, long known as the location of a tide-turning Revolutionary War battle, has been at the center of a seven-year battle over gambling. Late last week, the United States Department of the Interior gave the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation the go-ahead to establish a […]